Can you all start a separate thread about DRS wishlist items already? Good grief.
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Having initially dropped down to third place, Lewis Hamilton fought his way back up to first to win the Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen and Bottas were close throughout the race and completed the podium.
Just thinking out loud. I think current drs is ok, if a bit too op at some tracks.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 23:25Your objective is that you want to achieve DRS passes that are not too easy. This is done currently by shprtening of the DRS zone by moving the activation point, right.Juzh wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 18:52And you know this how? It changes the whole dynamic. By tweaking when DRS is open and shut you could have cars catch up and then not simply shooting past. Say we extend the DRS zone, but also extend DRS shut-off point to 3 tenths, or 4 tenths.. who knows, it's a trial and error process. It's also easy to implement into current infrastructure, just by few software tweaks.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 16:38Doesn't achieve more than the current method of extending/ retracting the activation point.
Messing with the deactivation zone instead involves much more "moving parts" in order to achieve the same task of reducing the DRS zone.
What double braking? you're overblowing this out of proportions. Closing speed will be somewhat reduced in this case, Instead of 30 kmh overspeed (something that is happening now) it'll be only 20-25 kmh overspeed. This gives a defending car a slightly higher chance to force an issue into braking zone for attacking driver, instead of him just sailing past. It's not like a car will suddenly drop 30 kmh of speed just by closing DRS. It's not more dangerous in the slightest, if anything less overspeed is safer.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 16:38Logically its more things to go wrong for the some objective. Its basically two braking zones. Which is dangerous (not shifting of line in a braking zone is allowed).
Interesting idea, but functionally less efficient and more dangerous.
Cars are already dropping up to 20 kmh at the end of some straights when ERS is switched from deploy to harvest mode and this has been happening since 2014. You'll call this a braking event as well? It's a complete non-issue.
I don't understand what you think is wrong with doing it this way.
Can you explain why you think the curent method is not sucessful?
It'll be nice seeing Ilott testing for Alfa Romeo. I wonder if they are lining him to drive for the team next year, as they did with Gio 3 years ago.
Impressive consistency from Haas.
