It has long been a regular bone of contention among IndyCar front-runners that backmarkers often fight hard to remain on the lead lap when they’re about to be lapped, hoping for a caution flag that will bunch the field, allowing them to latch onto the back of the pack. On road and street courses they can hit the push-to-pass for surplus boost to defend against a leader who might be being more prudent with the boost, either preserving it for his own battles or for fuel consumption reasons.
A tailender who chooses not to concede his/her lap will therefore cost the leader time, backing him up to his pursuers. The rule book states that at road and street course events, a blue flag “when displayed from the starter’s stand and ordered directly by INDYCAR (command blue), directs a Lapped Car to immediately give way to the overtaking Car.”
For 2022, this has been supplemented by the notice that “INDYCAR may disable Push to Pass for Lapped Cars (defined as a Car that is at least…
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