Initially I thought DRS (Drag Reduction System...where the rear wing can open to reduce drag) was a dumb idea too but I can now see why its there.
Modern F1 cars mostly rely on aerodynamics to race these days and much less on the motors.
Last year Mercedes won the constructors champion and Williams was way at the rear...both had Mercedes engines. The difference was the millions poured into aerodynamics in the Mercs.
Because of that you now get cars where it is basically impossible to pass when one tucks in behind the other as the turbulent air lowers the performance of the trailing car.
Without DRS you would have a trail of cars that were in the exact same order as the starting grid...now that is boredom
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