Red Bull's drivers remind us that no matter how much DRS tweaking you do, downforce is ultimately the enemy of overtaking. ⬇️
But even they acknowledged that overtaking has become more difficult compared to last year due to the extra downforce the teams have added to the cars. And they warn the situation will only get worse if the current rules are maintained.
"So, in my opinion, it wasn’t the right thing to shorten up the DRS, because it's already harder to overtake than last year. So it's something we should review." But according to the Dutchman there is more at play than just dirty air. The ever-increasing weight of the cars - up to 798kg in 2023 - and the stiffer suspensions needed to exploit the ground-effect have made it harder to attack.
"As soon as you have a tiny moment with that weight, it becomes a bigger slide. It's harder on the tyres so you overheat the tyres more.
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