Best overtakes of 2012

[landogeorgelewis1]

Before doing a poll and unlike last year I've decided that this time I'll ask you to name as many best overtakes from this year that you can remember. Then once I have a top 5 of the most popular overtakes a poll will take place.

So over to you guys to impress me and make me remember those overtakes all over again .

 

[Boyle]

Jenson on Kimi at Austin is one that immediately springs to mind - the DRS allowed him to get close but he had to work to make the actual pass and then hung it round the outside to make it stick. Both drivers also showed great skill in not causing a collision.

Also, a mention for Grosjean overtaking the entire field at Spa

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

Perez on both Ferrari's at Monza ... feted as a Ferrari product ... about to drive for the enemy next season ...

(just for the symbolism)

 

[RickD]

Also Jenson on Senna at Austin - Was a superb mugging.

Alonso on Massa and Webber at Interlagoa was a good one as well.

 

[teabagyokel]

Hulk on Ham/Gro in Korea

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Raikkonen on Hulkenberg at Austin was rather good.

RickD I wouldn't count that as an overtake TBH, Massa was letting Alonso past and then simply kept Webber on the outside so that he could do nothing about Alonso. Great piece of team-work yes, great overtake no. (IMO of course.)

 

[KekeTheKing]

For anyone that wants a refresher, here are some of my Overtaking Summaries from the earlier rounds.

R1 - Australia

R3 - China

R4 - Bahrain (Onboard)

R5 - Spain

 

[KekeTheKing]

R8 - Valencia

R9 - Great Britain

 

[Slyboogy]

Vettel on Rosberg in Australia.
Maldonado/Grosjean mega battle in China.
Alonso on Grosjean in Valencia.
Raikkonen on Di Resta in Hockenheim.
Raikkonen on Schumacher in Spa.
Massa on Senna in Singapore.
Hulkenberg on Hamilton/Grosjean in Korea.
Vettel on Button in Abu Dhabi.
Raikkonen on Schumacher in Brazil.
Massa on Kobayashi in Brazil.

There are many more, I'm quite sure Massa had a few more in Brazil but I can't remember as the race was hectic.

 

[Viscount]

Massa giving up 3 positions to help Alonso take 2 in Brazil.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Alonso's double overtake on Massa and Webber was class in Brazil .

 

[teabagyokel]

HammydiRestarules - Wasn't Massa backing Webber into Alonso?

 

[Brogan]

I'm not sure the words Alonos, overtaking, and Massa can ever be used in that context, quite honestly.

Alonso passing Massa, yes.
Massa ceding to Alonso, yes.

Alonso overtaking Massa? Nah.

 

[OnTheRaggedEdge]

Alonso passing both Grosjean and Webber around the outside in to turn 1 at Valencia

Raikonen passing Schumacher at Spa through Eau rouge

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Brogan

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teabagyokel

Massa might have been backing Webber into Alonso, but Alonso still had a lot of work to do to overtake him. However I guess you could be right .

 

[Bill Boddy]

Could someone show Vettel those clips please to show that it is possible to overtake and leave room for the other car at the same time.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Alonso's overtake on Webber in Valencia was pretty sweet....

However his pass on that Lotus couldn't be Grosjean, after all Alonso's car wasn't smashed to pieces...

 

[Olivier]

Raikkonen on Schumacher in Spa. Sort of reminds me what Bellof would have wanted to pull off on Ickx but tragically couldn't.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso at Sliverstone was pretty good:

 

[Slyboogy]

Here are F1 Fanatics top 10, voted by the readers.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/12/07/top-ten-passes-2012-vote/

Not sure I would agree with the Kobayashi overtake, as it looks to me as if he barged his way through.

I'm sure there are others worthy to be in the top 10, but I can't fault the ones that are on there apart from the Kobayashi one.