After four races of the season, Red Bull Racing drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez each have two victories. At the FIA press conference in Miami, Max expressed the hope that this weekend his main rival in the battle for first place would be a partner.
Max Verstappen: “I hope that Sergio and I will have another fierce fight this weekend. We have a very fast car, but we’ll see. It’s no secret that we have a very serious confrontation with rivals in qualifying, but at the distance of the race our car is usually faster.
The race in Miami itself is tough because of the heat and humidity. Maybe it will be a bit cooler this weekend than last year. We’ll find out soon, but I expect a tough weekend.”
When the reigning world champion was asked to comment on the FIA’s decision to cut off the DRS zones in Miami, Max replied: “I’d rather have no DRS in racing at all, but that’s not possible.
For us, the situation with DRS is a little bit different from the rest. If you have the fastest car and you have to work your way through the pack, the length of the DRS zones doesn’t really matter as long as you are ahead of your opponent.
However, if the speed difference between the cars is one tenth or two tenths of a second and you are on the “DRS train”, then, as we saw in Baku, there is no chance to overtake. It is impossible to overtake even a car without DRS, which is in front of this “train”, because the speed difference is not enough to overtake.
A combination of factors leads to this situation – the insufficient length of the DRS zone and the fact that the car is not good enough to drive close behind the opponent. Modern cars are too heavy and too rigid, making it impossible to attack the curbs too hard to choose a different trajectory. If you notice that everyone is going through the corners more or less the same trajectory, since that’s how the car works, the suspension is so stiff.
Maybe someone is putting the cars on too high a level of downforce, making it even more difficult to chase an opponent up close.
Source: F1 News
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