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Formula 1 overtaking slumps by 20 percent in 2015

Overtaking slumped by 20 percent in Formula 1 during the 2015 season, according to statistics revealed by tyre supplier Pirelli on Monday. During the 19 races that comprised the past season, Pirelli says there were a total of 509 overtaking moves, with the Malaysian Grand Prix having the highest number at 60 passes. This year's overtaking figures pale in comparison to last season's, however, when a total of 636 passes were executed in the same amount of races. That amounts for a 20 percent decrease from 2014 to 2015. Toro Rosso's rookie Max Verstappen was the king of overtaking during the past season, with a total of 49 on-track passes. Not surprisingly, the least overtaken drivers of 2015...
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