F1 Explained: The Steering Wheel

A handy guide to one of the most complex pieces of equipment in modern F1
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[@haziqimran8980]

Normal driver: dont text and drive F1 driver: drive fast and play with computer

[@NatedoGP]

Except for Santino

[@eliasacevedo2615]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockzs74r]

F1 is so complex that even the guy that gives lecture about steering wheels can only explain the one from his previous team

[@ababiogodfred4307]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@praveenreddy2392]

@@eliasacevedo2615 次ㄖˉ絲絲私ㄙㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄡㄡㄠㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡㄠㄡㄡ

[@neckr888]

Alonso: Where is my steering wheel? Alpine: Palmer has it. Alonso: What a *Y O K E*

[@shawnyoung4000]

Karma

[@sunnymannava]

Palmer is out of F1 Alonso: Karma

[@zupaman4738]

Palmer Enters E-Racing with his steering wheel

[@marcuswardle2425]

KARMA

[@somesugar]

Palmer has it about 5 minute what a YOKE😂

[@511dydy]

an alpine engineer sitting in the background pretending to be busy but actually listening to every word palmer has to say

[@detritus384]

More like he stole the steering wheel lol

[@christianhorner001]

Palmer drove for Alpine btw

[@McPlayer8t]

Making sure he doesn’t give away any secrets.

[@cal_ward]

He's just waiting to get the wheel back

[@legarspierre]

Do you realize it is on the internet so there is nothing secret about it ?

[@ditraditdit1]

Palmer using Alpine steering wheel In the background, Alpine crew : "I'll watch you, and i will listen to you what you gonna say" 😂😂😂

[@purwantoseptian8600]

If you doing a mistakes, i'll fired you once again😂

[@fredyyycc]

imagine if they're waiting to get the wheel back

[@schan_ban]

Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race - I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?

[@TheImSolid]

Can't believe I had to scroll down so far to find this!

[@ihathtelekinesis]

Who's that question to?

[@Kiko_165]

Can you repeat the question?

[@KayJblue]

I read it in his voice, what a legendary clip lol

[@RodHammett95]

@@KayJblue me too hahaha

[@larrymcwhatnow]

The irony that palmer is reviewing Fernando's wheel

[@AK-ri7rn]

Where is Palmer? Palmer has retired. KARMA!

[@centurionmk.1365]

Karma yoke

[@wastefellow2569]

And it’s techno a Renault wheel

[@MGHines0517]

Fernando said he could have it for 5 seconds ;)

[@projectjt3149]

KARMA

[@shank4578]

but where's the drink button

[@akmal94ibrahim]

No you will not have the drink

[@shank4578]

@@akmal94ibrahim no is it on or not? the *drink*

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@shank4578 you mean the slow button?

[@twoway6691]

@@akmal94ibrahim no,no,is my drinking emptying the bottle or not

[@romains4613]

That not a real steering wheel

[@sulphurous2656]

The steering wheel alone really puts into perspective just how many things you have to keep track of in these current cars versus 20-30 years ago.

[@McPlayer8t]

Bill Gates could probably operate an F1 car better than half the field with his computer knowledge. 😂

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Many Buttons

[@f0olin]

Gentleman

[@sandalphoncpu]

Alonso: Where’s Palmer? Engineer: Alonso, you’re in Palmer’s seat Alonso: Karma Also Alonso: Where’s my steering wheel? Engineer: Oh Palmer has it Palmer: Karma

[@62xzzz_jpg]

Gim-steering wheel!!

[@iremiabliss]

Lol

[@luqmanhakim64]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marcosrojas4324]

What a joke

[@62xzzz_jpg]

@@marcosrojas4324 what a *yoke*

[@capitalwise.]

George's steering wheel is very "COOL" 😉

[@Tom-gv1nz]

If you know you know

[@ravendrapratama372]

@Galacticdragon unlike other teams, George's (William's) steering wheel has no screen, like the ones on Vettel's championship winning cars (2010-2013 Red Bulls).

[@kieranfay29]

@Galacticdragon I think its cos there was an onboard where the car was telling George to cool the breaks or engine and the dash just said 'COOL' , probably that

[@capitalwise.]

@@kieranfay29 yep i was referring to this^

[@RhythmAndFlo]

Unlike Grosjean’s

[@ThePageNo1]

Anyone: "Steering wheel" Kimi: 👁👄👁

[@Parkts_F1]

Alonso: Where is palmer? Engineer: Palmer has retired Alonso: Karma Engineer: He has you steering wheel Alonso: whAt a yOkEEE!

[@zupaman4738]

@@Parkts_F1 Oh ok didnt get the joke till now :)

[@callummacleod3146]

@@Parkts_F1 no one cares

[@Parkts_F1]

@@zupaman4738 it is fine bro

[@V8HiluxZX6R]

oh now that would be the icing on the cake, if Alonso replaced Palmer after he retires (again). sadly that would mean having to put up with Palmer for a couple more years :(

[@Satoru45678]

This is copied lol NeckR888 Already commented this. NeckR888 commented 49minutes ago This guy commented 45 minutes ago

[@zupaman4738]

Teacher: Exam is very easy Exam:

[@rishenreni7618]

Smart kid: Gloves and steering wheel Not so smart kid: Slow button Scenario 13 Fail mode 1+5-65/857¹³ Brakes 13% Aero 55%

[@captainsunshine64]

How do drivers fiddle with all the controls while in the heat of battle? Their talent never ceases to amaze.

[@flyingspaghetti369]

That's how they paid a lot.

[@hrishikeshh9637]

"There are 3 rookies this year" Brings in the 4th rookie's steering wheel . Bruh

[@TheDarkSidePoet]

Alonso isn't a rookie. He ain't new to this.

[@hrishikeshh9637]

@@TheDarkSidePoet 2020 abudhabi young drivers test don't say that tho

[@mithulb9742]

@@TheDarkSidePoet r/woooosh

[@the-real-zpero]

the funny thing is that i believe Kubica and another experienced driver also took part in that test, but people only make jokes about alonso doing it

[@nimeninimic179]

5:30 Of course ! Our Lord and Emperor, Pastor Maldonado !

[@midnightpurple18]

@SANIDHYA CHAND Our lord and savior.

[@feliscatus1637]

S🅱️innala

[@truedarklander]

@@feliscatus1637 disculpa no hablo pizza

[@mrbreede]

I love that they are now allowed to show the complete steering wheel. I remember a couple of years ago they were talking about what the buttons do yet they couldn't show the back part.

[@alessioligori]

If someone told me back in 2017 that in 2021 Jolyon Palmer is explaining the steering wheel from the Team he drove in 2017, which is now not a Renault anymore and now is the steering wheel of Fernando Alonso, I probably had called him crazy.

[@patrikjansen7831]

That would have been an oddly specific speculation but other than that it's not that weird.

[@raine_osu]

F1: _mentions steering wheel_ My head: *Gentlemen, a short view back to the past...*

[@RaduRadu89]

Alonso: “What Palmer is doing, he needs to give me back the steering wheel!” ... gloves... and steering wheel...

[@amarthyac7707]

Ahh yes the overtake button, lando’s greatest friend

[@ccheng6477]

His got two best friends scenerio seven and overtake button!

[@daksh2953]

ITS BWOKEN ! ITS BWOKEN

[@Command_Cody]

Ah yes the overtake button the button lewis don't have

[@abigailcooling6604]

Unfortunately, it seems to be broken now.

[@danohaffey4205]

Engineer: Palmer has retired Alonso: Karma! (1 second later) Alonso: Wait, where's my steering wheel? Palmer: Karma!

[@mikepod637]

“The less you do with the wheel the faster you will be.” Words have never been less true here

[@kena6106]

The Alpine's mechanic on the bench just waiting for Jolyon to give him the steering wheel back.

[@weesky2000]

KIMI: GLOVES AND STEERING WHEEL

[@yasincanbozkurt8870]

Götten verenler beğensin :)

[@blackness010]

And the drink

[@zupaman4738]

And his gloves

[@dimitrisilvarabelo3578]

And the blankets

[@yasincanbozkurt8870]

@@zupaman4738 you are right

[@yasincanbozkurt8870]

@@blackness010 of course

[@GrayCatbird1]

I'm of course really impressed by the level of detail in this explanation, but also with the amount of supporting imagery that's given. For every button there was an example on-board of a driver using said button. Nicely done!!

[@manuelmariaferreiralopes7617]

Fun Fact, Yuki Tsunoda looks at the stering wheel much more regulaly than other drivers!

[@juda815]

fun fact, yuki tsunoda is actually standing up while in the car

[@ammy548]

@@juda815 with a stool!

[@sindhusojan8225]

Fun Fact: Yuki Tsunoda is Japanese

[@indigogogo5444]

@@juda815 it's in his direct field of vision, he has to lift the eyes to see the road as he is smaller 😅

[@jackmontgomery1790]

Joleyn is brilliant, I’m glad he’s on the Formula 1 team now he gives great insight. We would love to have him on our podcast.

[@kunalpatil442]

I love how jolyon explains everything we ever wanted to know this series is sick

[@tom.mcnamara]

I didn’t think much of Jolyon back when he was with Renault in 2016 & 2017, but I really enjoy the way he explains and analyses content for the fans. Cheers.

[@lozy497]

Already seen too many explanations on how the steering wheel works but it's always great to watch a new one

[@my2cents581]

These guys are World Class distracted drivers! Amazing talent and fearlessness.

[@zarhockk]

Super interesting! Having to handle those when driving is just mindblowing.

[@estebanmuneton182]

Huge respect for these guys going flat out and trying to look at the right switches/buttons...

[@shaffiqmokhtar351]

huge among of respect not only for F1 driver, but also for the team that prepare all the small thing for their team to success. they are best of the best in the world.

[@sulphurous2656]

This video makes my non-existent G29 feel like an inadequate purchase now.

[@kre4ture218]

I bought it 2 weeks ago it‘s pretty nifty, although not comparable to Direct Drive wheels, but for beginners its nice also you dont have to spend 2 grand on it

[@Chuckiele]

@@kre4ture218 Yeah but you can spend half a grand on it and have it break right after warranty expired.

[@Hieillua]

Maldonado: ''Hmm let me see what I'm going to order to eat for after the race''.

[@brittgardner2923]

F1 is such a fascinating arms race, and this is such a cool part of it because it's the primary interface (other than the pedals) that the driver has with all that tech. Great video. Hopefully it helps me keep up with at least a bit of what the drivers are doing.

[@toddb930]

That is truly amazing what the drivers need to keep straight to optimize their lap time.

[@shonnansan7355]

Would you like buttons? YES PLEASE

[@priztucker]

5:28 Even in 2021 we are still finding ways to clown Pastor Maldonado😂

[@doubleboy2388]

The steering wheels are just so beautiful. I want one for my F1 2020 so bad, I drool when I see the Fanatecs.

[@aeslec-525]

F1 Explained: Kimi's Greatest Nemesis

[@MarkMeadows90]

How far steering wheel technology has come. I wonder if Ayrton Senna was racing nowadays and having to learn all that equipment. He said he didn't even like the flappy paddles when they were introduced.

[@closedcl8]

He'd probably detest every single bit of it at first, but I reckon the ability to tune the car per lap, per situation, per second would be something he'd easily maximise to an incredible degree for his benefit. He'd been highly involved in the setup process in the garage -- giving him that power IN THE COCKPIT will be the next level.

[@silast-h9482]

You mean 4 rookies Dont forget Mr. Eyebrow Man

[@illmerica322]

Thanks for this series I'm trying to learn more about f1

[@amirazlanabdulkarim8780]

I'd love to hear an interview with living legends like Prost or Mansell if they could handle those buttons on the steering.

[@supreethkadaba9671]

I get it, f1 drivers are allowed to text while they drive their normal cars

[@RubenTheCartographer]

Only if there are only predictable well adjusted drivers on the road ...

[@kinangeagle133]

Something I noticed on many Formula 1 rims is that there is a rotary dial for adjusting "BBal" or "BRKBAL" while there are also button that say "BBal+" and "BBal-" or "BB+" and "BB-"

[@raydaher4209]

Im liking this series. Keep it up F1

[@V8HiluxZX6R]

Alonso: I can walk back into F1 anytime. Palmer: I can't even buy a seat. Alonso: KARMA!

[@andreasmarian8802]

This is more complicated than I thought...

[@sv5]

I was thinking that this needed to be a video today. 2 hours later, lo and behold, it's in my subscriptions tab. Nice one F1!

[@XxGyromancerXx]

I can't even fiddle around with all those buttons in any of the F1 games without crashing. It's amazing to me the drivers are able to do it while driving all out, while wearing a helmet, and having sun glare in their face IRL.

[@sindhusojan8225]

Mercedes f1 KZbin: I am 4 parallel universe ahead of you

[@cengizhansen6466]

- Where's Karma? - Karma has something to do with the former F1 driver. - PALMER!

[@audioamateur]

Lool

[@Wayneyb1986]

Love these types of videoa love how technical the whole car is but love to know what the steering wheel buttons does

[@mikev5900]

I wanted to say that moving from a team to another will take some time to get used to the new steering wheel because of muscle memory but he mentioned at the end about Danny Ric

[@sarathguttikonda4065]

Alonso : where is my wheel Eng: Alonso palmer has it Alonso : What a yoke Kimi : heyyyyyyyy Gimme my wheel heyyyyyy😂😂

[@JaredOnAir]

I love how the two engineers are just sitting in the background

[@laputin710]

this is the bets looking steering wheel looks so neat!

[@yashmali1178]

When your teacher says the exam is easy

[@shomaiiii]

Palmer has really found his home... As a Presenter. Happy for him☺️☺️

[@trueempire8948]

Wow alot to learn! 🤯

[@JoaoQueiroz13]

One of the best techs on the F1 car

[@norbertkocsis5945]

I just realized that Alonso is driving for Palmer's old team

[@bazil83]

If your memory isn't that of a goldfish, it was Palmer who drove for Alonso's old team.

[@timo7641]

Palmer: if you don't know where the switches are, you're going to be looking pretty silly George Sakhir FP: so I uh......, how to turn of the car? George Sakhir Qualifying: Bono, which button tho?

[@andhika8430]

he's probably using lewis's steering wheel, adjusting to a different layout may be harder than starting from scratch

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

"You don't wanna look silly" *Cuts to Maldonado*

[@julienm9274]

Thanks to Kimi, I can hear the title just by reading it ❤

[@abraham2174]

Someone tell him to give it to me... come on move!

[@________4423]

"Where is karma ?" "Hey, hey, steering wheel. " "Palmer !"

[@mohammadedrees3095]

Nico was the master of settings

[@therish7169]

Explained nothing, just mentioned a bunch of things without explaining what they are. If you already know everything about F1 this is a great video.

[@TheAdnanmajor]

This is as close to a F1 car, Palmer will get to now.

[@deadaveragecricketer]

Um, 4 rookies, you forget Alonso

[@EricMiltsch]

The coordination and concentration needed during an entire race is nothing short of impressive - aside from just having the stones to drive the car as fast as they need to.

[@Housestationlive]

i was leading a full lenght race in f1 video game and on the very lasts laps, team asked me to save fuel. i think i've lost 10 seconds updating my fuel setting and the race win. so much respect for the drivers.

[@xDmayrxD]

Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us: "Take a trained monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car." Thirty years later Sebastian told us: "I had to start my car like a computer. It's very complicated." And Nico Rosbeg said, err, he pressed during the race, I don't remember what race, the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you to both. Is formula 1 driving today too complicated with 20 and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future, concerning technical program, errrm, during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more comunication with your engineers.

[@JohnyG29]

Fewer buttons*. You can't have "less buttons", unless you start chopping buttons up into parts of buttons.

[@thonker2102MNHT]

I agree with you but it was from the question in abu dhabi 2014

[@abyss18]

Jolyon is so informative and interesting, great pundit

[@topsi-ol3eb]

I think this makes Hulks comeback even better

[@CustomName]

Quite customisable then, interesting. Wonder what most people use the top paddles for.

[@zupaman4738]

NO NOT YOU AGAIN

[@antpolito7673]

i’m assuming drs and overtake

[@Cleax21]

I heard it's mostly used for when the cars are in a standstill. you can imagine it like a hand clutch.

[@kristupasjuska799]

Its clutch for the start of the race

[@impranaysg]

Fernando: WHERE IS PALMER??? Engineer: Palmer has your steering. Fernando: WHAT A YOKE!

[@MegaLeonilde]

Kimi: Hey Give Me Steering Wheel! Someone tell him to Give Me Steering Wheel!

[@randomdude8877]

Nicely explained

[@adrianalprin5752]

People kept asking where's Palmer? But nobody asked how's Palmer? 😔

[@orcahhh8017]

Nobody: Ferrari: SLow MoDE oN chARlEs

[@purwantiallan5089]

The engine steering was so great.

[@roadrunner6224]

Welcome back for our yearly steering wheel explained video

[@justabruh6324]

how

[@iemv8900]

If this was my school work I would be getting straight As

[@aceman42]

The guy behind wants the steering wheel back, Jolyon. 🤣😂

[@andreabrembilla6466]

i mean after some time itll be basic for them, what amazes me is like doing all of these things while they are in bagarre at the start and\or theyre trying to overtake each other. I mean im looking to overtake you but simultaneously ive to adjust my brake balance or else i will not get the best braking possible.

[@carbonautix3167]

Ah yes, 3 views and 22 likes. What a great start to a day.

[@chaaarl848]

Just use an xbox controller.

[@DaniMacYo]

0:08 “Get up to speed with” That’s something Palmer could never do. Hey hey!

[@slackerZ1]

Wow the alpine wheel is really clean.

[@the_orsna]

Yooo, I'm faster than Williams

[@joeshelton1077]

I don't understand what button do I use on the F1 steering wheel. I know there's a left and right paddle for the gears, the DRS, radio, and pit limiter that's it. Great explanation. 🏁

[@senpaizac4687]

Gentleman, a short view back to the past...