HM Plant Honda's Josh Brookes has received a suspended one race ban for the sighting-lap collision which saw Worx Suzuki's Sylvain Guintoli hospitalised in Nottingham with a badly-broken right leg.
The British Superbike Championship stewards met again earlier this evening to re-examine data from the CBR1000RR and to talk to Brookes and team boss Havier Beltran.
A statement from the stewards says:
Due to time restrictions for repairing the machine in preparation for the second BSB race, examination of on-board data from the machine was deferred until later in the day.
The data recorded by machine #25 was supplied by the team and has now been examined. It was found that:
The rider pumped the brake lever in the braking area on the approach to the Melbourne Hairpin.
The pressure developed in the braking system and the reduction in wheel speed on the approach to the corner was consistent with a lap at racing speed, up to the point where the rider pumped the brake lever.
The point at which the brakes were applied was consistent with a lap at racing speed.
The exact reason the rider pumped the brake is not known, but he stated that the brakes did not feel that they were working properly.
The Judicial Panel agreed that there was no evidence of mechanical failure; however, the difference in speed between #25 and the riders around him was incompatible with the end of a sighting lap.
Accordingly, a ban of one race has been applied to Josh Brookes, suspended for three British Superbike championship meetings. The team were informed of their right to appeal.
No appeal having been received, the penalty is confirmed.
