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Our 2023 annual report about overtaking in Formula 1 is out!📈

Check out 10 key insights on Keberz website: https://t.co/cYGsIue2Wg

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Are engineers important for drivers and teams to succeed in #Simracing? Is sim racing a good training ground for engineers? Our engineers share opinions and perspectives on this topic in the new article on the Keberz website.

Read it here: https://t.co/xo8he6QGZD

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The ranking is based on comprehensive statistics calculated by Keberz Analytics Software (KAS) during every season, including:
- the number of overtakes
- average laps in traffic per overtake
- strength of opposition
- performance against teammates and others

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@SChecoPerez was the driver with the most overtakes in the 2023 #F1 season

He managed 80 on-track overtakes, excluding ones made during the first lap, after a standing restart, due to driver errors, crashes, penalties or mechanical issues and against lapped cars

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Usually, midfield teams make the most overtakes because they see the most action on the track. This season it was @redbullracing due to the poor qualifying results of @SChecoPerez. @ScuderiaFerrari struggled in traffic, scoring the lowest number of overtakes per race in years

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Overtake delta shows how much faster on average, in terms of seconds per lap, the car behind has to drive to overtake on a particular circuit

For the 2023 #F1 season, the average delta was about 1.2 seconds for a 5 km lap

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In the '23 season, the share of overtakes for the podium continued to increase, primarily due to the struggles of @SChecoPerez

17 overtakes were for the lead, despite the dominant win of @Max33Verstappen in the #F1 drivers’ championship

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The length of the main #F1 DRS zone is balanced to provide ~0.3-sec advantage to the car behind. However, many circuits have multiple DRS zones to incentivise close racing. In Melbourne with 4 DRS zones the car behind can compensate for almost 0.9 sec/lap pace deficit

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On average, about a third of a circuit length is included in the #F1 DRS zone.

The notable exceptions are:
- Montreal, Red Bull Ring, Melbourne and Mexico with ~50% of the circuit in DRS
- Suzuka and Monaco, where a single DRS zone covers only 12% of the circuit

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Most circuits in the '23 #F1 calendar have 2 or 3 DRS zones (Melbourne - 4; Monaco, Suzuka and Losail - 1). The single longest DRS zone is in Montreal (just over 1 km) and the longest combined length of all DRS zones on the circuit is in Melbourne (just under 2.5 km)

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Several circuit layouts have been changed to promote overtaking in recent years. Specifically, Yas Marina, Melbourne, Catalunya and Marina Bay have become faster with more overtaking opportunities in #F1

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The data in '23 confirms that an overhaul of the technical regulations reduced dirty air and made overtaking simpler. The average number of overtakes in #F1 remained almost at the level of the '22 season (38 per race), a 31% increase relative to the '17-'21 season average

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Interestingly, the lap times of the three drivers were only significantly different at the beginning of the race and during the last 5 laps. @GeorgeRussell63 was quicker and managed to secure P4.

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Much like top-3, the midfield was packed with action too. Here’s how @OconEsteban, @lance_stroll and @GeorgeRussell63 changed positions during the race.

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3/5
@Charles_Leclerc had an impressive race pace and managed to get to @Max33Verstappen on the first stint. The decision to stay out during the second safety car allowed them to stay ahead, but their car was slower in the end.

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The battle for the top-3 was intense and exciting, especially at the end of the race. @SChecoPerez managed to break through from the back of the grid. Here’s how the positions changed for top-3 finishers.

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Last weekend #F1 was in Vegas and fans witnessed a lot of action. There were two safety cars during the race making it exciting and unpredictable in terms of strategy. Here’s our overview of race strategy.

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Our new article discusses how Keberz software optimises race strategies for #Formula1 regulations using simulator data and some programming techniques we use to make solvers fast and precise.

Read it here: https://t.co/rquv5smdA4

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This racing weekend of @F1 is at Interlagos. This track has the highest number of overtakes per race on the 2023 calendar, so we expect a lot of tense and close battles.

#F1 #Formula1 #BrazilianGP #BrazilGP

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Formula 1 returns to Mexico, a home race to @SChecoPerez

Interestingly, the Mexican crowd witnessed at least one SC or VSC in the last seven races. Let’s see if this trend continues this year.

#F1 #Formula1 #MexicoGP