Poll DRS - Your opinions on it now

[Johnny Carwash]

For starters the use of DRS should be banned when overtaking lapped cars as it is not for a position change which DRS was bought in for. Also maybe DRS should be only used a certain amount during the race, maybe 10 times for instance, so it becomes more of a strategy to use it, instead of just opening the damn thing for the sake of it.

 

[Galahad]

Hamberg - I can't argue with that. Though I would far, far sooner see DRS adjusted to weaken its power than ditched altogether.

 

[Bushi]

I am for DRS, but it shouldn't be allowed to re-overtake a passing car immediately. Like with Massa and Raikkonen in India last year.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Some interesting discussion on DRS in commentary of second practice. The opinion within F1 is that it is much better to have it than not to as it avoids the Trulli train and allows for racing but that further room for improvement exists. Two areas for improvement touted are in the cases of backmarkers being able to use it after having been overtaken by a front-runner and drivers overtaking before a DRS zone and then using DRS to pull away.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Prime example today of why I can live with some straightforward passes in China if it leads to action like this in Bahrain and other circuits.

Good battling all race in large part to the Drag Reduction System.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

On the other hand Alonso showed that you can race without the use of DRS. The failure of the system cost him valuable points.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Thumbs up for DRS from me today, too.

 

[Fenderman]

It's a bugger when it fails though ...

 

[Hamberg]

We didn't need DRS today. There was too much overtaking and our enjoyment would have been the same without it, perhaps enhanced given the quality would have been better.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Not "our", Hamberg. Race left me wishing for nothing.

 

[KekeTheKing]

The failure of the [team's] system cost him valuable points.

Ferrari's engineering failure cost him valuable points. We've no idea how Nando would have done with DRS. I'm sure it would have been fun to watch though.

 

[Fenderman]

The cars do seem to be able to run quite close in the corners now, though. A lot of the overtakes were dicing through the corners. Sure, DRS allowed chasing cars to catch up lost ground but hard to tell just how much. Having more ERS allowance might be just as good an option.

 

[Senna's_right_foot]

A lot of good racing today up the hill between turns 3 and 4 which only emphasis the point, to me, that it's not DRS F1 needs but proper tracks which have proper multiple overtaking places, and not just 1 or 2 corners out of 15 where it's possible. Build tracks whose layout encourages overtaking and DRS won't be needed.

 

[KekeTheKing]

DRS is the only thing that allows cars to get into that position at the end of the straight, which sets up those Turn 3-4 battles.

 

[sushifiesta]

I don't know, Alonso managed to do some overtaking and in many of those battles both drivers were able to use DRS as there were 3/4 cars together.

 

[jez101]

A lot of good racing today up the hill between turns 3 and 4 which only emphasis the point, to me, that it's not DRS F1 needs but proper tracks which have proper multiple overtaking places, and not just 1 or 2 corners out of 15 where it's possible. Build tracks whose layout encourages overtaking and DRS won't be needed.

I watched the repeat of Bahrain 2009 earlier this week. It was a total borefest. Today, same track, a completely different experience. I dont think I have ever seen so much wheel to wheel racing in 30 years watching F1.

Whether that was tyres, DRS or ERS I don't know but the combination was incredible.

 

[Slyboogy]

Nearly every race in 2009 was boring, that season sucked.

 

[jez101]

...apart from Button winning the WDC

 

[Senna's_right_foot]

jez101 - that's why I said "build tracks whose layout encourages overtaking" - slow corners into long straights followed by another slow corner - DRS is not the sole answer to the overtaking problem. Yes it's a solution, but, in my opinion, it's a pretty crude one.

 

[jez101]

The track is part of the puzzle, but the same track in 2009 saw 15 overtakes. You said build the tracks and drs won't be needed but 2009 vs 2013 says to me that you need drs, Kers and Pirelli tyres as well.