How does DRS provide such a boost to F1 cars?

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It feels like such a small detail that saves the drivers seconds

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Hold your hand out the window of a moving car and hold it flat against the wind. You feel how much the wind is pushing your hand back pretty strong? That’s DRS off. Now hold your hand sideways so that it cuts through the wind. You don’t feel the wind pushing your hand as much now right? That’s drag reduction. Think of DRS as taking your flat hand and making it sideways so it cuts through the wind easier with less drag.

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