24 Brilliantly Opportunistic Racing Overtakes
We all love a good racing overtake and there are so many incredible examples out there. Of course, the more opportunistic the move, the better and more impressive it is ā here are just a few epic on-track passes
1. Quite a recovery
Thatās one way to save a slide.
Talk about a brave move!
Ricardo Zonta had quite a surprise!
4. Pitlane passes!
Cheeky Sebastian Vettel!
As you can imagine, the young star Max Verstappen features on this list more than onceā¦
It wasnāt even in a F1 car!
8. Magic Monaco pass
This is how weāll remember Jules Bianchi - as a hard, feisty, talented young racer. RIP Jules.
11. Bravery at Eau Rouge
Kimi was probably cool as ice in the cockpit of his Lotus, too.
12. Surprise motherf...
15. More Verstappen madness
Nice one, Romain!
18. Sneak MotoGP attack
19. Finding a space
There is some good racing in GP3, occasionally!
22. Late on the brakes
23. Just a little nudge
Well, that one is more accidental. But itās still quite a passing move!
What other great opportunistic overtakes have you spotted? Let us know in the comments!
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More like Verstappenā best overtakes
How about Mansellās daring pass on Senna at the 1991 Spanish Grand Prix, creating one of the most iconic images in all of F1?
Where is this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNUvBHKciYQ
Am I the only one who thought No.2 was a GIF and waited so long?
And here I thought mulit-car overtakes werenāt realistic. Guess me setting the AI on easy is realistic after all!
some moves of this amazing driver from argentinaā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEzwXh7e894
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLSNIfO6LM
Parnelli Jones during the 1970 trans am season http://youtu.be/bOFAtvpTqSk