2022 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne, April 08 - 10

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Re: 2022 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne, April 08 - 10

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Apparently these are the changes ?
That is, these were the ones proposed for 2021.
Not sure if they were actually all done in that same way .. but at least it gives an idea.

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Four DRS zones seems excessive

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I can't tell if having 2 detection points for 4 zones will make it harder to make an overtake stick or make it easier

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The first DRS detection is also right after a corner so it will eliminate passing before it to avoid getting caught in a long DRS zone and then another zone without it.

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organic wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 16:12
Four DRS zones seems excessive
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
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Stu wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 18:10
organic wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 16:12
Four DRS zones seems excessive
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
I prefer Full- time, everywhere, like old quali.

These cars are almost designed for it. They should test it in a sprint race first, tho.

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It's good that liberty is responding to the excitement of fight for the win in Jeddah! The audience certainly like that so I see no issue adding twice more DRS as a feeler.
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chrisc90 wrote:
03 Apr 2022, 11:03
Is there a side by side comparison for the changes to the circuit?

Still not a fan of the double DRS zones. I mean if a driver overtakes in the first one, they then have DRS in clear air to pull a even bigger gap whilst the overtaken car is left with no DRS.
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Zynerji wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 20:04
Stu wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 18:10
organic wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 16:12
Four DRS zones seems excessive
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
I prefer Full- time, everywhere, like old quali.

These cars are almost designed for it. They should test it in a sprint race first, tho.
Crazy to think not long ago they had full time front wing DRS that was operated by a hand lever.
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Zynerji wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 20:04
Stu wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 18:10
organic wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 16:12
Four DRS zones seems excessive
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
I prefer Full- time, everywhere, like old quali.

These cars are almost designed for it. They should test it in a sprint race first, tho.
I would like them to at least try a few races with no detection zones but (say) 5-10 seconds a lap available at any time.
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C2, C3 and C5 is proper mess of a choice from Pirelli.

I mean come on man.

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Big Tea wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 21:31
Zynerji wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 20:04
Stu wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 18:10
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
I prefer Full- time, everywhere, like old quali.
These cars are almost designed for it. They should test it in a sprint race first, tho.
I would like them to at least try a few races with no detection zones but (say) 5-10 seconds a lap available at any time.
I'd say 2/3/4/5 minutes per race .. but fixed, in essence per race, but possibly per season.
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Zynerji wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 20:04
Stu wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 18:10
organic wrote:
04 Apr 2022, 16:12
Four DRS zones seems excessive
Indeed! They might as well ‘unlimited’ DRS use (like they did in qualifying when it was first introduced)! One zone only, please!!
I prefer Full- time, everywhere, like old quali.

These cars are almost designed for it. They should test it in a sprint race first, tho.
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To me they are moving from impossible to overtake to impossible to defend.

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Sevach wrote:
05 Apr 2022, 14:12
To me they are moving from impossible to overtake to impossible to defend.
Sadly, the message they seem to have heard the loudest is "we want lots of overtaking!", and you can't get more overtaking than two cars constantly swapping places. At the moment, it's all shouty "this is great stuff" from the commentators and this will be in the ears of FOM / Liberty who will see it as successful.

I think they will, however, adapt the DRS rules over time, perhaps not until next season, maybe during this season, if it does just become a repetitive and boring swap of places back and forth.

The drivers may end up forcing the FOM's / Liberty's hand by doing stuff like we saw last week - hard braking to try to get the DRS for the next straight. It was fun / funny / silly (however one sees it) for one race, but if it happens a lot and, no doubt, causes a shunt, I can see DRS being altered to avoid shouts of "F1 is really silly now!".

We'll just have to wait and see how the season unfolds.
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