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FIA Looking to Remove DRS from F1 with Introduction of 2021 Regulations

Nikolas Tombazis is hopeful the new regulations to be introduced in 2021 will mean that the Drag Reduction System (DRS) will no longer be required, although in the meantime he calls it a ‘necessary evil’ for the sport as it seeks solutions to the problems in overtaking. Tombazis, the FIA single-seater technical chief, is in agreement with Formula 1’s Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn that he would like to see the end of DRS in Formula 1 when the rulebook is rewritten ahead of 2021. The problem lies in the inability for cars to follow one-another with the current downforce levels and aerodynamic regulations, with Tombazis eyeing its dissolution in 2021. 'It is right that...
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