Anyone see this? I just read about it 'cause it was mixed in w/ F1 news:
Is it just me, or is IRL's method of defining "blocking" retarded? I thought F1's "one move only" rule was silly, but this is even crazier (though at least it's objectively defined).
Basically, by prohibiting a leading car from being on the inside, it gives the drivers zero means to defend their line. And if a slower car can't defend... why bother to race at all? Just give everyone 10 laps alone or something and run the race as a time trial.
To be honest, I'd have lost it on the officials too if I had just crossed the line first after a hard fought race and not gotten the win because I used what's normally considered "good" technique for protecting the line. It's not like Castroneves drove unsafely or actually blocked anyone in the traditional sense.