A single DRS zone at Suzuka
Xavi Pujolar, Pastor Maldonado's race engineer, revealed on his Twitter account the location of the DRS zone for the Japanese Grand Prix.
On the occasion of the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, the FIA is expected to provide drivers with a single activation zone for the drag reduction system, more commonly known as DRS.
According to Xavi Pujolar, Pastor Maldonado’s track engineer, on his Twitter account, the detection point should be located at the exit of the 130R corner, which is taken at full speed, before reaching the chicane. Given the layout of the Suzuka circuit, the start/finish straight seemed the only possible place to establish this DRS zone.
In 2010, according to the site Cliptheapex.com, the Japanese Grand Prix had been the poorest in overtaking maneuvers, with 8 moves, as many as during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Kamui Kobayashi had been the most prolific in this area, achieving 4 overtakes on his own. The Japanese driver stated a few days ago that DRS would be welcome to spice up the race: « I think with DRS and KERS, there’s a good chance that spectators will once again see a good show. »
It should be noted that in Singapore, the record of overtakes set at 28 in 2010 was doubled in 2011, partly thanks to the effectiveness of the DRS zone on this urban circuit.
