Your opinion on 'Drag Reduction System'

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Why didn't they think of that? Doh!!!

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It makes you think doesn't it? :p

I almost think the DRS debate will pale into insignificance if Bahrain goes ahead.

Airshifter, I wholeheartedly agree that the racing was terrific in Australia, except for this point:

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Originally Posted by airshifter

Problem with DRS? Tough cookies, they should find a way to keep someone from getting close enough to use it.

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It is the tyres that has made the difference. Tyre degradation was minimal in Melbourne. Where was horrendous build up of marbles?

DRS has/can have the effect of exaggerating the slipstream/speed differential which I do not like.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Airshifter, I wholeheartedly agree that the racing was terrific in Australia, except for this point:



It is the tyres that has made the difference. Tyre degradation was minimal in Melbourne. Where was horrendous build up of marbles?

DRS has/can have the effect of exaggerating the slipstream/speed differential which I do not like.

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But it's not exactly easy to get within a second of the car in front.

That's the point isn't it, that if the car behind gets within a second, that usually means that the car in front is going slower anyway.

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Originally Posted by Mark

That's the point isn't it, that if the car behind gets within a second, that usually means that the car in front is going slower anyway.

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Of course.

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Originally Posted by Mark

That's the point isn't it, that if the car behind gets within a second, that usually means that the car in front is going slower anyway.

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But not at the expense of 'fake' racing.

It seems we've gone from one extreme to the other: boring-good dry races; good-great (but fake) dry races. I'd rather plump with the former.

John Watson's view :

“I think we've had a lot of substantial changes and obviously the tyre change has been the biggest factor. In the last GP, we saw a huge amount of overtaking, although maybe not a huge amount of motor racing. I always look to see motor racing and personally I don't need KERS or DRS – I don't feel they are necessary. The tyre situation currently will provide enough in terms of drop off and strategy and while there has been a lot of overtaking, I don't know how much of it has been what I would call motor racing."

Spot on , John .

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Originally Posted by wedge

But not at the expense of 'fake' racing.

It seems we've gone from one extreme to the other: boring-good dry races; good-great (but fake) dry races. I'd rather plump with the former.

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What is fake though? Personally I feel that all this aero BS is fake too and results in fake races where fake slow drivers can hold up fake fast drivers.

That people would rather see fake racing where no one passes anyone and results are based more or less on qualification and pit strategy rather than seeing fake racing where a driver who is better than another driver is able to pass him.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

John Watson's view :

“I think we've had a lot of substantial changes and obviously the tyre change has been the biggest factor. In the last GP, we saw a huge amount of overtaking, although maybe not a huge amount of motor racing. I always look to see motor racing and personally I don't need KERS or DRS – I don't feel they are necessary. The tyre situation currently will provide enough in terms of drop off and strategy and while there has been a lot of overtaking, I don't know how much of it has been what I would call motor racing."

Spot on , John .

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If John enjoys a good procession then perhaps he should camp out in a cemetary non?