Figures released by Mercedes Grand Prix have confirmed that overtaking in F1 has significantly increased this year - but Pirelli tyres have arguably played a greater role in that than DRS (Drag Reduction Systems)
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve says the artificiality of the DRS-enabled action in F1 2011 only serves to 'upset' him and send him to sleep - arguing that now there is 'no excitement, nothing'
Having initially hailed F1's bold, exciting and unpredictable new era in 2011, some paddock members are now beginning to ponder the flipside of Pirelli tyres and DRS...