McLaren

DAS steering cheaters

 

How can that be legal?

 

Brad Pitt took a later model Mclaren F1 car at COTA and drove it around. It was a private session. Looks like he had fun or made an error into T1.

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Didn't Mercedes get caught doing the same thing with the steering wheel moving forward?

 

Das system. Fia let them keep it I believe

 

It wasn't forbidden by the existing technical rules, that's why.
The FIA had to re-write them to ban DAS the following year.
It's not unusual for engineers to be one step ahead of the rule makers.

 

Yeah because it was Mercedes and Lewis. No other team took advantage

 

No they didn't want to waste time and resources in a system that was going to be banned for the next season.
That was a logical decision, IMO.

 

It did well during the season though.

 

Any car with caster at the front has camber gain as one dial in more steering.
By making the steering arms non-coaxial, one can get the caster to also provide toe movement with steering input.
So, simply turning the steering wheel changes alignments.

 

I was rooting for them, but it looks like McLaren will eat their words..lol

 

We want innovation. We get cost cap, crap tyres and 'events' and less racing! The NetFlix Tyre Management Racing Series for Dummies. Hit your Insta and tell a friend.

 

If its not against the rules then thats an FIA problem. This is how its always been. Innovation then its digested etc.

 

Exactly. A basic cost benefit analysis.

 

Definitely.