In other changes for 2024, drivers who cause a red flag in qualifying could now lose their fastest lap time. According to the tweaked article 33.5, a driver deemed to be the “sole cause” of a red flag cannot continue in qualifying, “and their fastest lap time during the session may be deleted.”
That’s exactly what I was thinking too. It’s a high, but subjective, threshold.
I’m glad they’re seeing how this type of rule works in the feeder series before trying in F1.