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F1 abandons plan for DRS through Zandvoort banking

Article To news overview © Studio Dromo Formula 1's original plan to allow the drivers to use DRS through the banked final corner at Zandvoort for this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix has officially been abandoned. The final turn at Zandvoort has been reprofiled to increase the chances of overtaking, with a steep 18 degree banking which will allow the drivers to go flat out through the corner and onto the main straight. One of the DRS zones was set to include the final banked turn, but the FIA have confirmed this will not be the case. Instead, the second DRS zone will begin after the last corner which will give the drivers 650m to open their rear wing, which will reduce drag and increase their...
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