A week after it was claimed that a shortened DRS zone resulted in less overtaking in Baku, the FIA has shortened two of the zones in Miami. read more »

As reported before the season, the first five races of 2023 would see changes to the DRS zones, either extensions or reductions, in order to better balance overtaking.In Miami... read more »

Both the sprint and the main event in Baku were notable for a lack of passing compared to previous events at the track.The FIA has the right to adjust the activation point of... read more »

Drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were reckoned to have lost 0.2s on the main straight in Baku during the Friday practice run and both the grand prix and sprint race... read more »

Friday and Saturday qualifying topper Leclerc had launched cleanly to comfortably hold off front-row rival Verstappen into Turn 1 at the race start.But the Ferrari driver was... read more »

The Mexican driver took advantage of a pitstop under the safety car to emerge in the lead after Verstappen had led the early phases of the race from polesitter Charles... read more »

Russell muscled ahead of Max Verstappen at the start of Saturday's sprint event, but after a resumption following a safety car period, the Dutchman passed him on the run... read more »

Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll had been struggling with the DRS overtaking device all weekend on their new low-drag wing for Baku's long straights.The problem came up... read more »

Once Sergio Perez had shaken off polesitter Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, victory seemed to be plain sailing.The Mexican, a... read more »

Fernando Alonso says that the DRS issue that has plagued Aston Martin throughout the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend is still a worry ahead of Sunday’s race. The event has been a... read more »

Fortunately, the DRS issues we have encountered throughout the event did not affect us during the Sprint. read more »

Saturday polesitter Leclerc launched cleanly to hold position into Turn 1 and then retained control over second-starting Perez at a safety car restart that followed AlphaTauri... read more »

In the first sprint race of the season, which followed a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari's Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red... read more »

Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez has taken victory at today's F1 Sprint Race at Baku, Azerbaijan. The Mexican breezed past Leclerc with DRS on the main straight to take... read more »

Fernando Alonso has revealed that a DRS issue was to blame for Aston Martin's underwhelming qualifying performance for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll struggled to maintain their excellent early-season performance in qualifying at Baku's high-speed street circuit.Speed traces from Q3... read more »

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll reckoned DRS that only functioned intermittently impacted on Aston Martin's prospects during Formula 1 qualifying in Azerbaijan. Aston... read more »

Last year the second of two DRS activation points was drawn 347 metres past Turn 20, the final flat-out kink leading onto Baku's ultra-long main straight.For 2023, the... read more »

The main DRS zone at the Baku City Circuit has been shortened ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. As per 2022 there will be two DRS zones at the... read more »

Lando Norris says that McLaren has been left "shocked" by its deficit to rivals when activating the drag reduction system (DRS). McLaren has endured a difficult start... read more »

The Red Bull RB19 has been a 'jet' in a straight line this season. Its competitors have been sitting ducks on straights, as Lewis Hamilton found out in the Saudi and... read more »

Ferrari have to understand F1 rival Red Bull's "mega big DRS" advantage, team principal Fred Vasseur has admitted.  read more »

The phenomenal efficiency of Red Bull's DRS overtaking aid has been on full display this season, with Max Verstappen slashing through the field in Saudi Arabia to climb... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described Red Bull's DRS advantage as 'mind-boggling'. read more »

Lando Norris has spoken out about one of the major weaknesses of the McLaren MCL60, criticising the car's DRS following the Australian Grand Prix. read more »