Evans was due to take his attack mode - a solitary allotted activation of eight minutes in the second Rome race - on the 18th lap, but the stranded Mahindra of Alexander Sims prompted the emergence of the race's second safety car, which stopped Evans from being able to arm it.
With 12 minutes left on the clock at that point, Evans was at risk of not being able to see out the full attack mode runtime - which would have resulted in a penalty.
