They had the telemetry from his car, so they had a good idea if it was enough to be considered erratic. He also did the same thing on an earlier restart.
It wouldn't shock me. He just needs a decent car to be in contention. It's pretty clear based on Laswson and Yuki's results that the Red Bull is in the bottom 3rd this year and the points finishes he gets are all because he's just that good.
I've been doing them on the recteq lately and they have turned out great and are so damn easy. I usually do st louis ribs, so I've cut the time back because they don't need as long as spare ribs. I give them 30 minutes on 250 and then turn it up to 275 for the rest of the cook.
That was a good ending if it is over. They left themselves wiggle room in case they can do another season though. The money issue will be on the way to being fixed as soon as the franchise idea got relayed to everyone.