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F1 should prevent Doohan-like DRS crashes – Sainz

Apr.6 New Grand Prix Drivers' Association director Carlos Sainz is calling for changes to the DRS systems in Formula 1 in the name of safety. Alpine's Jack Doohan admits he deliberately left his DRS rear-wing flap wide open as he sped flat-out at 300kph into turn 1 at Suzuka in practice – result in an almighty crash. 'Honestly, after trying to do that, I just want to leave it in the past and move on,' said the bruised rookie Australian. According to Sainz, however, the way DRS works in Formula 1 should not give the drivers the freedom to leave the flap open into treacherous corners like that. 'In any other era of Formula 1, Jack would not have been able to get back behind the wheel...
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