When the VSC is tossed out, you can see which cars can readily dive into the pits, those cars have the option to stop or not under the VSC. At the sametime say if Max had just driven by the pits and the VSC came out and had zero chance to pit.. he now has the longest drive back to the pit entrance than any other car. Use his car position to base the one lap VSC. If Max decides to pit, he gets to pit under VSC conditions, if he decides to push on the VSC can end. If Max does pit, he gets a fixed time to clear the pit lane, say 28 seconds for most tracks. That starts the timer when the VSC will end. If max has a bad stop, that's too bad, the track goes green once the clock ticks to 28 seconds. Everyone gets a chance to pit under a neutralized condition.
The whole idea of the VSC is to neutralize the race that is to say no car gains an advantage. Right now, depending where you are on track someone can win out, like Kimi and Max just did.
The VSC was really created to slow the cars if trackers are on the circuit and should only be used if a minor issue needs to be clear.
Think we all have enough experience to say when a red flag should be used...like when Latiffi crashed and ended the career of Masi...so clear what should have happened back then...RED FLAG RED FLAG...Max still would have won that race btw!!
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