Overtaking in F1 and what it should not be

[Sebp]

It gained a broader audience in the 80s due to better marketing by BE and consorts. But was the racing really better? I guess it's a matter of taste.
And there were Senna and Prost, who if you ask me, would have put on a great show in any decade.

[Pandamasque]

I like the concept of completing 300 km as fast as possible and by any means necessary, if that means three stops or even no stops.

+1

[enkidu]

No, that's just it, not everyone can use DRS.

The race leader can NEVER use DRS. But, the guy behind him can.

A driver can sit in 2nd place all day long and then spring DRS on the last lap and win. How is that fair?

Naa thats not true.... The leader can use it when 1 second behind a backmarker!!

This is totally wrong. It enables the leaders to not be overtaken, why do they do this?

[Giblet]

Everyone can use DRS when behind any single car on the track within 1 second. It has nothing to do with race position, just track position.

[Caito]

DRS is to simulate the slip that has been long gone.


So in the past when you where behind a backmarker you could use it. So now it's the same.


The difference is for example you can't use it after the pace car. All cars would use it except the leader.

[enkidu]

I still believe its wrong for DRS to be used to overtake backmarkers. They are blue flagged anyway!!

[n smikle]

The system would be too complicated if it had that feature. I believe the programmers just said "ah what the hell, lets just do it for all cars!"

[Caito]

It's way too easy to programme, that can't be the reason.