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Sauber introduces tweaks following Ericsson's DRS-induced crash

Sauber has tweaked the functionality of its Formula 1 DRS system in a bid to prevent similar incidents to Marcus Ericsson’s heavy crash at the British Grand Prix.  Ericsson suffered a high-speed crash that ended his race at Silverstone after he failed to close his car’s DRS in time heading into the Abbey right-hander while chasing Force India’s Sergio Perez.  The DRS-induced incident has resulted in Sauber making changes to the functionality of its DRS system ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix, meaning that the activation flap will now close automatically once a driver completely lifts off. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Previously the DRS flap would close only under heavy...
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