During the usual pre-season conferences, the FIA had decided that, in the first 5 races of the season, the DRS zones would have undergone changes. They would therefore have been shortened or lengthened.
Two out of three zones shortened in Miami
The last appointment where the Federation will experience this will be at Miami, Where in a few hours will be staged free practice 1. On the street circuit they were designated well three points where to activate the mobile wing: once on the main straight, once on the one between 10 and 11 and one last before the last bend. These last two have been shorten di 75 meters, as happened for Baku, as they are considered too simple areas in which to overtake. It will therefore be possible to use the Drag Reduction System after 105 and 525 meters respectively after having made the curve. On the other hand, that of the straight to the finish line was not touched, not considered an influential point to overtake.
Lewis speaks: "Not happy at all"
This choice, as already noted in Azerbaijan, do not like to most pilots. In the press conference held yesterday, the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton showed all his disappointment. English pointed out how, at the opening of the DRS, she was now too late to overtake the car in front: “They shortened the DRS on the straight this year, but I'm not sure why they did it. We've always had great races where DRS was there. When in Baku we activated in DRS it was too late. There weren't many overtakings.".
So even if the DRS of some teams (such as Red Bull) it is very efficient, shortening these stretches also leads to a reduction of the The performance, what Liberty Media wants to promote. Therefore this move could even backfire against those who conceived it, as fewer overtakings mean that there will be fewer battles. Fewer battles also mean more and more competitions boring and, consequently, a decrease in those interested in the sport.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
