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Silverstone to feature a single DRS zone

Jul.7 (GMM) There will only be a single 'DRS' overtaking zone at Silverstone this weekend. In Canada and again at Valencia two weeks ago, there were two overtaking zones but only a single detection point -- a system that arguably worked too well in C...

WordsForumula1.com Staff
DateJul 07 2011
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This weekend’s F1 race at Silverstone will see the return of just a single DRS overtaking zone.

The previous two races in Canada and Valencia contained a single detection point and two overtaking zones. Critics felt that the system worked too wel in Canada and not well enough in Spain.

The FIA have now decided to go back to the same system that was present in the first six races of the 2011 season – a single detection point (at Turn 3) and a single DRS overtaking zone just after Turn 4.

Words: Forumula1.com Staff // FORUMula1.com