Overtaking in motorsport is dangerous, thrilling, as well as one of the most interesting things to watch. The danger of hitting the other car, spinning off the track, or going headfirst into the Armco barriers is rather high. To pull off an stunning overtaking step takes a great vehicle, excellent driving skill as well as sometimes, just dumb luck. This compilation of videos from formula 1, rallycross as well as amateur karting, demonstrates a few of the most jaw-dropping overtaking manoeuvres in recent years.
Formula 1
This video compilation by Formula1.com is a dazzling showcase of formula 1’s competitive spirit. put aside the typical complaints like the hybrid engines, the loss of the shrieking V8s, as well as the nit-picking rules, you’ve still got the fastest race on four wheels.
The rankings in the video are based on a Twitter poll held by Formula1.com in 2015. The fifth finest overtaking step was in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix by Fernando Alonso as he overtook Filipe Massa as well as mark Webber. The next in the countdown was Kimi Raikonen overtaking Michael Schumacher at the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix, complied with by Sebastian Vettel as well as Fernando Alonso’s wheel-to-wheel battle at the 2014 British Grand Prix. second location was awarded to Massa’s step on Bruno Senna at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix, while the very first location went to Alonso’s perfect manoeuvre overtaking Webber at the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix.
Rallycross
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi‘s crazy overtaking antics are not restricted to two wheelers. The Monza Rally show 2014 saw him pull off a hazardous yet creative overtaking manoeuvre at a 180-degree ideal hand corner. His focus WRC cars and truck dives into the corner at the sharp hairpin bend, narrowly missing the barrier as well as overtaking his rival at the exact same time.
Democross
A odd hybrid of rallycross as well as demolition racing, this democross series takes location in Canada as well as is sponsored by Québécois enthusiast, Jean-Marc Benoit. naturally this kind of racing has different policies for overtaking as this video clearly demonstrates. An overhead overtaking manoeuvre is essentially unheard of in any type of other type of racing as well as this is rather spectacular. The bad Civic motorist beneath need to have had a truly poor time of it.
Karting
While overtaking overhead may be the norm for democross, pulling that step off in a go-kart takes sheer dumb luck. This video, made with a helmet mounted GoPro, is set in the Eastern Canadian Karting championship in Ontario. just as the motorist with the cam pulls out of a ideal hand corner, a rival flies above as well as overtakes him.
Rally
At times, all it takes to pull off a great overtaking manoeuvre is to wait on your opponent to make a mistake. In this video, after costs almost two minutes stuck behind a sluggish moving Baja buggy-like 4×4 (and honking at him to step out of the way) Finnish rally driver, Jouni Ampuja starts to get understandably impatient. The northern forest rally that takes location near St. Petersburg is understood for its icy conditions. The automobile in front of Ampuja slips, skids as well as flips away from the track, letting the Finnish rally motorist take the lead sporting a thumbs up.