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title: "Brown supports plans to retain DRS on F1 2022 cars"
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author: "Hamilton Lyndon-Griffiths"
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published: "2021-08-17T09:11:37Z"
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# Brown supports plans to retain DRS on F1 2022 cars

McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes it is a “good idea” for Formula 1 to keep DRS next year despite the new rule changes coming into force.

F1 will introduce a radical overhaul of the technical regulations in 2022, with an all-new generation of car designed to create better racing and increase overtaking.

The first glimpse of a full-scale 2022 car was revealed at Silverstone last month, but didn’t feature DRS on the rear wing.

Plans are in place for DRS to remain for at least one more season, although the desire is for the device to be removed in the near future.

Expectations over next year’s regulations delivering better racing are high, but Brown reckons it is necessary to retain DRS should they not have an immediate impact

“I think from everything everyone has told me, both within my team and others, everyone thinks it \[the new rules\] will work,” said Brown, as quoted by Motrosport.com. “But I think until you get it on track, you don’t know.

“So I think to keep DRS initially is a good idea, and then I think, much like the sprint race, let’s get these race cars on the track and figure out: Has it worked exactly as prescribed? Do they need modification? Do they need DRS? Do we need it for a less or shorter period of time?

“Because I think just like the sprint race, all we’re working through is data and drawings and visuals, and until we see it on the track, we don’t know.

“Everyone thinks conceptually, what has been designed should work. But we won’t know until we get it on the track,” he added.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff admits he finds DRS “quite attractive” in F1, believing it has played a key role in providing more on-track action for fans, but acknowledged it could disappear if the new regulations work as planned.

“I think the DRS was implemented because the cars were so efficient in terms of downforce, and so equal in terms of performance that you weren’t really able to follow them,” Wolff said.

“The DRS effect is actually something that is not now quite understood.

“I think it’s an aerodynamic device, which I find quite attractive to the sport. But if you can follow easier in the future, it may make DRS obsolete. Today, it’s a fantastic part of the show.”