The longest DRS zone alongside the primary straight on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez has been shortened in comparison with final season.
The circuit, which hosts this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, will as soon as once more boast three separate DRS activation zones round its 4.3km size.
Formally, the primary DRS activation zone on the circuit is listed on the exit of flip 11, the ultimate left-hand kink on the finish of the esses within the center sector, providing an overtaking alternative into flip 12, main into the recently-renovated stadium part. DRS activation zone two sits on the primary straight on the exit of the ultimate nook, with the third and ultimate DRS zone between turns three and 4.
Whereas the primary and third DRS activation factors stay the identical as final yr, the second zone alongside the primary straight has been moved. It now begins 75 metres additional down the straight than final yr, making it a shorter DRS zone than drivers had out there beforehand.
The thinner air in Mexico Metropolis, which sits at an altitude of two,240 metres, makes the pit straight on the circuit one of many quickest sections on the F1 calendar with drivers recurrently exceeding 320kph (200mph) earlier than hitting the brakes for the primary nook even with out DRS activated. With the rear wing flap open, speeds exceeded 350kph (217mph) on the finish of the straight in Q3 throughout final yr’s qualifying session.
This marks the second consecutive spherical {that a} DRS zone has been shortened by the FIA after the DRS zone alongside the again straight at COTA was lowered by 95 metres in whole final weekend. Nevertheless drivers got larger alternative to make use of DRS on the three previous rounds. The longest DRS zones had been prolonged at Monza and Baku, and a fourth zone added in Singapore.
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