Two DRS zones for Indian Grand Prix

There will be two DRS zones on offer for this weekend’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix, promising much overtaking on the Buddh International Circuit which is already expected to throw up a number of passing opportunities.

The first zone start 36 meters down the start/finish straight, with the detection beam – measuring whether there is a gap of one second or less to the car in front, from the third lap after the start or a restart – placed on the exit of penultimate corner Turn 15.

The second DRS section comes on the stretch between Turns 3 and 4, which is the longest straight on the circuit; here, the system can be used after 510 meters of the straight, with a second detection beam placed on entry to the preceding hairpin.