Ex-F1 crew proprietor Eddie Jordan needs F1 to ditch DRS, labelling it as “essentially false” and a “silly rule”.
F1 launched DRS in 2011 as a device to help overtaking following a lacklustre Abu Dhabi finale in 2010.
Fernando Alonso was unable to overhaul Vitaly Petrov within the remaining race of the 2010 season, in the end dropping out on the title to Sebastian Vettel.
Since then, DRS has remained ever-present, and with out it, overtaking can be extremely tough.
The subject of DRS was mentioned on the Method for Success podcast, with former F1 driver David Coulthard saying after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix: “Now, we’ve simply witnessed lately the Grand Prix in Brazil all in damp, moist circumstances, and naturally, no DRS, and it was a superb race.
“So I personally really feel that fairly often DRS is overly efficient in permitting individuals to overhaul. And there was once an actual anticipation of pulling off an overtake and getting a possibility to take action. So I’d undoubtedly be in favour in decreasing the impact of DRS.”
Jordan was onerous in his criticism of DRS, describing it as false.
The previous BBC F1 pundit in contrast it to have a boxer having one tied behind his again.
“Something that’s contrived, something that’s false, something that’s put within the place of the story being unfolded in a real, dramatic and sincere, appropriate means, for my part, is fake. DRS is essentially false. It’s false,” he added.
“We noticed an outrageous race in Brazil. Let’s assume Lando [Norris] goes off. Let’s assume he will get the soar in the beginning of the race. Lap three, he hasn’t fairly damaged the one-second mark, and, it may’t be Oscar Piastri, however let’s say it may be anybody else, let’s say it’s [Charles] Leclerc is shut sufficient to him, and he’s acquired the DRS, and he comes bounding up the hill, and out of the blue, bang, and he’s by means of. For me, that’s not the battle. That’s not a battle.
“That’s like having a boxer with one hand tied behind his again for that individual second, and it’s an unfair benefit, isn’t it? I imply, he hasn’t acquired all of the services to have the ability to defend himself.
“I’m of the opinion, in case you can’t do it pretty and squarely, which is what all of us needed to do in your day, David, why punish a very good driver in simply giving up a spot, as a result of that silly rule, DRS, is in play. I’m not in favour of it. I’m actually sorry. Quaint, name me what you want.”
