That's what I thought, and still do to some extent.
But, without DRS "catching is one thing, but overtaking is another".
With DRS, "overtaking is one thing, but getting away is another".
It was interesting in Canada to see that JB used DRS (only to overtake Schuey, I think) to overtake and then disappeared into the distance. Webber had difficulty overtaking with DRS, and then couldn't pull away from Schuey. Given Schuey's better traction out of the corners, he might even have taken Webber's place back under DRS if the race had lasted a bit longer.
I find the new tyres rather gimmicky, as overtaking often happens because, though the guy in front is a better driver in a better car, he has old tyres. As Webber said of the tyres (after China, I think) - "You come up against drivers like Fernando, Jenson and Nico, you catch them at 2.5 seconds a lap - it?s nice but it?s not rewarding because they?ve got nothing to fight back with.". This was not a factor in Canada because they changed tyres so often that they didn't get old, but old tyres have, and will affect other races.
As I understood it before the season started, the intention of the DRS was supposed to bring a car alongside another going into a corner, meaning the driver still had to finish the move, not just power straight past. But, as we've seen several times this year (most notably at Turkey where Rosberg may as well have parked the car he was so defenceless) evidently that isn't happening.
I think in a way, Australia and Monaco were the best for me in terms of DRS. Sure, there wasn't as much overtaking going on, but as I said in my original post, a race doesn't need to have lots of overtaking in it to be exciting. In Australia and Monaco, it was still difficult for drivers to pass, which is what it should be about because this is the so called pinnacle of racing, and overtaking should be challenging. It should be possible to overtake, but still the challenge should remain.
Like in football (I hate football, so stick with me here) - it is possible to score goals, but some games you don't see any any goals scored. Equally, when one is scored there is a lot of excitement.
My fear is that it is now hard to tell when you see a great drive. Sure, JB's drive was very good at Canada, as was Webber's at China, but when you look back, how do they compare to the likes of Raikkonen's victory at Suzuka '05 or Barrichello's first victory when he came from pretty much the back of the grid? Clearly, overtaking is much easier at most the races now, so maybe some of the skill has been taken away.
I agree with you partly on the tyre front. I think last year was silly with the way that you could pretty much do a whole race on a set of soft tyres, and that most times there was hardly any difference between the two compounds. This year, strategy is brought back into the races, but maybe when one type of tyre is so much quicker than another, it can be a bit daft, especially when there's so many pit stops involved.
Oh, and thank you for the welcome messages!