DRS is an acronym I've heard frequently in coverage of Formula 1 races while I've been here but I had no idea what it meant and I gather it was first made legal in 2011. It's likely I'm only just hearing about it now because the English coverage of Formula 1 is so much better than the American channels. You can get it over there but usually only from premium sports channels. Here it's no problem at all and there's the added plus from the races being close to the Brit time zone except for the Far East and Australia. They will be racing in Korea in a couple of weeks so who knows what time that will be covered.
DRS means Drag Reduction System and it refers to two settings for the rear wing on the car. When you 'level' the rear wing, it reduces drag on the car and therefore permits the car to go faster but it's at the cost of down force and the car can get more 'slippery' in handling. Consequently, the 'level' setting is good for straights but not so good on corners. Conversely, the down force setting for the rear wing slows the car down but makes it easier to control by giving better grip in cautions.
There are no restrictions on using DRS during qualification, etc but it can only be used in specific locations along the circuit during the race and only so long as there is no local or full-track caution.
So now we both know.
DRS means Drag Reduction System and it refers to two settings for the rear wing on the car. When you 'level' the rear wing, it reduces drag on the car and therefore permits the car to go faster but it's at the cost of down force and the car can get more 'slippery' in handling. Consequently, the 'level' setting is good for straights but not so good on corners. Conversely, the down force setting for the rear wing slows the car down but makes it easier to control by giving better grip in cautions.
There are no restrictions on using DRS during qualification, etc but it can only be used in specific locations along the circuit during the race and only so long as there is no local or full-track caution.
So now we both know.
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