Jolyon Palmer thinks DRS "gives us a better battle at the front"

After the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where the cars were unable to use DRS for nearly 20 laps, many have called for the drag reduction system to be removed from Formula 1. Jolyon Palmer doesn't think this is a good idea because faster cars could be stuck behind the slower ones.

“I would say on a whole no, don’t ban DRS,” Palmer said to the Chequered Flag podcast.

Palmer believes that the lack of DRS meant that some of the front runners were held up behind the midfield cars which could have impacted the race at the front.

“[Lewis] Hamilton couldn’t pass [Charles] Leclerc at Monza with DRS, with no DRS he’s got zero chance," Palmer said.

Fans will hope that the new 2021 cars will be able to pass each other without the use of DRS and that there will be competitive racing throughout the grid.