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One less DRS and a new resurfaced Silverstone

Formula 1 arrives at the Silverstone for this weekend's British Grand Prix with news that the controversial DRS zone that ran through the first few corners has been dropped. Last year the FIA introduced a third DRS zone for the British race that ran from the final corner until the braking point for Turn 3. However, this proved problematic for some drivers – most notably Romain Grosjean and Marcus Ericsson – given the speeds achieved sweeping through Abbey with the DRS open. As such the FIA have opted to remove that zone, leaving just two – the Wellington and Hangar Straights. But while that is great news for some drivers, they may not be too happy to learn that the track...
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