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Thought F1 was bad? INDYCAR drivers rage over crazy rules: ‘If INDYCAR f*** up again, I’m penalised?’
An IndyCar rule change has caused confusion among all involved, including the drivers, as the American series undergoes an update to a long-standing regulation. The use of ‘push-to-pass’ since 2009 has granted drivers an extra 60 horsepower boost for up to 200 seconds on road and street courses through a button on their steering wheel. A controversial incident arose at the Grand Prix of Long Beach due to the restriction of using push-to-pass on race restarts; however, 12 drivers seized the opportunity erroneously. This mishap prompted the racing series to announce possible penalties for similar infractions in the future. Despite four-time champion Alex Palou expressing dismay at the rule, IndyCar subsequently modified it to allow push-to-pass usage during race restarts. The dialogue among drivers shifted to assigning blame for the misuse of the button, with Palou emphasizing that it was the series’ oversight, not the drivers’ intention, that led to the confusion.
