There will be two DRS zones during the upcoming Canadian and European Grands Prix, FIA Technical Delegate Charlie Whiting has confirmed. For the race at Montreal, drivers will be allowed to use the device on the back straight after Turn 10 and once again along the pit-straight, while in Valencia the zones will be placed between Turns 10-12 and Turns 14-17.
"The DRS zone will be on the last straight and the pits straight," said Whiting when asked by Autosport to confirm where the two zones will be in Canada. "There will be one detection zone. The initial detection will be after Turn 10, then they can have another go (on the main straight)."
Whiting also explained why the FIA chose not to introduce two zones in Turkey, as well as the reason for sticking to that plan for this weekend's race in Barcelona.
"We only had the software available to us in Turkey," Whiting added. "I thought it was too new (to use it there) so I wanted to make sure there were no bugs in it.
"We don't think there's anywhere suitable here (in Barcelona) because they have to be consecutive straights. It becomes more complicated the further apart they are because there's more likelihood of a change in position of the drivers. So the first realistic opportunity we felt was Montreal. In Valencia, currently, it will be between Turns 10 and 12 and between 14 and 17."
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