F1 Debate: How do you think DRS affected the racing in Turkey?
DRS - Good, bad or ugly?
A lot of F1 fans around the world are revelling today after a fantastic Turkish Grand Prix. It had a bit of everything: botched pit stops, close racing, banging wheels, oh... and a shed load of overtaking! But was the overtaking real?
A big proportion of the passes came through the DRS (Drag Reduction System) zone on the back straight at Istanbul Park. It was raised in commentary by none other than Martin Brundle and David Coulthard, that perhaps the activation zone for the system was too far before the braking zone for turn 12.
So what do you think - was the overtaking false, did it add to the excitement, or like me, are you still unsure about it in Formula 1? Please vote and leave a comment.
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Have you heard the news about Barcelona? It should be the longest DRS zone on the calendar!!!
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#1 Jimmy@enterF1 | 9 May 2011, 16:13 Reply »
I'm not a hater, and HATE is a word I heard a lot yesterday in reference to DRS from fellow F1 fans...
It worked well in Malaysia - where the battle to overtake took place in the braking zone for turn 1. At Istanbul Park, it was ridiculous how early one car could get past another, and that is where the ill feeling has come from no doubt!
DRS is a WIP - Work In Progress
#2 Len Hutton | 10 May 2011, 09:56 Reply »
Agreed it's still a work in progress but DRS is a definite plus. They may well need to tweak it some but I am all for it.
I think it was exaggerated at Turkey because of the tyre wear issues.
It will be fascinating to see what happens over the next couple of races as to whether overtaking is at the same level.
#3 MartyP | 11 May 2011, 12:40 Reply »
I'll admit upfront that I've never been a fan of the DRS, but I was starting to get used to it after Malaysia and China.
However, I don't think it added any value in Turkey because it didn't create any racing or any battles - it just created easy passing in a straight line.
Part of me thinks the DRS worked really well in Australia. It didn't create much overtaking but it did help Jenson Button get ahead of a much slower Sauber partway through the race. Without the DRS, Button might have been held up behind the Sauber for quite some time, and that's where I think the DRS can have a valuable impact. It doesn't seem right that Alonso was never able to overtake Petrov at Abu Dhabi last year, despite being much quicker, and that's the sort of situation I'm happy to see the DRS resolve.
I'm not so comfortable when it produces the number of easy overtaking manoeuvres that it did on Sunday.
#4 Jimmy@enterF1 | 11 May 2011, 13:13 Reply »
Have you heard the news about Barcelona? It should be the longest DRS zone on the calendar!!!
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