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DRS in open (top) and closed (bottom) positions on a Red Bull RB7 in 2011. In motor racing, the drag reduction system (DRS) is a form of driver-adjustable bodywork aimed at reducing aerodynamic drag in order to increase top speed and promote overtaking. It is an adjustable rear wing of the car, which moves in response to driver commands. [1]
If you’ve become a fan of F1 in recent years, you will probably be familiar with the term ‘DRS’ - the system which effectively allows for more overtaking.. Following its introduction in 2011 ...
The AMG ONE also features F1's Drag Reduction System (DRS). Reducing the vehicle's overall downforce by 20 percent from lowering the rear wing flaps and closing the front louvers to increase straight line speed. DRS can be turned off by manually and automatically from applying brakes. [27] Official standstill acceleration times claimed by ...
[119] [120] This mimicked the behaviour of the drag reduction system (DRS), even when the car was not in a DRS zone or entitled to have its DRS open. [ 121 ] [ 120 ] Retrospective investigation revealed the wing, whose behaviour was nicknamed "mini-DRS", was one of the designs introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix, [ 122 ] before being used for ...
The Drag reduction system (DRS), an adjustable rear wing designed to increase straight line speed, was introduced in the 2011 rules. The system operates under a similar principle to the "F-duct", and is designed to aid overtaking by negating all downforce flowing over the rear wing. [3]
DRS wing must immediately close under braking, and DRS is de-activated in the first 2 laps of each race, plus when a track is declared wet. 107% qualifying rule re-introduced following concerns about new teams pace. Teams agree to re-introduce KERS, with minimum car weight increasing by twenty kilograms to offset the weight of the KERS device.
A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, ... Modifiable front wings were also trailed in 2009 and the Drag reduction system (DRS) was introduced in 2011.
The Mercedes F1 W03 [5] is a Formula One racing car designed by Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team [2] for use in the 2012 Formula One season. The car was driven by seven time World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher , in his final year of his F1 career and Nico Rosberg .