I love how we've had the same dry Monaco GP we've had since time immemorial, yet this is the impetus for people complaining about overtaking? Melbourne and Spain sucked for overtaking this season, as they always have. Nothing has changed, and when we've had circuit you can overtake at, the racing has been some of the best we've seen for a long time (Bahrain, China, Baku).
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I can guarantee we'll have this same discussion after: Austria, Hungary, Monza, Singapore, Sochi, Suzuka, Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi (Unless any of them are wet), other circuits where passing has historically been tough.
Contrary to popular belief, DRS is a good thing for F1. It's visible and well defined, unlike other things like Push to Pass and Fanboost, as everyone can see when it's used without the need for other graphics. We see cars sat using DRS behind another car a lot without them being able to pass, so it's obviously not too powerful. Yes, like Formula E's car swaps, the organisers are trying to remove a necessary evil, but see that word -
necessary. It'll go away when it's not required, but at the moment it allows us to have the fastest cars ever while still allowing them to race and pass when they're quicker. No, DRS isn't the problem, it's the endless engine modes, but I can't be bothered to go through why right now.
Montreal and Paul Ricard are next. We should see some good racing at both, so hold off the complaining. Remember that this is one of the closest seasons we've seen in ages. 6 races in and 3 drivers from 3 teams have won 2 races each, and the midfield is a lottery each race to who will have pace. This is a vintage season already, and to have great races, you need dire races to compare them to.
