F1 drivers were critical of the FIA's recent decisions to shorten DRS zones during a heated meeting on Friday at the Miami Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen has slated F1's decision to shorten DRS zones at the Miami Grand Prix. read more »
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The subject has been in the spotlight since the Baku weekend, where there was relatively little passing over the sprint and Sunday's race.Several drivers blamed the... read more »
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Amid concerns over the difficulty of overtaking during the early stages of the 2023 Formula 1 season, the sport's drivers have had their say on the topic ahead of the... read more »
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Fernando Alonso insists he sees no problem with the FIA experimenting by shortening the length of DRS zones. read more »
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In the second year of the 2022-era of ground-effect machines, following other cars in traffic has become more difficult as teams have found ways to add downforce to their cars,... read more »
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Fernando Alonso says that it is in Formula 1's nature to have a lack of overtaking moves throughout the grid. Following last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix,... read more »
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The call came after the DRS zone on the main straight at last weekend's Azerbaijan GP was cut by 100 metres, to the frustration of some drivers.However, Alonso pointed out... read more »
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Alpine’s Pierre Gasly says that Formula 1 should stop reducing the length of DRS zones in order to see more racing action in the field. Last weekend in Baku, F1 drivers... read more »
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A week after it was claimed that a shortened DRS zone resulted in less overtaking in Baku, the FIA has shortened two of the zones in Miami. read more »
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As reported before the season, the first five races of 2023 would see changes to the DRS zones, either extensions or reductions, in order to better balance overtaking.In Miami... read more »
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Both the sprint and the main event in Baku were notable for a lack of passing compared to previous events at the track.The FIA has the right to adjust the activation point of... read more »
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Drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were reckoned to have lost 0.2s on the main straight in Baku during the Friday practice run and both the grand prix and sprint race... read more »
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Friday and Saturday qualifying topper Leclerc had launched cleanly to comfortably hold off front-row rival Verstappen into Turn 1 at the race start.But the Ferrari driver was... read more »
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The Mexican driver took advantage of a pitstop under the safety car to emerge in the lead after Verstappen had led the early phases of the race from polesitter Charles... read more »
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Russell muscled ahead of Max Verstappen at the start of Saturday's sprint event, but after a resumption following a safety car period, the Dutchman passed him on the run... read more »
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Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll had been struggling with the DRS overtaking device all weekend on their new low-drag wing for Baku's long straights.The problem came up... read more »
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Once Sergio Perez had shaken off polesitter Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, victory seemed to be plain sailing.The Mexican, a... read more »
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Fernando Alonso says that the DRS issue that has plagued Aston Martin throughout the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend is still a worry ahead of Sunday’s race. The event has been a... read more »
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Fortunately, the DRS issues we have encountered throughout the event did not affect us during the Sprint. read more »
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Saturday polesitter Leclerc launched cleanly to hold position into Turn 1 and then retained control over second-starting Perez at a safety car restart that followed AlphaTauri... read more »
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In the first sprint race of the season, which followed a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari's Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red... read more »
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Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez has taken victory at today's F1 Sprint Race at Baku, Azerbaijan. The Mexican breezed past Leclerc with DRS on the main straight to take... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has revealed that a DRS issue was to blame for Aston Martin's underwhelming qualifying performance for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll struggled to maintain their excellent early-season performance in qualifying at Baku's high-speed street circuit.Speed traces from Q3... read more »