Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has hinted that new additional DRS zones may be introduced at other circuits for 2018 having created a third zone at Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix. A third Drag Reduction System zone was installed between Turns 12 and 13 at the Albert Park circuit in which drivers can make use of the DRS in the rear wing of their cars to gain a straight line speed advantage and overtake with greater ease. The new zone was met by a mixed reception on how successful it would be to increase overtaking but after the Australian Grand Prix produced very few overtakes it supported a number of drivers’ predictions the new zone would be too short and...
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