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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Many ways. More engine power, the pull that the following car gets from not having to cut into the air, and also there is a strategic flap on the rear wing that will flip down only certain times so there is much less drag on the rear wing. It’s called DRS

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