Blue Flags and Lapping - always trouble

Summary by Krater

This video examines the history, rules, and logic of blue flags in motorsport, exploring how the regulations regarding lapped cars and race leaders have evolved over time.

From the video

Answers: What do blue flags mean in Formula 1 and how have the rules changed?

• Blue flag rules in motorsport
• History of blue flags in Formula 1
• Lapped cars and race leaders
• Safety car procedures in racing

What it concludes

• Blue flags in Formula 1 are used to warn drivers of faster traffic approaching and to let lapped cars pass race leaders at the earliest opportunity.
• Prior to 1995, blue flags were used more to give awareness rather than mandating lapped cars to yield to leaders.
• Since 1995, lapped cars have been obliged to yield to overtaking leaders.
• A working rule known as the three-flag rule dictates that lapped cars should be out of the leading cars' way by the time they pass three blue flags.