Belgian GP 2011 - Spa-Francorchamps

[Mr Alcatraz]

[raymondu999]

DRS to possibly be banned at Eau Rouge: http://t.co/bQm0aDn

[marcush.]

To me very clearly ,the teams that do not move forward during the season and close the gap to the leaders do not understand the deficit of their cars or console themselves by saying we do it different next year and hope to improve.
It´s all too easy to say the deficits cannot be erased.But hey ,not even one year ago your design team started to create the best car on the grid -what on earth can be that far from optimum in your thoughts that you cannot get it there?
On the other hand :
How can Ferrari and Mclaren again and again show that itis really possible to develop a
mediocre first issue into something that is capable and winning when team like Mercedes ,Williams and Renault fall behind unable to pin point their weakness and get rid of it?

Last year we could see Mercedes develop their baldetype rollhoop not making any inroads to climbing up the order for example only to drop the concept .Same with droop nose .Or their version of an F-duct.
Clearly these items were different to the others -and using up valuable recources but why develop in an area where nothing is to be found? Even more intriguing when considering they are significantly less well staffed than the frontrunners.In that case you need the guys at the top very confident and firm in their decision what to persue and what to wipe off the table.This seems to be one of the items Ferrari and Mclaren are very good at.

[raymondu999]

The DRS ban has been confirmed. I wonder how they'll police when the DRS can be activated. Will it be at the apex of "Turn 4," or the exit kerb?

[dave34m]

I dont know why they normally allow DRS to be used everywhere anyway, its just plain stupid and doesnt bring anything of value to the race weekend, IMO

[raymondu999]

They should slightly change it IMO. To only allow the DRS to be used in the DRS zone in quali/practice

[dave34m]

They should slightly change it IMO. To only allow the DRS to be used in the DRS zone in quali/practice

Yep that sounds much better, but I would turn the bloody thing off altogether for Qualiy and just use it for practice and the race

[raymondu999]

That would cause some teams to disregard it methinks; for example Red Bull might gear their cars "wrong" on purpose so that they would lap as if they didn't have DRS in the hope of bagging a few more tenths for pole and then romping off (where they wouldn't be able to activate DRS much anyways)

[FW17]

What about DRS safety through Blanchimont

[raymondu999]

I think the thing is that Eau Rouge is a left-right-left. There are two direction changes where having DRS on would imbalance the car due to less rear grip

[beelsebob]

I think the thing is that Eau Rouge is a left-right-left. There are two direction changes where having DRS on would imbalance the car due to less rear grip

Not just left right left, but down, up. Eau Rouge is a far more challenging corner than Blanchimont.

[gridwalker]

DRS ban through eau rouge confirmed : http://en.espnf1.com/belgium/motorsport ... 56965.html

[raymondu999]

The DRS ban has been confirmed. I wonder how they'll police when the DRS can be activated. Will it be at the apex of "Turn 4," or the exit kerb?

Yup. Said it already

[gridwalker]

Ah, sorry Ray : that'll teach me to skim-read

[Just_a_fan]

I think the thing is that Eau Rouge is a left-right-left. There are two direction changes where having DRS on would imbalance the car due to less rear grip

Eau Rouge is the simple left hander at the bottom of the hill. The tricky climbing right hander is Raidillon. Unfortunately common usage ignores Raidillon and calls it all Eau Rouge.