Ive got teammates who can put in high 17s legally who brake at about the 60-70 mark, but regardless of that, i think your misunderstanding the reason for the penalty (or at least what i suspect its actually for).
On the outlap you shouldnt be anywhere which influences someones flying lap, you cant expect someone on a flying lap to come off the racing line into the first corner and compromise their lap. The problem is that your driver didnt get well out of the way and let the driver drive his line, not take avoiding action for someone coming out of the pitlane.
As i say, if they braked late is probably cos they're distracted by your car being somewhere it technically shouldnt be and what action to take to avoid you, which they shouldnt have to think about. If the same happened in a race, it'd be their fault and in those circumstances i'd agree with you, but in qual your not allowed to interfere with someone elses lap, and unintentionally thats what happened.
Contact isnt/wasnt the issue (at least shouldnt be a deciding factor by my understanding of the rules) its the problem of interupting someone on their lap, the people on flying laps have a right to the racing line, they go where it suits them, and people on outlaps or failed flying laps are expected to keep well out of the way by whatever safe means necisarry, its 2 different rules for the 2 sessions, LFS even acknowledges it by removing Blue Flags once your on a flying lap.
Its not actually in the MoE rules, however its a general qualifying rule IRL and here, shouldnt need writing down though really.
On the outlap you shouldnt be anywhere which influences someones flying lap, you cant expect someone on a flying lap to come off the racing line into the first corner and compromise their lap. The problem is that your driver didnt get well out of the way and let the driver drive his line, not take avoiding action for someone coming out of the pitlane.
As i say, if they braked late is probably cos they're distracted by your car being somewhere it technically shouldnt be and what action to take to avoid you, which they shouldnt have to think about. If the same happened in a race, it'd be their fault and in those circumstances i'd agree with you, but in qual your not allowed to interfere with someone elses lap, and unintentionally thats what happened.
Contact isnt/wasnt the issue (at least shouldnt be a deciding factor by my understanding of the rules) its the problem of interupting someone on their lap, the people on flying laps have a right to the racing line, they go where it suits them, and people on outlaps or failed flying laps are expected to keep well out of the way by whatever safe means necisarry, its 2 different rules for the 2 sessions, LFS even acknowledges it by removing Blue Flags once your on a flying lap.
Its not actually in the MoE rules, however its a general qualifying rule IRL and here, shouldnt need writing down though really.
