Formula 1 has announced a new overtake award which will reward the individual driver who makes the most overtakes throughout a championship. Formula 1 claims the first-of-its-kind honour “is designed to celebrate the bravery exhibited by drivers who make bold moves in pursuit of success”.
Despite the fact that almost half of the current season has already been completed, the driver with the most overtakes from the entire 2021 Formula One championship will be crowned at the end of the year and will be presented with a trophy. At present, Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel leads the way.
Ben Pincus, Formula 1’s director of commercial partnerships, said: “The award gives us the chance to celebrate drivers’ instincts to make bold and strategic moves.”
At the same time, new broadcast graphics will be introduced live during each race to signal overtaking possibilities and potential moves. It will help fans keep track of drivers’ progress in the hunt for the award, which will chart the amount of overtakes made throughout the campaign. The award is being sponsored by crypto.com, a cryptocurrency platform that recently became a global partner of F1 and title partner of this season’s sprint events.
“In addition, there will also be other innovative Crypto.com branded content introduced across the official F1 social media and digital platforms. The award enhances the partnership between F1 and Crypto.com, which began last month as the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platform became the sport’s seventh Global Partner and Title Partner of the three F1 Sprint Events this season. The first Sprint event at Silverstone was met with positive feedback from stakeholders and fans alike, and the remaining trial events have been confirmed to take place in Monza in September and Sao Paulo later in the season. We’re delighted to be expanding our partnership with Crypto.com as we introduce the Overtake Award which will integrate the brand into Formula 1 throughout the season, in addition to the title partnership of the F1 Sprint Events,” said Ben Pincus, Director of Commercial Partnerships at Formula 1
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