Feb 18, 2025 · The IndyCar Series has incorporated an important safety change during the offseason that will prompt its drivers when local yellow flags are active on road and street courses.

Yellow Flag: The “caution flag,” signals hazardous conditions on the track, and cars must slow immediately, maintain position and yield to track safety vehicles until the green flag is displayed. During a qualification session, a qualification attempt is halted. White Flag: Displayed when the leader starts the final lap of the race.

The solid yellow flag, or caution flag, universally requires drivers to slow down due to a hazard on the track, typically a crash, a stopped car, debris or light rain. However, the procedures for displaying the yellow flag vary for different racing styles and sanctioning bodies.

7. CAUTION (YELLOW): Signals that the track is not safe for racing speeds. 8. SURFACE (YELLOW AND RED STRIPE): Signals that oil, water or some other substance has made the track surface slippery. 9. DISQUALIFICATION (BLACK WITH WHITE CROSS): Signals that the driver has been disqualified.

Feb 21, 2022 · The NTT IndyCar Series has updated a couple sections of its rulebook for the 2022 season to clarify how it wants drivers to behave under local yellow conditions.

Feb 18, 2025 · IndyCar drivers will also be allowed to use its new hybrid technology to restart the car from inside the cockpit. This comes as drivers and teams are more used to the new system. Finally, the...

INDYCAR determines the Track Condition. Track Conditions include the following: 7.1.2. Green Condition - The Green Condition signifies racing conditions. 7.1.3. Yellow Condition – The Yellow Condition signifies caution. 7.1.3.1. Ovals Events –All Drivers shall reduce speed immediately, maintain position, and yield to safety vehicles and/or ...

As one car piled into the next during IndyCar’s Toronto race, many fans, drivers, and team personnel found themselves asking, “Where was the yellow flag?” With 13 laps remaining in the race,...

Mar 13, 2017 · Even if full-course cautions became rare on road and street courses, the Verizon IndyCar Series could consider changing the rule book to limit them playing a deciding role in races. One solution could be to mandate a maximum speed when a full-course yellow comes out.

Mar 24, 2019 · The reason that Indycar closes the pits on yellow flags is because in 1973 at the Indianapolis 500 Swede Savage crashed in turn 4 and his car basically disintegrated. The yellow came out but the pits didn't used to close.