Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:50 PM - O. Tomasi

C. Hartmann stalls his engine in the pitlane, and continues attempting to leave the pits while not having any power. Upon passing the pit exit Trifunovic accelerates but has to brake to avoid Hartmann, resulting in Ruijzendaal colliding with him. This causes Trifunovic to have to return to the pitlane. In this case Hartmann should have pulled aside in the pitlane and come to a stop to restart the engine.

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Penalties

C. Hartmann - Warning

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:51 PM - O. Tomasi

k.999 spins on their own and brings the car to a standstill in a reasonable manner. However he breaches Article 8(5) S. 2 by rolling forward as C. McConnell is approaching them and already commited to the inside line to avoid them. This requires McConnell to take an avoiding action, but the disadvantage is minor.

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Penalties

k. 999 - Warning

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:52 PM - O. Tomasi

P. Ruijzendaal spins on their own and brings the car to a standstill in a reasonable manner. However he breaches Article 8(5) S. 2 by moving accross the track as M. Auterský is approaching, who has no time to react on the wet track. Auterský collides with Ruijzendaal and subsequently the wall, takes significant damage and eventually loses a position to R. Walker.

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Penalties

P. Ruijzendaal - 2 BWP

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:52 PM - O. Tomasi

C. Hartmann breaches Article 2(1) S. 1 by causing a collision with D. Thomas du Toit by rear-ending him in a braking zone. Thomas du Toit loses 2 positions and is forced off track into a spin.

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Penalties

C. Hartmann - 2 BWP

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:52 PM - O. Tomasi

C. Hartmann holds the brakes with an approximated average braking pressure of 55% for the entirety of the loss of control phase. While technically it would have been required to fully hold the brakes, it is clear that even with fully held brakes, Hartmann would have ended up in the same position as with the actually applied braking due to the way they were sliding. As per Article 8(5) S. 1 the driver is only required to bring the car to a standstill as quickly as possible, ideally by fully applying the brakes. In this case, it is evident that Hartmann brought the car to a standstill as quickly as possible with the amount of braking that was applied. D. Thomas du Toit slows down as soon as he sees Hartmann spinning but is unable to avoid the collision. Therefore this is ruled a racing incident.

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Verdict decision - 04/03/2022 9:15 AM - D. Thomas du Toit

"M. Hinzen spins on his own and breaches Article 8(5) S. 1 by not holding his brakes during the spin, resulting in his car stopping in the middle of the track. This causes first a collision with F. Snyder and second with M. Heeley, neither of whom have enough time to react. They both take major damage. Hinzen's responsibility for the incident ends here.

M. Heeley brings the car to a standstill after colliding with Hinzen, but breaches Article 8(5) S. 2 by moving in the way of D. Thomas du Toit, who is attempting to avoid the standing cars by driving on the left side of the track. Thomas du Toit has no time to react, collides with Heeley and subsequently the wall and takes major damage and loses 5 positions after pitting for repairs."

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Penalties

M. Heeley - 4 BWP
M. Hinzen - 6 BWP

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:57 PM - O. Tomasi

A. Hufnagel spins on a puddle and initially fails to hold brakes, which causes a collision with T. Van Zanten, which breaches Article 8(5) S. 1. Van Zanten is spun out and drops to the back of the field. This is a lap 1 incident.

After hitting Van Zanten, Hufnagel holds his brakes, before releasing them again. The stewards judge that Hufnagel can't be blamed for the resulting chaos.

This incident directly involves Hufnagel, Van Zanten, Stein, Snyder, Langaas, Mereuta, Nielsen, Bogdan (in case any of the mentioned drivers want to appeal the incident). Everybody involved did everything they could to minimize the damage for themselves and other drivers involved in the incident. It is noted that Stein didn't hold his brakes for the duration of his spin. The stewards did not judge that this resulted in further damage.

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Penalties

A. Hufnagel - 5 BWP

Verdict decision - 04/07/2022 11:57 PM - O. Tomasi

P. Bogdan holds the brakes for vast majority of the loss of control phase. While technically it would have been required to fully hold the brakes, it is clear that even with fully held brakes, Bogdan would have ended up in the same position as with the actually applied braking due to the way they were sliding. As per Article 8(5) S. 1 the driver is only required to bring the car to a standstill as quickly as possible, ideally by fully applying the brakes. In this case, it is evident that Bogdan brought the car to a standstill as quickly as possible with the amount of braking that was applied. M. Heeley can't do anything to avoid the collision. Therefore this is a racing incident.

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