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Strategically let someone pass you? (self.formula1)

submitted 5 months ago by skipmorrow to c/formula1

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Say you are in the lead of a race and there is like two laps remaining, and you have someone close behind. Like Max and Lando. Has it ever happened, or has anyone ever considered letting someone pass them on the second to last lap, with the expectation that they would have DRS on the last lap and get the lead back and win?

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[–] TheRealKuni 18 points 5 months ago

I’m not sure that anyone would do this on purpose, because the risk is too high that DRS won’t be enough on the next lap. Track position is more important than DRS. We’ve all seen cars struggle to get the pass done even with DRS.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Leclerc did this for a few laps in Austria a few years ago (might have been 2022?).

[–] 1luv8008135 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3kbxjBAYmM

2013, at 50 odd seconds into the video Hamilton tries a bit of gamesmanship and brakes just before the DRS detection line with the hopes of letting Alonso past in order to get get DRS. Alonso cottons on in basically microseconds and brakes in response, avoiding crossing the line before Hamilton.

I cannot fathom the level at which these guys operate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We saw something similar a few years back. Hamilton and Verstappen maybe? They were in a rough battle and kept slowing down just before DRS lines

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That was verstappen and leclerc

[–] SMillerNL 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Verstappen and Hamilton too: https://www.racefans.net/2021/12/06/did-verstappen-get-the-right-penalty-for-brake-test-on-hamilton/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

But that was more of a strategic way to let Hamilton by instead actually fighting for position like Charles and Max were doing. If Max hadn't been instructed to give up his place, that game of chicken would never have happened

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Jeddah 22 was fire

[–] GreenEngineering3475 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Close to what you are looking for:

https://youtu.be/cD8O0YoWpqE

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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