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Title card reading The Slipstream, a free ride in the tow, showing a black Mercedes car chasing a Red Bull car down a tree-lined straight in the turbulent air behind it.

What Is a Slipstream in F1? The Tow, and F1's Closest Finish

What a tow or slipstream is in F1, how much it is actually worth (we measured 31,833 race laps), what giving a tow means, how 2026 changed it, and the 1971 Monza finish it decided.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026