Fourth DRS zone added at Singapore’s Marina Bay circuit ·F1 · RaceFans

A fourth DRS zone has been added at Singapore’s Marina Bay circuit in an effort to make passing easier at the straight circuit.

The new zone has been added between turns 14 and 16. This section of track was revised last year, cutting four corners from the layout, due to construction work at the harbour front.

The FIA considered adding the fourth DRS zone to the new section last year but decided not to after discussions with teams.

“All the drivers, we all requested it from the FIA,” said Lewis Hamilton at the time. “The FIA asked all the teams and there’s a couple of teams that turned it down.”

The zone was not originally added due to concerns over drivers tackling the flat-out left-hand kink of turn 15 with their rear wings open.

Singapore Grand Prix track map, 2023 — Track data: Singapore Marina Bay street circuit

“The FIA is concerned about safety in that little left kink,” said Esteban Ocon last year. “I reckon personally, and the other drivers too, that it’s not going to be an issue.”

The section of track which features the new DRS zone has also been resurfaced for this year’s race. Other sections of track between turns three and nine and turns 10 and 12 also have fresh asphalt.

In addition to the new zone, the existing DRS zones at the exits of turns five, 13 and 19 have been retained. The home of the Singapore Grand Prix has become the second venue on the Formula 1 calendar to have four separate DRS zones. The other is the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, home of the Australian Grand Prix.

Further revisions to the track layout are expected for the 2026 race when the construction work is complete.

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