Article : outside passing/defending in F1

[Jim Garry]

Opening two paragraphs:

The controversy over the trio of penalties issued during the Austrian Grand Prix for forcing rivals off track at corner exits, all three of which involved Sergio Perez – twice as the perpetrator and once as the victim – raises a fascinating question about racing etiquette.

There was significant criticism of the penalties, including from myself, on the basis that the outcome for the driver attacking on the outside was foreseeable.

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[FVRacer21]

I have been talking about this for years, and even did a video https://youtu.be/QbjrJg9qQqA. Excuse the “slot car” animation. I really need to get hooked up with someone with good video skills.

There was very little outside passing 20 years ago. This seems to be a new phenomena coming, I believe, out of karting; where driving an inside line, you can block your competitor for many laps, albeit at the loss of contact with the car ahead.

The cliff notes version is the the race to the braking point became the race to the turn in point.

The race to the turn in point became the race to the apex,

Now the race to the apex has become the race to the track out point.

ironically, the “slide job” is a traditional American move, but the passer has to be completely clear of the passee. If not it is just a crash. ????

Chris Z