2011 Formula One a reminder of Ayrton Senna

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SINGAPORE - THREE new features have been introduced to make this year's Formula One season more exciting - but that has not blurred the lines between man and machine, former F1 racing driver David Coulthard insisted on Saturday, after a meet-and-greet session with about 100 of his fans. On the contrary, he said it reminded him of Ayrton Senna in the 1980s, a genius racing driver and three-time F1 world champion who died in a crash during the 1994 Italian Grand Prix.

To increase the chances of overtaking this year, a driver can leverage on the new Drag Reduction System (DRS) that adjusts the car's rear wing for greater speed and the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (Kers) that recovers and converts heat from braking to electrical energy for up to 6.67s. However, such tools still need to be called upon by the driver, as demonstrated in the last Shanghai GP race, Coulthard said. In that race, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton critically overtook his teammate Jenson Button by firing up his Kers twice at the start-finish line.

24 Apr, 2011

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