The next round of the 2022 Formula One season, the Australian Grand Prix, will be the first round to feature four separate DRS zones around the circuit, as the sports returns to the Melbourne track for round 3 of the championship.
The Albert Park circuit has undergone important changes since three years ago when the last Australian Grand Prix took place: several corners have been made wider and faster, as the organizers hope this will lead to better racing and more overtaking attempts. The Melbourne circuit map on the official Formula 1 website has been updated to indicate that the circuit now features four DRS zones, which should help drivers overtake on a track which has been criticized in the past due to the layout which made it difficult for drivers to pass. This means Sunday’s race will be the first time a grand prix has been held with four separate DRS activation points around the circuit.
As well as the three DRS zones which were used the last time the event was held back in 2019 – along the pit straight, on the run to turn three and on the run to turn 11 – a fourth zone will be introduced on the newly-created straight approaching the fast chicane of corners nine and ten.
There will be two DRS detection points around the Melbourne circuit. The first just after the re-profiled turn six at the start of sector two, which can be activated before and after the high speed chicane at the start of sector three. The second DRS detection point is located before the turn 13 hairpin just before the final turn and will be activated along the pit straight and after turn two on the run down to turn three.
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This weekend will be the first time the Australian Grand Prix has been held since 2019. The following season, the race could not take place and was cancelled on the morning of Friday practice due to the fact that McLaren decided to withdraw from the race as several staff members tested positive for Covid-19 in what was the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, organizers wanted the Australian Grand Prix to be held in the second part of the championship, but the event was eventually cancelled due to logistical reasons created by the Australian government’s Covid restrictions.
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