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OK, while Melbourne isn't a circuit renowned for ample passing opportunities, I don't think it needs two DRS zones. It was clear that the start-finish straight was not long enough to produce effective DRS results last year, so if it was me, I'd put the DRS zone in between Waite and Ascari, or maybe even after the Clarke chicane, which would provide us with some bold and exciting moves into the Turn 11/12 fast chicane.
Like Hammer has said, this seems to be another experiment, which is what 2011 was meant to be, but I guess the lesson learned from last year is that the start / finish zone didn't produce the goods.
I'm not in favour of 2 zones on any circuit which doesn't need them. And if the two DRS zones are close to each other, such as in Abu Dhabi last year, then the results garnered are rendered redundant.
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Is it a hot tub?OK, while Melbourne isn't a circuit renowned for ample passing opportunities, I don't think it needs two DRS zones. It was clear that the start-finish straight was not long enough to produce effective DRS results last year, so if it was me, I'd put the DRS zone in between Waite and Ascari, or maybe even after the Clarke chicane, which would provide us with some bold and exciting moves into the Turn 11/12 fast chicane.
Like Hammer has said, this seems to be another experiment, which is what 2011 was meant to be, but I guess the lesson learned from last year is that the start / finish zone didn't produce the goods.
I'm not in favour of 2 zones on any circuit which doesn't need them. And if the two DRS zones are close to each other, such as in Abu Dhabi last year, then the results garnered are rendered redundant.
I can't imagine promoting overtaking into turn 11/12 to be a good idea, when I was reading your previous post I was thinking between 12/13, I think there's often more attempts between 2/3 (successful or not) so I'm not so sure if it's really needed there although since it's right after the zone on the main straight it could provide the means for someone to strike back straight away.
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Is it a hot tub?OK, while Melbourne isn't a circuit renowned for ample passing opportunities, I don't think it needs two DRS zones. It was clear that the start-finish straight was not long enough to produce effective DRS results last year, so if it was me, I'd put the DRS zone in between Waite and Ascari, or maybe even after the Clarke chicane, which would provide us with some bold and exciting moves into the Turn 11/12 fast chicane.
Like Hammer has said, this seems to be another experiment, which is what 2011 was meant to be, but I guess the lesson learned from last year is that the start / finish zone didn't produce the goods.
I'm not in favour of 2 zones on any circuit which doesn't need them. And if the two DRS zones are close to each other, such as in Abu Dhabi last year, then the results garnered are rendered redundant.
I can't imagine promoting overtaking into turn 11/12 to be a good idea, when I was reading your previous post I was thinking between 12/13, I think there's often more attempts between 2/3 (successful or not) so I'm not so sure if it's really needed there although since it's right after the zone on the main straight it could provide the means for someone to strike back straight away.
Yeah, assuming the start-finish straight will be used for Zone 1, then I hope they don't put Zone 2 in the run up to Turn 3. For a start, overtaking happens aplenty there anyway. Secondly, the zones would be too close, and we'd be left with a ridiculous situation of passing and re-passing, as demonstrated in Abu Dhabi.
Remember that DRS is still relatively new so there is still going to some trial and error, albeit to a lesser extent than last season (assuming that lessons have been learnt from 2011).
I think its pretty easy fix,
If you are passed in the first DRS zone by a car behind you that was within the 1 second then when you both reach the 2nd DRS zone and you are within the 1 second barrier of the car that just passed you then you can't activate DRS. Only if you are the car within the 1 second barrier at the first DRS, cannot make the pass stick and therefore get another shot at the 2nd DRS Zone.
I think its pretty easy fix,
If you are passed in the first DRS zone by a car behind you that was within the 1 second then when you both reach the 2nd DRS zone and you are within the 1 second barrier of the car that just passed you then you can't activate DRS. Only if you are the car within the 1 second barrier at the first DRS, cannot make the pass stick and therefore get another shot at the 2nd DRS Zone.
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