When a mistake around Monaco usually gets you a shower of carbon fibre , it's more than a little odd when it gets you pole .

Here's a question :
Was the flag thrown when he went down the escape road , or when he started reversing ?

Here's another two questions :
If he had just run farther forward in the escape road , once he knew he had blown the corner , would a yellow been needed ?
Is the escape road deep enough to allow for this ?