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Hockenheim follows the trend with third DRS zone

Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that next week's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim will feature a third DRS zone located on the track's main straight.

The race returns to the F1 calendar this year after missing from the schedule in 2017.

The additional DRS zone, destined once again to promote overtaking, will compliment the existing two detection and activation areas situated between Turn 1 and 2, and Turns 5 and 6.

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"[There will be] one extra on the pit straight, with one detection for the pit straight and the run from Turn 1 to Turn 2," Whiting said.

"Then the main one going down into Turn 6 will be a bit longer."

Commenting on last weekend's British Grand Prix, Whiting admitted the third DRs zone added at Silverstone did not boost overtaking.

"I don’t think it actually helped," he said.

"The idea was that drivers might get a little bit closer than they would have done otherwise and therefore be in a better position to attack on the straights between Turns 5 and 6."

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Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.