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Pirelli: Overtaking in F1 fell by almost 50% in 2017
According to data published by Pirelli, overtaking moves fell by a margin of 47% across the 20-race season in 2017. Formula 1’s official tyre supplier recorded the lowest average number of passes per race since it returned to the sport in 2011. It was also the lowest overtaking figure for any season in F1's seven-year DRS era. Going into the season there had been fears that whilst the more aggressive aerodynamic regulations would result in fast lap-times, there would be greater difficulty in overtaking due to a larger turbulent wake from the wider wings. Pirelli's analysis indicates that 435 overtaking moves* were performed during the 2017 season, an average of almost 22 per race. This...
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