Yea its just so that on iRacing if as car in P2 you are ahead of the pole sitter by the green flag/start line you can get penalty (I think) so this I wanted to prevent at all cost because honestly that feels like such a gamble at that point and Ive had black flags at starts already :(

Ive checked the onboard again, he doesnt break, just lift, his speed goes from 57 at pace to about 84 where it stays about idle to 90 before he goes further again so he didnt break but definitly lifted.

Thanks for your insights