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F1 overtaking numbers revealed

Daniel Ricciardo completed more overtaking moves than any other driver in F1 2017, it has been revealed. According to data released by tyre supplier Pirelli, Red Bull driver Ricciardo made a grid-best 43 passing moves during the 20-race campaign despite retiring six times. Team-mate Max Verstappen had topped the overtaking charts in each of his first two years of F1, but the Dutchman's tally was down from a record 78 in 2016 to 22 this year. But Verstappen and world champion Lewis Hamilton were the drivers who were overtaken the fewest times - just twice apiece. What is classed as an overtaking move? Pirelli's numbers are based on the following calculation method: 'An overtaking manoeuvre...
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