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Masi: DRS wasn't activated too early in damp conditions

Article To news overview © FIA FIA Race Director Michael Masi has said that he doesn't believe the DRS (Drag Reduction System) was switched back on too early in the drying but damp conditions at Imola. With the race starting in wet conditions, the DRS was not activated until Lap 30 following the changeover from the intermediate to the dry tyres. However, the track was still damp off-line and, just three laps after the DRS was re-activated, it appeared to be the cause of a major crash. Williams' George Russell, passing Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, lost control of his car on the damp patch off-line and crashed into the Finn. An investigation by the stewards pointed to the British driver's...
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