The dashed white line has been a speaking level for the final a number of years, however accelerated into concern in final yr’s race when Team Penske’s Josef Negarden dove down into the world in query in his in the end profitable bid to fend off Marcus Ericsson.
Groups have been made conscious of the brand new modifications within the drivers’ assembly on Friday morning forward of ultimate follow.
The brand new protocol states any automotive that crosses the dashed white line that runs from the exit of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s ultimate nook to the pit entry attenuator with the left-side tyres “might be penalised” until they’re getting into pit lane, for incident avoidance or in an apparent try and keep away from a closed pit lane and return to the racetrack.
IndyCar “can impose penalties” that embody a drive-through penalty, it added. A time penalty equal to a drive-through penalty can be handed out on the conclusion of the race, ought to that happen on the ultimate lap.
Underneath yellow flag circumstances, the automotive might be ordered to the rear of the restart line-up.
Moreover, in a transfer according to different IndyCar Sequence occasions, EM Motorsport mild panels positioned across the monitor will illuminate all flag circumstances, together with inexperienced, to complement the standard fabric flag waved on the start-finish line for begins and restarts.
The EM Motorsports mild panels are mounted along with the standard monitor situation lights used round Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The restart process can be distinctive in that “the 2024 restart line designated within the final nook is not going to be applied” on the Indy 500. As in earlier years, vehicles could start racing, which incorporates passing, on the declaration of inexperienced flag circumstances.