FIA make major Spa change ahead of Belgian GP

The FIA has confirmed the DRS zone along the Kemmel Straight at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit will be shortened for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

In recent years, the FIA often implemented new and/or longer DRS zones to encourage overtaking.

However, in a bid to stop overtaking from becoming too easy along the long Kemmel Straight at Spa-Francorchamps, drivers will have less time with their rear wing open to increase the top speed.

The zone, which is after the uphill Eau Rouge-Raidillon section of the track, has been reduced by 75 metres.

Drivers will be able to activate DRS, provided they are within one second of the car ahead during the race, 305 metres after the Raidillon corner, whereas before, they could do so after 205 metres.

The detection point for the DRS zone, which is on the run out of La Source (Turn 1) and before Eau Rouge, remains unmoved.

Spa-Francorchamps will feature just one other DRS zone, along the start-finish straight.