DRS clampdown 'sensible', Raikkonen - Banning the use of the Formula One drag reducing moveable rear wing innovation DRS on the Friday and Saturday of a race weekend is a good move, Kimi Raikkonen has declared.

DRS was introduced in 2011 to make overtaking easier during Grands Prix.

But because the FIA feared that set-up compromises would minimise the effectiveness of the system, it was decided that DRS could also be used during free practice and qualifying.

That will now change for 2013, when DRS is only used during races.

"It's a sensible change," said Lotus driver Raikkonen.

"It had been going more and more in the direction of everyone trying to take advantage all the time to use DRS earlier and earlier.

"At some point it was going to cause a big crash. The drivers wanted this change."

And Finn Raikkonen told Turun Sanomat newspaper the DRS clampdown could also be useful for another reason.

"Probably it will stabilise the better cars, where for example the Red Bulls were able to drive through some corners with the DRS open, while others could not," he said.

Meanwhile, Raikkonen refuted suggestions that top drivers, like, for example, Lewis Hamilton, are able to switch teams and improve the performance of a team's car.

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