"Noted," Yamato says, scowling at the ships ahead of him.

Sure enough, two of those ships start to slow after a few moments, trying to find a balance between keeping ahead of him and conserving enough fuel to actually finish the lap.

Yamato seizes on the opportunity, giving his afterburners a split second burn to go flying past them.

Third place.

As they exit the obstacles section of the lap and start their ascent, he's nipping at the heels of the racer in second place, so close to overtaking them.