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Away from the drama that ensued at Silverstone due to the plethora of tyre failures the teams had a number of upgrades available for the race.After much anticipation throughout 2012, Lotus finally ran its DRD (Drag Reduction Device) in anger, with Raikkonen using it in qualifying and the race at Silverstone. The passive device has been tested by Lotus since Germany last season, with Mercedes, Sauber and Red Bull having invested time and money investigating its merits since then also. The Lotus variant has the inlets bonded to the airbox and so when these were shown on the launch version of the E21 it was plain to see the team intended to continue its evaluation.
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