Top 10 F1 overtakes of all-time

#2 - Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso (Belgium 2011)

Mark Webber had made his typical poor start for the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix and had dropped several positions as a result. The Red Bull team called the Australian in for an early pit-stop in an attempt to make up a few positions and this undercut had the desired effect.

A few laps later, Fernando Alonso emerged from the pits just ahead of Webber, but the latter had the greater momentum on the run down to the terrifying Eau Rouge corner.

Alonso recognised the threat of Webber and moved left to block that side of the track, which was the preferred racing line. It appeared as if there wasn’t a Red-Bull-sized gap between Alonso’s Ferrari and the grass but Webber snuck through regardless.

They went into the lowest point of the circuit absolutely neck and neck, side-by-side, it was unbelievable how close they were at what was around 180mph.

Webber prevailed, though. Alonso had to let him by or there would’ve been a horrendous crash. The image of them going into one of F1’s most famous corners so close is one that fans will never forget. True Aussie Grit.

Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher repeated the move the following year, but it wasn't as close nor did it have as much at stake on it, similar to Bottas' move on Hartley this season.