Why wasn't Michael Schumacher penalised?
It is, of course, forbidden to overtake until the race-leader has crossed the start-line after a Safety Car - but the German appeared to do that on Sunday.
Indianapolis' timing screens captured Schumacher as 'P1' on Lap six.
But the computer data was quickly updated, showing Rubens Barrichello in the lead by a mere 0.013 seconds. So which information are we to believe?
An FIA spokesman agrees the timing page 'did briefly display Michael ahead of Rubens. But then [it] automatically corrected itself to the accurate timing.'
He said the timekeepers 'contacted Race Control' to confirm.
If Schu had put his Ferrari's nose ahead of team-mate Barrichello at the re-start, he would have been handed a race-affecting drive- through penalty
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