One would think this goes without saying, but evidently it doesn't, so here goes:
One are NOT ALLOWED to go backwards in the pitlane to do a hotlap without doing an outlap first. Nor is it in any way acceptable to deviate from the track before the timed lap starts in order to gain a higher starting speed.
When a car starts it's hotlap (s/f line) with a speed higher than what it is when he returns to the s/f at the end of the lap one knows that something aint right.
One are NOT ALLOWED to go backwards in the pitlane to do a hotlap without doing an outlap first. Nor is it in any way acceptable to deviate from the track before the timed lap starts in order to gain a higher starting speed.
When a car starts it's hotlap (s/f line) with a speed higher than what it is when he returns to the s/f at the end of the lap one knows that something aint right.