Drift is caused by oversteer where the car’s straight-line momentum overrules the car’s attempt to turn and the car slides, or drifts, across the track. In F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... this is typically very slight and corrected by the driver’s lightning-fast reflexes, also known as a snap.
While drifting is allowed in F1, it is not desirable as it is essentially a loss of control and will come at a time cost. Or worse it could send the car off the track and into the barriersBarriers are used on race tracks to keep the cars in and the public out. Whereever possible barriers are set... There's more....