When I saw "bump drafting" and "GP3" in the same title, I thought, "Oh, this is gonna get EXPENSIVE, isn't it?" But nope, da Costa pulled that move off like a BOSS. Incredible talent on display there!
@@MG-fc1zg Because fighting for track position makes you lose time. But when two racers work together they can both get an advantage over everyone. Also that chicane is not a good place for an overtake. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_VSwwZYDW94.html
@@d35p0 Im aware of that, but he had much more speed out of the parabolica and it could have been an easy overtake no? I mean i haven't seen any f1 drivers do that
@@MG-fc1zg I don't know the specifics of this case, but it would be beneficial to delay the fight for 2nd position until after you've bump-drafted your way together to end up closer to 1st position. This way you can then fight not just for 2nd position, but also for an actual win. Or, even if you were already fighting for P1, it could be beneficial to delay the pass until the last lap - to reduce the chances of being overtaken back afterwards. Would be a risky choice for sure, but might be worth it.
Holy crap, that was ballsy. I'm used to seeing bump drafting in NASCAR, but not in open wheel racing. Makes me wonder how da Costa would fare in a stock car.
Funny to find this real-life example when Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are now using this technique frequently during Formula 3 iRacing races. Mostly during Redline Team's Real Drivers Never Quit virtual race series, organized during Corona lockdown. This way they can get away from the rest of the field on tracks like Spa or Indianapolis. BTW Antonio Felix da Costa also drives in iRacing Real Drivers Never Quit competition.
+Jakob Lehner As you can see, da Costa made a mistake at Parabolica and his championship rival Daniel Abt was pulling away in front of them, if he would simply try to overtake Vainio, both of them would lose even more time with the battle and help Abt to escape. But he needed to win and pushed Vainio so they can catch Abt at the end of the main straight, because slipstreaming has a huge effect in Monza so you can constantly attack a car directly in front of you. It was a pretty unusual, but smart move actually imho.
If it's risky but it works out, it's brave, if it doesn't work out its stupid. Every tenth of a second matters in racing and if these two could've worked together to catch up to whoever was leading the race, they could've won after battling it out between the two of them for the first place, second ain't that bad either. Bump drafting is very useful if you can pull it off.
