Reality check

There has been some debate on social media following the Indy 500 about whether or not the race should have been red flagged and started again for a shootout to the flag. It was clear the clean-up operation following Spencer Pigot’s accident was going to take some time, and that if the red wasn’t shown the race would finish under caution. Television fans were therefore denied the chance to see a battle for the win to the flag so, on