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Seidl: 2022 regs a reason to reconsider artificial overtaking devices

Formula 1 will hopefully no longer have the need for 'artificial overtaking devices' from 2022 onwards, says McLaren boss Andreas Seidl. Introduced at the start of the 2011 season as a way to boost F1 flagging numbers of overtakes, the Drag Reduction System (DRS) allows cars to open a flap in their rear wing when within 1 second of the car in front, and has gotten a mixed reception, at best. Seidl, who was previously the team principal of Porsche in the World Endurance Championship, suggests 2022's technical regulations overhaul intended to promote closer racing, should mean the days of DRS are numbered. “I would say I’m still a bit old style in this aspect,” he told reporters in a...
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