The F1 Australian Grand Prix’s DRS zone was reduced from four to three on Saturday, driven by Fernando Alonso (Alpine F1 Team), according to former F1 driver Karun Chandhok, commentator for Sky Sports F1. Claim it was.
Albert Park Circuit has made significant layout changes for the 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix, but having four DRS zones on laps less than 1 minute 20 seconds surprised people.
However, prior to FP3, it was announced that one of the zones on Turn 9 would be removed due to a “safety issue”.
Karun Chandhok believes that Fernando Alonso in particular was pushing for changes in favor of the Alpine F1 Team.
“I talked to a few team managers in the pit lane and they weren’t happy with it,” former F1 driver Karun Chandhok told Sky Sports F1.
“They were informed regarding the removal of the DRS zone 20 minutes before the session.”
“People may wonder,’What’s important, just push a button’, but opening DRS has a big impact on setup because it’s less’populating’.”
“Therefore, closing the DRS is a disadvantage for cars with a lot of” popping “, such as Mercedes.”
“One of the team managers clearly realized that Fernando Alonso shouted the loudest in the driver briefing,’This is a safety issue. We need to get rid of the DRS over there.'” Because Alonso is reducing downforce. If the DRS is closed, they will get more, and they have less “population” problems. “
“There are many complaints regarding the removal of the DRA this morning.”
Scuderia Ferrari team representative Mattia Binotto, when asked regarding the issue shortly following Karn Chandhok’s comment, refused to arouse passion and claimed to support the decision for safety reasons.
“I don’t know if I got stuck in the operation of some teams, but it was decided for safety reasons,” said Mattia Binotto.
“When it’s a safety issue, I think it’s always right to do it. It’s the FIA’s decision whether it’s necessary for safety. I think we need to trust them. Ultimately they’re safe. If we decide to remove it because of, I think we should just try to support them. “
“It certainly affects bouncing, lap times, and car behavior, but I don’t think it’s a safety issue and has nothing to do with it. It’s just optimizing the package anyway.”
Category: Category: F1 / F1 Australian GP / Fernando Alonso / Karun Chandhok / Alpine
