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IndyCar’s new Independent Officiating Board has made one of its first public-facing changes after being implemented for this season. On Tuesday, IndyCar announced a change to the series’ Push to Pass system that allows competitors to use the system at all times during race restarts. The change comes after the IOB analyzed an error during […]
IndyCar’s Independent Officiating Board has made a public-facing change by allowing competitors to use the Push to Pass system during race restarts throughout the race. This decision came after an analysis of an error at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, where the system was mistakenly available during a restart, with 12 cars utilizing it for a total of 89 seconds. Despite no penalties being imposed for this incident, the board has now put the responsibility of system use on drivers and any unauthorized use will be penalized in the future. The cause of the issue was identified as multiple conflicting commands through the CAN system, but a new code was successfully tested to prevent such errors at the recent Indy 500 open test. The IOB believes these measures and rule changes will prevent similar incidents and ensure fair competition in future races.
