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Marcus Ericsson: IndyCar offers 'proper fights' unlike Formula 1

Former Formula 1 driver Marcus Ericsson, who now races in IndyCar for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, believes the American racing series offers up 'proper fights' when compared to F1, because of the lack of a drag-reduction-system (DRS). Whilst DRS was introduced to boost the number of overtakes in F1, Ericsson believes not only that it produces 'fake' passes, but it also means a driver waits to make a move until they're able to use DRS, rather than going for every opportunity. Writing on social media, the Swede reacted to news that a third DRS zone would be introduced for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix: 'Not sure about this,' he said. 'One of the great things...
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