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Re: DRS

I get it. Many a race has been ruined by a single car holding up most of the grid behind it. The fast cars can't get ahead to duke it out with the other fast cars.

If the two cars really do have a differential in speed, the faster car now has an opportunity to get by. If two cars are pretty evenly matched, they should be passing each other lap after lap. We haven't seen that yet.

I do like the way Hamilton used DRS to pass Vettle and win the race. Hold on, let me explain before you correct me. Hamilton knew that just the existence of DRS and a "DRS zone" on the track had built an expectation by Vettle on when and where he would be attacked. Hamilton expertly used this expectation to attack Vettle where he least expected it and where he was most comfortable. Had DRS not existed, Vettle would have vigorously defended the whole lap and Hamilton would have probably ended up in second. Lesson learned for Vettle.
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