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Alonso ‘shouted loudest' for DRS zone removal

Karun Chandhok has claimed Fernando Alonso was the driving force, quite literally, regarding the removal of a DRS zone at Albert Park. The revamped, faster circuit for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne had raised eyebrows with its four DRS zones on a lap of under 1min 20secs. But before FP3, it was announced one of those zones, after Turn 9, was to be removed due to safety issues. Final practice for the @ausgrandprix is underway, but with only three, not four, DRS zones…https://t.co/XtNNGlCz4T #F1 pic.twitter.com/PEqMa3iQSO — PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1) April 9, 2022 Chandhok, speaking on Sky Sports, thought Alonso in particular had been pushing for the change as it would suit...
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