Mercedes formula 1 steering wheel. Asked about the system ferraris sebastian vettel appeared to question the multi functional nature of the mercedes steering wheel. Mercedes f1 steering wheel explained. F1 fans eyes were drawn to onboards of lewis hamiltons mercedes w11 on day 2 of 2020 pre season testing at barcelona as footage appeared to show him moving his steering wheel in the car to effect a change in the w11s attitude.
Share this article 828 shares share tweet. You guys wanted to know how an f1 steering wheel works. 20 feb 2020 what does mercedes das steering wheel do.
It looks obviously interesting. Jolyon palmer examines the potential benefits and impacts of mercedes new dual axis steering system which has been revealed on day two of 2020 pre season testing. Mercedes tech chief james allison says the das device is just one of many innovations on the w11 live timing full coverage of formula 1 pre season testing 2020 allison said that while the das is a very visual example of one of their inventions for this year there are plenty more that arent so obvious to the naked eye.
This model comes in a museum grade acrylic display case which measures 340mm x. The six time champions brought a new innovation to pre season testing as their dual axis steering or das for short sent shockwaves through the paddock. 25 sep 27 sep.
The mercedes amg petronas f1 team put together a neat graphic pictured below in 2018 explaining how all 25 of the interactive controls on the steering wheel work and what they do. Formula 1 are set up with some degree of toe in or toe out the angle the tire sits. We talked about it at lunch he said.
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