McLaren team boss Zak Brown expressed his support for the plan to keep DRS in the Formula One car next year, even though the new regulations are coming into effect.
All new rules will be introduced in the sport in 2022, the goal is to increase overtaking through the simpler aerodynamic effect of ground effect.
Although DRS did not appear on the full-size model of the 2022 model revealed at Silverstone last month, the F1 bosses have decided to keep it for at least one season in 2022, even if it plans to cancel it in the future.
Although Brown is optimistic that the new regulations will have the desired effect on the car, he believes that the decision to retain the DRS is a "good idea" in case the car cannot overtake as expected during the race.
Brown said: "I think from everything my team and others tell me, everyone thinks that the new rules will work, but I think you don’t know it will What happened. So, I think it’s a good idea to keep the DRS at first, then, like a sprint, let’s put these cars on the track and see the result: does it work exactly as specified? Do they need to be modified? Is the time we need it short or short? Because I think the question of whether DRS should be cancelled is like a sprint, everything we do is data, drawings and visual effects, until we see it on the track, we Only know the effect." He added.
Mercedes F1 team boss Toto Wolfe admitted that due to the new regulations, DRS may become irrelevant, but he believes it is better for fans. Wolf said: "I think the implementation of DRS is because these cars are very efficient in terms of downforce and very equal in terms of performance, so that without DRS, you can't really follow and overtake. I think this is A aerodynamic device, I think it is very attractive for this sport.But if you can overtake more easily in the future, it may make DRS obsolete. Today, this is a wonderful part of the show. ”
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