“As with all road circuits, the slightest mistake in Singapore comes at a excessive value, given there are only a few run-off areas and working a fraction off-line can see you within the boundaries. Subsequently the Security Automotive is a standard sight right here, particularly because it takes fairly some time to take away a stricken automotive from the monitor.
“There are a few components that make the one-stop the one legitimate technique: firstly, the time misplaced for a tyre change pit cease is round 28 seconds, partly as a result of the pit lane velocity restrict is diminished to 60 km/h and secondly, overtaking on this monitor is certainly sophisticated. A two-stop want solely be thought-about within the occasion of the race being neutralised.”
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One other change for 2024 has seen the introduction of a fourth DRS zone, as Pirelli clarify: “On the Marina Bay circuit we now have typically seen first stints the place the drivers are attempting to go so long as they will, managing their tyres with the goal of balancing the 2 stints as a lot as attainable.
“This typically results in the formation of a prepare of vehicles, all working nostril to tail, unable to overhaul as a result of there’s not sufficient of a efficiency distinction, this regardless of the monitor having three DRS zones.
“Subsequently, in an effort to provide extra on-track motion, the FIA has determined to introduce a fourth DRS zone for this weekend, between Turns 14 and 16 and we must wait till Sunday to see if it produces the specified end result.”
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