During lap four of Race 2 of the IDM Supersport 300 class at the Red Bull Ring, riders #93 Walid Khan and #53 Petr Svoboda were in the leading group and were riding side by side on the start-finish straight. As they approached the Red Bull Bridge, the two riders came into close contact. From the live broadcast perspective, a hand gesture by rider #93 Walid Khan toward rider #53 Petr Svoboda can be seen.
After Race Control analyzed the available video footage from various camera angles, the race officials determined that the hand gesture made by driver #93 Walid Khan was not intended to influence driver #53 Petr Svoboda’s braking. The footage shows that the two drivers made contact and that driver #93 Walid Khan made a hand gesture, which is interpreted as a signal for driver #53 Petr Svoboda to give him space, as the track width is limited by the safety line of the pit wall.
Based on these findings, race control did not take any further action on site and communicated this decision accordingly. After the race, driver #53 Petr Svoboda and his team chose not to file a protest against race control’s decision.
– English Version –
During lap 4 of race 2 of the IDM Supersport 300 class at the Red Bull Ring, riders #93 Walid Khan and #53 Petr Svoboda were in the leading group and riding side by side on the start-finish straight. As they approached the Red Bull Bridge, the two riders came close to each other. From the live broadcast perspective, a hand gesture by rider #93 Walid Khan toward rider #53 Petr Svoboda can be seen.
After analyzing the available video footage from various camera angles, Race Control determined that the hand gesture made by Rider #93 Walid Khan was not intended to influence Rider #53 Petr Svoboda’s braking. The footage shows that the two riders made contact and Rider #93 Walid Khan made a hand gesture that is interpreted as a signal for Rider #53 Petr Svoboda to give him space, as the track width is limited by the white safety line on the pit wall.
Based on these findings, race control took no further action at the time and communicated this decision. After the race, Rider #53 Petr Svoboda and his team decided not to file a protest against race control’s decision.