Williams driver Rubens Barrichello believes FIA should ban DRS for Monaco Grand Prix
There were many rumours that the DRS (Drag Reduction System) would be banned for the Monaco Grand Prix this year but it has recently been revealed that the FIA (International Automobile Federation) has decided not to ban the system for this race.
Williams driver Rubens Barrichello believes that this decision is “wrong”.
“I just think it is wrong. I would love the people at the top to sit in the car and try to do the tunnel with the DRS open. In my opinion, they are waiting for something bad to happen. And when it happens, they will just say, 'oh, next year we will not have
it for Monaco. The drivers have not been listened to right now and I think it is the wrong decision”, Barrichello told the media.
Many drivers have expressed their opinion about this system and most of them believe that this system can prove to be quite dangerous on street circuits. Since the Monaco Grand Prix takes place on the legendary Monte Carlo circuit and the obvious DRS zone
of the race is the tunnel after turn 7.
Since the new Pirelli tyres are degrading quicker than the Bridgestones of 2010, drivers including Sergio Perez have claimed that the degrading rubber from the tyres feel like “marbles” and that the tyres become even more slippery as a result.
Barrichello believes that the tight circuit is going to make it even more difficult and dangerous for drivers and there is nothing much the organizers can do in order to increase the overtaking rate at the Monaco Grand Prix.
“You are going to try to use it there (in the tunnel). I can see a race with safety cars a long way. If they could listen still: I think Monaco is what it is. It is not overtaking territory”, he added.
Williams has not been able to perform as well as it was expected to as they have been unable to give any promising performances during the qualifying sessions.
However, they are improving now and they hoping for better results during the European phase of the 2011 Formula 1 season.
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