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Originally Posted by johnh875
I thought they showed more of SVG's overtakes?
There are many factors that discourage overtaking, eg under/overcut via pit strategy is easier than passing on track. Not easy to fix either - eg with no pit stops flatspotting a tyre is a bigger problem. Teams soon gravitate to common strategy.
Haven't watched the vid yet, but a non-championship race isn't necessarily representative.
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Just to clarify, I only watched the highlights package so I can't comment on the actual race itself. They very well may have, I've just become so used to the on track action being severely lacking.
100% agree with those factors you mention - I've been extremely anti-fuel drop for this very reason. Also really like that you've mentioned tyres as being an area that could yield benefits. Most glaring example I can recall was Queensland Raceway 2016, with Michael Caruso following Chaz Mostert for many laps, finally making a single passing attempt (which just involved going off line and braking slightly deeper into the corner), only for that passing attempt to kill the tyres and any chance of a battle happening. I'd be very curious to see what would happen if we had more tyre / mechanical grip.
I'd seriously encourage you to watch the race I linked, because it's proper racing, pure racing with no gimmicks. Just real on track action. And I can attest that being an exhibition race has nothing to do with it - I've been watching Super GT since 2014 and can assure you that the on track product is consistently some of the most exciting and engaging racing in the world. Most important in this context though, is the ability for the cars to follow closely, pass, repass, attack, defend. Actually race. Somewhere along the way, we've lost that.