The facilitator was skeptical, and chose to call back to the judges, who could confirm that they had not given such a go-ahead. In the end, the judges chose to allow higher speeds, with a compromise of 5.0 meters more distance.
Due to the facilitator's uncertainty, they decided to contact the judges again to verify that no prior agreement had been reached. The judges ultimately chose to allow for increased speed, finding a middle ground by adding 5.0 meters to the original distance.