The drivers who have the best race craft (both offensively and defensively) will clearly benefit.
Lewis Hamilton in my view has the best race craft on the current grid. Some of his moves in F1 have been quite spectacular. He is also ultra aggressive. He will find a gap to pass a driver however big or small it is and will try everything possible to not let someone pass him.
This skill has been there in all the Formulas he has been in and he will impress in this department next season.
Drivers such as Raikkonen and Alonso will put on a good show too. Remember Alonso going round the outside of Schumacher at 130r (Japan 2005)? And Raikkonen blasting past Fisichella on the last lap in the same race?
Felipe Massa’s race craft has always been questionable, but with the cars as they are, it’s not been a huge issue for him.
Although he has improved as an offensive driver, he really struggles to defend. Hockenheim, where he practically let Hamilton past, is proof of this.
Out of the front drivers, he will be the one that struggles most in this aspect of the rules.
Drivers like Heidfeld and Webber aren’t regular overtakers so it will be interesting to see how they adapt.
Overall I think the drivers will find these cars a lot more fun to drive and will enjoy braking as late into corners as possible and using the extra grip from the tyres to gain as many tenths as they can.
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