F1 Drivers Not Pleased With Controversial FIA Rule Change

One of the mutual concerns was that the present rules haven't made it conenient for drivers to overtake even though that was set to be the objective of the move.

Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Gorge Russell were both in criticism of the FIA Rule Change.

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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in a contentious decision announced that the DRS zones at the Miami Grand Priz will be shortened. Ever since this decision was announced by the sports' apex governing body, it has met with crictisim from a lot of drivers.

Several complaints were made at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku and one of the mutual concerns was that the present rules haven't made it conenient for drivers to overtake even though that was set to be the objective of the move.

There was also a parc-feme officials chaos that unfolded in the race on April 30 which was when there were too many people in the pit-lane entry when Esteban Ocon entered for his compulsory stop.

Meanwhile, on a track that is already worn and has dust which spread over its length and breadth over the weekend, drivers see even lesser chance of overtaking in a shorter DRS zone. And it hasn't pleased them at all.

"They shortened the DRS this year down the straight, I don’t know why they did that," said Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton as quoted in a report by GP Fans.

“We have always had great racing the way the DRS was. By the time we turn DRS on, it was too late [to reap any benefit],” he added.

Hamilton's teammate George Russell also wondered the need for such a change in regulations.

"DRS is there to aid overtaking and it’s always exciting when you’ve got these big DRS advantages and it gives you the opportunity to fight and clearly in Baku it was way too short."

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, however, pointed out what could be the potential reason behind such a move.

"It was the easiest (overtaking) here [Miami], last year, apparently. So that’s why I think FIA shortened the DRS. In Baku, it also was one of the easiest last year, so they shortened the DRS,” Alonso said.