Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton have expressed their issues with Formula 1's DRS system ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

DRS, which helps drivers during overtaking manoevres, is bigger this year than it was in last year's season and has enabled drivers to be more competitive.

But Verstappen believes that the sport needs to move away from the system and should try to incorporate more traditional overtaking moves.

"With the DRS, that was the big positive," said Verstappen about his views on the new rules to help racing, per Motorsport.

"They did that well.

"But of course in a way maybe you don't want the DRS overtakes.

"I would be a fan of trying to go away from DRS overtaking. But at the moment that is a good solution, I guess, on some tracks where you normally can't really get by."

And current World Champion Lewis Hamilton has supported Verstappen's views, whilst also criticising the disappointment quality of racing in recent campaigns.

"Obviously DRS is a band-aid for the poor quality of the racing that we get with the cars that are designed," said Hamilton.

"You can't change the fundamental structure of how these cars are and the wake that they create, so they've got to find a way of making racing easier."

The two drivers do agree that the boosted DRS will increase the number of overtaking oppportunities in Bahrain.

Verstappen said: "Here you can overtake more, so you will definitely see a lot more overtaking going on.

"Also I think even if people go by with the DRS, because it's such a big slot, even when the guys then go behind again, I think the turbulence of the car means you can have a fight again. It will be interesting.”

Whilst Hamilton added: “I think it's going to make it more exciting. You'll have to be more tactical. Here there's always such a big delta time that you have to have to the car in front to have a chance of overtaking."

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix will start today, with the race taking place tomorrow evening. Valtteri Bottas currently leads the rankings after winning the first and only race so far in Australia. Hamilton is in second, with Verstappen just behind in third.