But DRS is not a simple ‘overtake button’ that automatically means getting past the car in front. While there have been plenty of occasions where its power has been deemed to be too great and so passes have occurred well before braking zones on straights, the tool is generally aimed at ...
DRS. The Drag Reduction System is a tool which temporarily reduces the downforce and aerodynamic drag on an F1 car. As a result, there is less resistance to higher speeds, meaning increased top speeds are achievable. But how does DRS work in F1? How does DRS work in F1? When using DRS...
DRS is activated by pressing a button on the steering wheel. The system is only armed when a driver breaks a detection zone within one second of the preceding car. How much faster is an F1 car with DRS activated? There is no exact answer to this, but, on average, the top speed of ...
While this is done automatically with active aero, the P1 does have one last trick up its sleeve: an F1-style DRS system. Speed is increased by reducing the amount of drag on the rear wing, and while an F1 car achieves this with a moveable flap on the rear wing, on the P1, DRS r...
DNS stands for 'Did Not Start', meaning that a driver could not participate in a race and thus did not start. DNS is often due to a technical issue with the driver's car, preventing them from starting. Lawson facing penalty nightmare on F1 return ...
Once inside the one-second mark, the chasing driver can use DRS which opens the car’s back wing, literally reducing drag so that they speed up. This makes overtaking easier and when overtaking is easy, F1 tends to be more entertaining....
DRS is short for Drag Reduction System, which is a movable flap on the rear wing of an F1 car.Opening the flap reduces aerodynamic drag, making it easier for a car to accelerate and increasing its top speed. DRS is an overtaking aid, that can only use in designated DRS zo...
DRS is a relatively new addition to Formula 1’s terminology, with the system only introduced just over a decade ago. Until the introduction of the revolutionary new ground-effect machines for 2022, F1’s reliance on over-body downforce always had the detrimental effect of causing a pursuing ...
The car is quick enough to fight for points, and while the difficult overtaking might mean they need to rely on early gains or a strategic move to get into the top 10, the pace is such that they should be able to stay there. P14 is Latifi's best quali...
on the others to bring home a result and, when the opportunity was there, I tried to force them to make a mistake. At the end, I knew I had the pace to take Yuki [Tsunoda]: I had DRS, I was half a car ahead going into the corner, but I wasn’t given any space ...