F1 can’t “push away” overtaking issues amid dull race concerns

The subject has been in the spotlight since the Baku weekend, where there was relatively little passing over the sprint and Sunday’s race.

Several drivers blamed the shortened DRS zone in Azerbaijan. However, there is also a bigger picture of it becoming progressively more difficult for cars to follow as teams have developed their aero packages under the regulations that were introduced at the start of 2022.

In addition, the current breed of machinery creates a smaller…