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Sauber change DRS system after Ericsson crash

Sauber has changed their DRS system in the wake of Marcus Ericsson's scary crash at turn one during the British Grand Prix. A failure that meant the rear wing flap did not reattach properly causing him to spin and crash heavily into the barriers. The changes that the team has made for the German Grand Prix weekend means that the DRS flap will now completely closed once a driver has lifted off of the throttle rather than when the driver touches the brakes. Ericsson explained during the media day that the redesign was working and didn't require too much work in between races. “We didn’t change the button but we changed a little bit the system of how it works. Now as soon as we...
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