Several teams have indicated that they will dedicate resources to developing their own version of Mercedes Super-DRS following the teams impressive performance at the Chinese GP.
Nico Rosberg qualified on pole ahead of his team-mate Michael Schumacher (following a penalty for Lewis Hamilton), with the former going on to win the race.
An unsuccessful protest just days before the race has signalled a development race for teams to introduce their own interpretations of the device now it has been deemed legal.
Lotus technical director James Allison says they will assess the gains before adding it to their E20 later in the season.
“We are at the point of making estimates of how big the gain might be and assessing the difficulty in actually realising that gain,” said Allison.
“It’s anyone’s guess how powerful any existing system is, but that’s not the issue; it’s how powerful we think we can make any system which we can develop, now we know how the rules can be interpreted.
“There are systems like Mercedes has, but the interpretation allows other permutations too. So it could be an interesting time for developments in this area.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is of a similar opinion, saying any updates of a similar nature will depend on the overall benefit.
“Ultimately there has been a lot said and a lot of fuss made about it,” he explained. “They’ve optimised and capitalised on it and inevitably now we will pursue our own solutions.
“But I think first of all, like any component, it has to earn a place on the car as a package. It’s not a given on everybody’s car that it’s a bolt-on laptime.”
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