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F1: Single DRS zone in the streets of Singapore

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Khatir Soltani
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Singapore will be held this weekend on the 5.073km Marina Bay street circuit.

The FIA announced that there will be just one DRS (Drag Reduction System) zone again this year.

The detection point will be located at Corner 4 (blue). The activation point will be located after Corner 5 (green).

F1 Singapore

The Marina Bay circuit is the second slowest of the year after Monaco, with an average speed of just 172 kph and an average cornering speed of 105 kph. Approximately 46 per cent of the lap is taken at full throttle, compared with over 75 per cent at the last race at high-speed, low downforce Monza.

Singapore’s 23 corners mean that the twisting layout is very hard on brakes. It doesn’t do gearboxes any favours either with drivers changing gear around 80 times per lap.

The Singapore GP is usually packed with incident and the safety car has intervened here at least once in every race since 2008.


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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