Some circuits if you are a faster driver you can get good corners and use them as a sling shot for the next straight. Imola is not one of those circuits, too many narrow high speed difficult approaches.
Unless you run no wing, then that impedes you everywhere, by the time it is of some use, you still will not mostly have enough of a gain to catch on the long straight, due to time lost everywhere else.
Twice I saw overtakes at Variante Alta, it is just impossible to overtake anyone who does not want to be overtaken there. From the 50 meter board it is 100% brakes, there is no room for anyone else, even if you are along side, as the overtaking car, it is your responsibility, the inside man has the racing line, you are just going to have to hit the curb head on, that means you, even with a miracle no contact, will now have to accelerate on the green slippery surface and the other guy will have tarmac. It is hopeless from all angles.
Just in case you think you have some rights here being along side, you will almost certainly be there because of a last second lunge, suck it and see attempt, no one can expect the other driver to be in any way capable of addressing that situation in an all seeing way at that corner.
I really struggled for a clean overtake here, battling with Colin and Dean for many unsuccessful laps, could I have got past, easily, if I had no consideration for either of them. Had many unsuccessful attempts I had to back out of, for obvious reasons.
In the whole race, hit one person, Colin, sorry Colin, did pull back, and let him recover, before I restarted many more unsuccessful overtake attempts.
Sometimes at some circuits you just will struggle to overtake, next circuit it is easy’ish..
