No, but I see where your coming from. If they had lifted, they would not have recieved a penalty, but would have lost the lap. It's the commentators that have incorrectly described the rule, they can check if they lifted by the sound recording, then a team can appeal the discission using telemetry. They were lucky to get away with losing 5 grid positions. They did not, but should have a banker lap done, run earlier in the session to save tyres for the race on Sunday, as Suzuka is hard on tyres

John