F1 should look into DRS placement after Saudi GP ‘cat and mouse games’

In Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc fought out a gripping battle, which culminated in the final 10 laps when Verstappen started attacking Leclerc for the lead.

Realising the power of the DRS on Jeddah’s long city streets, Leclerc purposefully started easing off the throttle well before the last corner, forcing Verstappen to overshoot ahead of the DRS detection line. That meant Leclerc would get the…