Formula 1 announced on Tuesday that the driver who makes the most passes over the course of a campaign will receive a new award.
It is part of a sponsorship relationship where the Overtake Award combines with the Fastest Lap Trophy, the Pole Position Award and the Fastest Pit Stop Award.
There will be optimized transmission graphics to track possible overtaking opportunities in the course of a race.
Further details on how the ranking for the Overtake Award is determined have now been outlined.
A change of position is deemed to have taken place if two drivers cross a timing loop in a different order than they were observed when crossing the previous loop.
Depending on the route, there are usually around 20 to 25 of these timing loops per lap and they are typically placed at intervals of around 200 meters.
The time loops are used because they are considered more accurate than GPS data or video feeds.
Overtaking has to take place on the track and not because another driver was in the pit lane.
This also extends to the pit entry and exit between the respective safety car lines and not to the actual pit entry and exit.
Overtaking does not count if the driver in front retired or was atypically slow due to an error, e.g.
Passes made on the first lap of the race count towards the Overtake Award, with a driver’s starting position effectively counting as the first timing loop of the Grand Prix.
Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel is currently top of the Overtake Award, the exact placement will be published at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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