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[Tsakali]

right, so DRS has some way to go before it's molded just right. looks to me that there needs to be some revisions on the locations drs can be activated. Clearly every track is a unique animal and DRS will have to be adjusted from race weekend to race weekend according to the track. It was a bit too much , and at least from what we could tell from the coverage rosberg was on the punishing end of this tech. Then again it probably wouldn't have made much of a diff. as far as results go.

[vlad]

I like DRS! It gave us fantastic races!

[Robert12010]

I like DRS! It gave us fantastic races!

its a good idea and it creates overtaking, what would we rather have, too much or not enough?

[vlad]

Well, people always seem to complain! It's much better this way, it gives everyone a possibility to overtake, but, it doesn't mean they will be able to do it.

[billindenver]

I like DRS! It gave us fantastic races!

its a good idea and it creates overtaking, what would we rather have, too much or not enough?

I would far rather have too much overtaking than how its been the last bunch of years.

[acosmichippo]

honestly, I'm thinking more and more that with these pirellis, DRS isn't really needed. The main beef I have with DRS is that the guy in front can't use it too. Either let everyone use it in the same spot (or the whole track, preferably), or get rid of it. But with the differences in tire condition, i think there's quite a lot of overtaking anyway.

[Hammer278]

I like DRS! It gave us fantastic races!

I agree. The rules have somehow stumbled upon a sweetspot with the combination of fast degrading tyres and DRS. DRS especially helps in positioning the car behind in order to set up an overtaking manouvre for the next corner. Obvious example being Lewis' overtake on Jenson in China. Without DRS I don't believe he could've taken Jenson so early.

[Robert12010]

Well, people always seem to complain! It's much better this way, it gives everyone a possibility to overtake, but, it doesn't mean they will be able to do it.

some fans are never happy really are they?

[myownalias]

DRS obviously has achieved it's aim; lots more overtaking but I question if it's DRS or different tyre phases/strategies that is causing the overtaking, I suspect it's the later more than the former. Some of the overtakes were made well before the braking zone, just driving around another car is a little dull; in my opinion I believe that is as bad as no overtaking. Yes it has also produced some good wheel to wheel action but personally I'd like to see the tyres have better longevity with KERS/DRS used for getting that boost; personally I prefer the push to pass system, where each driver has X amount of boosts during the race which adds some strategy to the racing as well instead of being able to use DRS at a specific point!

[acosmichippo]

i'd be down with that. as long as they can use it wherever they like on the track, and the guy in front has the option to use it as well.

[myownalias]

i'd be down with that. as long as they can use it wherever they like on the track, and the guy in front has the option to use it as well.

Which was he case when the system was used in A1GP before it folded!

[bud]

KERS basically is a push to pass function.

[myownalias]

KERS basically is a push to pass function.

My point is that a driver should have say half the amount of boosts as the laps in the race; that was it can't be used every time to make a block (which negates the whole point of the system, no more overtaking with KERS because each lap the defending driver hits KERS to stop the overtake); once you've used all your boosts; you're a sitting duck if the car behind has some boosts left!

[f1ea]

I dont like about the DRS the fact that it becomes the same manouver over and over again. I would prefer if KERS was available only for the trailing driver anywhere on the track, and get rid of DRS. That way drivers can make moves on different parts of the track, not just the same spot.

But yeah, as of now it's still much better than having drivers get their strategy ruined because its impossible to overtake, even the slower cars. Now its possible, even if each battle punishes the tires a bit.

[spankyham]

No-one was anti-DRS more than me. However, it hasn't proved too negative so, I'm indifferent to it. I don't agree that it's provided many more overtakes. The Pirelli's have achieved that goal perfectly.

For me it's still a gimmick - and I'd rather see it go.

The DRS negative is that it is clear that drivers are taking the safe option now. No need to try a spectacular/unexpected overtake, just line-up wait and do your vanilla-DRS pass down the nominated straight - boring to me, but for those that see overtakes as a stat to count I guess they'll be excited.