More F1 tracks could get extra DRS zones in 2018
More DRS zones could appear at other Formula 1 circuits on the 2018 calendar, following the addition of a third zone for th✤is weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
The FIA announced in the build up to Melbourne’s season-opener that an extra DRS zone would be added on the str♚aight between Turns 12 and 13, in a bid to improve the spectacle aftܫer just two overtakes were recorded at last year’s race.
More DRS zones could appear at othe𝓀r Formula 1 circuits on the 2018 calendar, fol♉lowing the addition of a third zone for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
The FIA announced in the build up to Melbourne’s season-open൲er that an extra DRS zon♎e would be added on the straight between Turns 12 and 13, in a bid to improve the spectacle after just two overtakes were recorded at last year’s race.
Sunday’s grand prix will be the first time a race has featured three opportunities to use the drag reduction system since i🧜ts introduction to the sport in 2011. FIA race director Charlie Whiting revealed further circuits could follow suit this year.
“We’re just looking at trying to optimise or maximise what can be done with the DRS,” Whiting explained. “This is not an ideal circuit for that as you know. The two DRS zones that we’ve had now are not particularly effective. ꧂We just thought there is an opportunity to do something on that stretch between turns 12 and 13.
“If a driver can get a little closer than he otherwise may have done he may then get detection at turn 1🥃4 which would allow him to use it on the two stretches [later]. It’s something just to offer a little something else.
“We will try and do something more effective 🌌at other tracks where there’s more opportunity to do that.”
The addition of a third DRS zone at 🌌Melbourne was widely welcomed by F1 drivers, with Kevin Magnussen saying it would impr💝ove racing in Australia “a lot”.
On the subject of add🧸ing a third zone at other tracks, Magnussen added: “Some tracks, they don’t need to put another zone, maybe they could just extend the🔴 zone.
“I don’t kn♕ow, it’s ꧋not up to me but I think it’s good what they’ve done here.”
Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly also backed th♐e move, adding it would make sense 🃏to add a third DRS zone to boost overtaking at other circuits on the calendar.
“It will give us more opportunities to overtake but we don’t want to make it too easy because we want to see proper overౠtakes. I thi🔜nk on certain tracks it will make sense to do it.”
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