What the scientists found confirmed their suspicions: Cars in congested traffic spent more time being
overtaken by other cars than they did passing them.
Not exact matches
The FIA has given a huge vote of confidence in the ability of the 2018
cars to
overtake each
other by adding a third DRS zone to the Albert Park circuit for this weekend's race.
As a team, Red Bull also
overtook more
cars than any
other and was also
overtaken the least of any team, presumably helped
by the fact that one of the
cars would end up breaking down not long into the races.
All those
overtakes were made possible
by the lower downforce
cars, which allow the
cars to follow each
other closely as well as making it tougher for drivers to be consistent.
And so, the franchise that started out as a riff on concepts like Test Drive Unlimited or Need for Speed: World is soon to be
overtaken by an experience that places equal priority on vehicles
other than
cars.
Also, because all the
cars have a similar speed, the only way to
overtake other racers is to reduce drag
by getting behind a
car, and moving out at the right moment.
Mantis Burn Racing makes you work for the boost, and it does this
by rewarding experience for having a nice drift, getting good air off of a hill, and for passing the
other cars - you're rewarded more for
overtaking them through curves.