TECHNICAL FOCUS

Mercedes causes a stir with its dual-axis steering, plus the headline updates from the boffins at Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren

JAKE BOXALL-LEGGE, GIORGIO PIOLA AND TIM WRIGHT

DAS STEERS MERCEDES INTO NEW TECH TERRITORY It appears that Mercedes has a new trick using a moveable steering wheel, known internally as DAS (dual-axis steering). Onboard footage shows the wheel moving towards the driver once on the straight and this reduces the front-wheel toe, which is advantageous. The system should reduce drag and tyre scrub on the straights, without hindering driveability in the corners. One of the key mechanical changes that engineers can make to a car is the toe angle, the angle at which – when looking at a plan view of the car – the front wheels naturally turn inward or outward. At its core, increasing the amount of toe-out (when the front of the wheel is further out than the rear) means that the overall cornering performance should…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 27/02/20

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