Lewis Hamilton on the DRS system: I hope we don’t need it anymore

Formula 1 has a lot overtaking problem, although we are after an extremely boring race in Le Castelletu experienced quite a few interesting and tense races. But they didn't save you main problems, as Lewis Hamilton explains: “All in all, it is somewhat related to the specifics of the track. But if your race car isn’t at least a second faster than your competitors, then it’s hard to overtake it.“The current world champion is in the last race in Suzukii experienced this painfully as well on their own skin. He connected quickly Vettel, but then it was over. Past the racer Ferrari there was no transition.

With the activated DRS system, overtaking is almost childishly easier today, although we have tracks where this does not help you due to dirty air.

Because race cars with wide tires in a lot of vacuum generate a lot "dirty aira ”, therefore air vortices behind the race car. That rival makes it difficultto be v approaching the breeze and prepare for a possible attack. For Ross Brown, the sports boss of Formula 1, this is one of the most important points za regulation 2021. With a future race car, racers should have significantly easier workto get to the competitor in front of them. Namely without overtaking aid, which sounds like a name DRS. "I hope that the racing cars will develop in the coming years so that we can one day give up the DRS system. But this will not happen in the near future. DRS is an indispensable patch for the nature of these race cars. The new wings for this season were the first step in the right direction, maybe we will strengthen this for 2020, before the new rules appear in 2021."

Ross Brawn hopes that the new 2021 racing cars will lead to Formula 1 giving up this overtaking aid in the future - Photo: Hasan Bratić

Figures from wind tunnel for race cars year 2021 they are very promising. Nicholas Tombazis, a technician in the service of the umbrella organization FIAsays: “Basically, the simulation numbers were confirmed in the Sauber wind tunnel. If we take that today the airflow of a racer who wants to follow a competitor deteriorates by 50 percent, then we are at 10 percent with the new model."

Lewis Hamilton also hopes that in the future racing and overtaking in general will be possible without an artificial aid, which sounds like the name of DRS - Photo: Hasan Bratić

Also Hamilton upa to improve. It's in Japan British said: “I’m afraid we’re going to have to live with this DRS for a while longer. I don’t know if this system will be on the 2021 race cars. But I really hope that one day we won’t need it anymore. Thanks to the DRS system, some overtaking is already almost too easy. In part, you’re already halfway across the plane past the opponent and that’s not exactly exciting. You want to overtake your competitor before entering a bend, you want to be by his side and force him to discount. I can't change anything on this alone. I have to live with this DRS and try to make the most of it."      

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