Fernando Alonso delivered a masterful display in the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, showing off the very best of his overtaking skills on his way to a podium finish. read more »

The Drag Reduction System (DRS) has been a huge part of F1 since being introduced in 2011 as a way to increase overtaking. read more »

The change will ensure that the lap finishes with two fast corners, as it did in the past, and the hope is that it will allow cars to follow more closely onto the straight and... read more »

F1 underwent a rules revolution at the start of last year, as the return of ground effect aerodynamics were aimed at allowing cars to follow each other better and therefore... read more »

F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds has promised that changes to the technical regulations for 2026 will build on the improved levels of overtaking seen last year. read more »

It was a season spiced up by new aerodynamic regulations designed to deliver closer racing and more overtaking, and for the most part, it delivered. read more »

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has conceded that DRS remains a necessary evil in F1 with overtaking still a "struggle". read more »

The new generation of ground effect cars introduced this year were aimed at making the racing more exciting by allowing drivers to run closer together - which would then have a... read more »

Did F1's 2022 regulation changes work? Or is it much of the same as the Hybrid Era? With new rules put in place to improve racing, spectacle and make the grid more... read more »

With grand prix racing chiefs having had a complete season to fully understand the impact of the new generation of ground effect F1 cars, a focus is now being made on... read more »

F1's new regulations were a hit this season with overtaking increased as cars were able to race closer together. read more »

F1 overhauled the design of the cars for 2022 in a bid to create closer wheel-to-wheel racing and reduce the impact of dirty air reducing downforce when following, allowing for... read more »

The FIA has deemed the incident involving Lewis Hamilton overtaking under red flag conditions in Saturday's Free Practice 3 session as not worthy of a penalty. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has avoided a penalty after overtaking under red flags during Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3. read more »

Ever since the overtaking aid was introduced at the start of the 2011 season, drivers have only ever been allowed to activate it from the beginning of third lap after a start... read more »

The Spaniard made contact twice with Ocon on the opening lap of the Brazil GP sprint race at Interlagos on Saturday.Having been forced wide at Turn 4 on the opening lap, he... read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola previews the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he expects "plenty of overtaking" and action reminiscent of last year's exciting... read more »

Max Verstappen says those who question the legitimacy of his 2021 Formula 1 World Championship are "sore". The Dutchman took his maiden F1 title in dramatic... read more »

The team made some good strategy calls, executed great pit-stops coupled with a stellar drive from Lando, including some great overtaking in the final stage of the race, which... read more »

Fernando Alonso anticipates that Alpine's battle with McLaren for fourth in the Constructors' Championship will run to the final race in Abu Dhabi. Alpine currently... read more »

McLaren leapfrogged Alpine in the Constructors' after a first double top five finish of the season at the Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell has urged F1 to reassess circuit design after a Singapore Grand Prix that left conditions in which it was "nigh-on impossible to overtake". read more »

In the previous era of ultra-high-downforce, F1's corresponding overtaking challenge meant teams would often focus more on setting their cars up to gain places in... read more »

The issue of grid drops for engine changes in F1 always rears it heads around the time of the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, as teams make use of the good overtaking... read more »

Max Verstappen secured his 11th win of the 2022 Formula 1 season at Monza, as he inches closer to securing his second World Championship. The Dutchman started the Italian Grand... read more »