Hello everyone! Finally, after a long time, I am posting something about Formula 1. In this blog post, I am going to explain how DRS or Drag Reduction System works in Formula 1.
So, as I said earlier, DRS stands for Drag Reduction System. DRS was introduced in Formula 1 in 2011, to make overtaking easier. It is an essential weapon in a F1 driver’s arsenal. DRS is a movable flap in the rear wing of an F1 car, in the spoiler. It can be activated or deactivated by using a button on the steering wheel. Opening the flap reduces aerodynamic drag (basically air resistance that slows the car down), which makes the car temporarily more aerodynamically efficient, which helps it accelerate faster and increases its top speed slightly, by around 20 km/h. DRS helps in overtaking easily. DRS can only be used in specific places in the track, called DRS zones. It can also happen that DRS isn’t allowed for a long while and then they allow it, just like how it happened in the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Most tracks have one DRS zone whereas sone have two. The DRS can be used only if a driver has closed to within a second of the car ahead at a specified ‘detection point’ on the circuit.
