Controversy in Edmonton

Brian Barnhart explains the blocking "black flag" on Helio Castroneves at the Honda Edmonton Indy

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[ItsMSquizzle]

Dear Barnhart,

You have just put a young die hard fan one step closer to never watching another IndyCar race ever again. I still don't really see how Helio was "blocking" but whatever. My thing is that your consistency is, well actually, you have NONE! I've seen some pretty f****** clear blocks that were never called, and you want to take a win from Helio on a block that most people don't even see as a block?

I hope you get fired SOON. 

[neilton32]

this guy, Brian Barnhart, is a clown. hopefully he'll never get into F1 marshall board.

shame on you!

[SebVettel18]

Berine should get rid of DRS and make a rule in F1 so that when an overtaking driver gets alongside the car in front, said car in front must yield. Overtaking here we come!

[srmarquinho]

Bullshit...

[pliniocscj]

In his words, "you can only be in the inside half if you're attempting to overtake someone. If you're in the inside half while someone's trying to overtake you, it's blocking". Sooooo, if I were racing in Indycar, and started from last, all I had to do to win was try to pass everyone around the outside, and those drivers would be black flagged. Awesome.

[TheEgg185]

do you...do you SEE how WIDE this track is? blocking? he moved what looked like half a car width. perhaps just thinking about blocking. perhaps just moving wide to get a better angle at the turn.

[TheEgg185]

this is the stupidest call in ALL of racing.

[HollywoodSheen]

BB is the biggest F***ing retard I've ever seen. No one will ever take this series seriously as long as this loser is in charge. So what this guy is basically saying is that the series has rules in place that's gonna dictate what lines drivers can take?? F'n stupidest shit I've ever heard. I don't know who's more of a retard, BB, or the series stupid enuf to keep him around. 

[Myrvold]

There are no rules like THIS is F1. There are rules against switching lanes and blocking. However, you are allowed to drive anywhere on the track. That isn't allowed here...

[xXDsulliDXx]

There are rules like that in F1...

[xcruzrr6]

"We don't create the situation. We just respond to it." You created the situation by implementing a RIDICULOUS RULE Brian Barnbrain!!! I really had high hopes of Indycar making a huge come back. But now, because of idiots like this, I hope they just kill the series off. This is an embarrassment to racing everywhere.

[xcruzrr6]

@xXDsulliDXx I'm not even an Indy fan (use to be) but i can tell you that this is the stupidest rule in racing history. Only in indycar you'd find a dumb ass rule that says you can defend your position and you have to leave half of the track wide open for people to pass you. It's a ridiculous rule that takes away from a one major prerequisite, SKILL! Now even the weakest drivers can look good. Rules like this will only make the world laugh harder than they already are at the series! Pathetic