Outside line

To effect a passing manoeuvre, a driverOK, so we all know what the driver is, right. I've always liked the description that F1 drivers are like... There's more... must leave the racing lineThe racing line is the line a racing driver follows to take corners in the fastest possible way. By using the... There's more... to go around the car in front. When this is done on a cornerIn formula 1, a corner is much more than a turn on the track, it is a considered and deliberate... There's more..., the challenging driver has two options, to cut inside the defending car or to take a long way around the outside of the racing line.

This longer path is known as the outside line and is often fraught with danger as the track is green and can be covered in marblesMarbles is the term used for the fragments of rubber that are shed from the tyre as it is exposed... There's more... or they may run out of track.