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McLaren TD: DRS still necessary in 2022

Valtteri Bottas overtakes Carlos Sainz in Portugal McLaren technical director James Key believes the Drag Reduction System 'will still be necessary' in 2022 despite Formula 1’s new technical regulations, which are intended to aid overtaking. A new aerodynamic package will be introduced to make it easier to follow the car ahead, which will enable greater opportunity for overtaking. The regulations, which were delayed from their initial 2021 introduction in a cost-saving response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will mandate simpler front and rear wing designs. With less downforce and less turbulence in the wake of cars, closer racing will be more likely, with downforce also able to be reclaimed...
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