Eli5 How can formula 1 drivers pass each other on straight always?

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Wouldn’t they all be flooring it? If the lane is straight how does one driver speed up and pass another?
Edit: straight aways

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The car in the front cuts the air and this in turn makes it harder to go faster(drag) but the car behind doesn’t have to do this (as the car in front already done that) and this means less drag which means more speed to overtake.

Also there is something known as DRS (Drag Reduction System). The driver behind gets to open his rear wing to reduce drag further more. This makes overtaking much easier.

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