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DRS alternative which take advantage of drafting/dirft air.

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McMrocks
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Re: DRS alternative which take advantage of drafting/dirft a

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honkskillet wrote:
For the variable front wings, where they allowed to adjust them within a range or was it a binary on/off setting.
AFAIK they were allowed to adjust them 1 or 2 times a lap. But IIRC they have used it in order to refine the setup of the car rather than trying to minimise the disadvantage of the dirty air.
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AnthonyG
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We once had the most amazing drs system in f1, McLaren invented it and it was more commonly known as the F-duct.
Thank you really doesn't really describe enough what I feel. - Vettel
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AnthonyG wrote:We once had the most amazing drs system in f1, McLaren invented it and it was more commonly known as the F-duct.
The problem was everybody used it and thus it had the same effect on overtaking as KERS had, none at all.
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