So in this specific format it's not about trying to pass. It's about trying to keep up and stay as close as possible. If the leading driver is able to gap the chase driver it's a point. They rotate lead/Chase repeatedly to find out the better performer.
>imagine If the government did this to you here in the United States They do the same thing here just using different means. Just because they use predatory lending schemes, property tax, and the police to do it instead the military doesn't mean the end result isn't the same.