Lotus F1’s Kimi Raikkonen has stated that the DRS restriction by the FIA during the 2013 F1 season is a sensible change in the rules.

“It’s a sensible change,” said 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. 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.”

FIA is introducing two major rules in the 2013 F1 season. One of them is the restriction of the Drag Reduction System (DRS) in the practice and qualifying sessions. Previously the DRS was restricted to the DRS zones only during the day of the actual race but from 2013, the same rule will be applied in practice sessions and qualifiers. The new rule has been imposed to provide better safety to the drivers on the track as excess use of DRS is expected to be the cause of car collisions.

The FIA had initially introduced the DRS technology to help the drivers overtake their opponents during the race and were not intended for use in practice and qualifying sessions.

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