Hamilton, Trulli, Schumacher believe Circuit de Catalunya biggest test for DRS – Formula 1 news
According to drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Jarno Trulli and Michael Schumacher, the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix which is going to take place at the Circuit de Catalunya is going to be the biggest test yet for the Drag Reduction System.
The DRS was reintroduced along with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System for the 2011 Formula 1 season in order to increase the rate of overtaking in the sport.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) stated before the beginning of the 2011 Formula 1 season that they want to make the sport even more entertaining after the exhilarating 2010 Formula 1 season. As a result, the new lone tyre suppliers Pirelli
was asked to make tyres with a quick degradation rate for better performance and more pit stops as well.
Critics believe the DRS or KERS have not been as affective as Pirelli this year but still it has made driving quite enjoyable.
Other than that, there has not been much overtaking in Barcelona since the past couple of years and according to Lewis Hamilton, that might not change this year either.
“It will be interesting to see how the DRS affects the racing. Typically, it's been very tough to overtake at Barcelona because the best opportunity - into the first corner - is too fast to make a pass stick. It's always been too hard to really get alongside
another driver into the corner,” said Hamilton.
On the other hand, Team Lotus’ Jarno Trulli believes that the DRS could transform Circuit de Catalunya to something the spectators have desired for.
“There's not a lot of overtaking chances around the lap and we'll see if the DRS plays the same role in Spain that it did in Turkey - if it does then tracks like Barcelona will suddenly have overtaking chances and that's got to be good for the fans,” said
Trulli.
Mercedes GP driver Michael Schumacher believes that it is going to be interesting to see how the new devices work at the Spanish Grand Prix which is scheduled to take place on May 22, 2011.
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