How Mercedes reinvented F1 steering.

What is Mercedes DAS?
The DAS system worked by allowing the driver, in addition to the rotational movement of the steering wheel, to move the steering wheel closer to or farther from themselves. In this way, they could adjust the toe angle whenever they wanted-opening up a whole new dimension.

[@austinedeclan10]

You know you're a brilliant race engineer when the FIA bans your innovation.

[@retrobeans24]

Fia bans anything smart.

[@Schonah]

or just a normal engineer. They ban everything instead of making it the meta because they're so corrupt

[@bennette.7033]

Jesus loves you ::

[@Schonah]

@@bennette.7033 i LOVE moaner boobies

[@rudraprasad8934]

Y😂eah man tottaly

[@DinoPig21]

Everytime something innovative happens, FIA bans it 🤦‍♂️

[@adventure_F0x]

Technically banning it drives innovation But also it’s probably just because of cost

[@woodduck2178]

Would you rather them get even more dominant? You blame the FIA for everything instead of using your brain to think why they would.

[@HunterZTheLunatic]

They only ban it if rb dont dev it

[@markdsm-5157]

someone innovatives, Ferrari cries and threatens to pull out then FIA bans it.

[@chathurikawijekoon8429]

Fia too chill about the rb19

[@bbboywaxr]

The fact these guys do active micro adjustments to the car setup mid race, and literally mid corner is crazy sick and insane skill.

[@1972LittleC]

And was, and still is, illegal. The rules state that nothing could be altered on the set up after qualifying, unless unforseen circumstances. Being able to change toe during the race is breaking those rules. The "reason" why Mercedes was allowed to use it the whole season was because "it would cost too much time and money to alter the steering." Behind the scenes whining wolff did his usual blackmail by threatening to pull out everything Mercedes, decimating the field.

[@arwo1143]

@@1972LittleC That’s just dumb as fuck…. By that logic, steering would also qualify as altering the vehicle after qualification

[@1972LittleC]

@@arwo1143 Do You Know What Set Up Means? Christ, the DTS crowd bitches again.

[@TM-fx5le]

@@arwo1143yeah that other guy is just yapping

[@JoebidendeezNutsinyourmouth]

@@1972LittleCyour a yapper why don’t they Just not have rules whoever has the best car wins

[@Bad_Wolf788]

Ferrari must have been pissed they didn't think of this first

[@0Aus]

More than likely did, just didn't use it!

[@Jok3r00]

@@nunogloop3386ah the company that makes 0 sense. Can’t modify a new Ferreira cause of them

[@ElliotMarkussen]

@@nunogloop3386he didnt say innovation, he said aerodynamics

[@iDiOt5]

Remember what ferrari said? Aerodynamics is for people who cant make good cars and i think it applies here. Yeah fuck me i dont even know what im saying

[@balancedboy5085]

cool! but why they keep macking ugly and trash vehicles

[@luciddreams3493]

Innovation is what f1 has always been about but now they just ban it, one of many reasons f1 is 💩 now

[@bossmen6665]

fia should ban pedal shifter

[@luciddreams3493]

@@bossmen6665 back to manual shift with screaming v10s with refuelling and no restrictions on how many tyres you use. Driving at 100% all race non of this fuel and tyre management bs

[@bossmen6665]

@@luciddreams3493 yes sirr

[@MrRhubarbs]

​@@luciddreams3493 are you stupid? Fuel and tire saving happens because it's faster to do a slow 1 stop then to push fast and do 2 stop. It's just basic logic. If you remove all the limits the teams will still do 1 stops with lots of fuel saving and the saving

[@mrsoisauce9017]

They’ve always done that. Remember the fan car? Or the 6-wheel Tyrell? Yeah, those didn’t last very long on the track now, did they?

[@badgamedevreacts3855]

Imagine a competition about innovation constantly banning the most innovative things done in said competition, that would be very dumb wouldn't it.

[@plang42]

It was banned to keep cost down.

[@niggachad_1]

That what caused NASCAR to die. All the cars were the exact same because they kept banning cars that were too good

[@ind-tamilgangsters1956]

They did it for Merc but not for Rab now

[@MG_LIFE_LBS]

@@plang42aww the poor car companies can’t spend they’re billions of dollars that they’ve been sitting on for forever

[@drewendly89]

Not only innovation but also an added skill. Anytime you increase the skill gap it benefits competition

[@joakimjeppsson1443]

Mercedes had issues heating their tyres in 2019, DAS was used to eliminate that issue

[@Marco-xz7rf]

yeah and DAS had no role in being so dominant, they would have won without it anyway. IT just helped a little with quali pace and for flying restarts.

[@edwardharris9810]

It was to adjust the camber and for of front tyres

[@fulcrum2168]

​@@edwardharris9810caster

[@ThijsSH]

@@edwardharris9810 Toe, not camber

[@ThijsSH]

@@kojowiredu ?

[@izuya285]

it would be much more interesting if they did not ban this system, but allowed it for others

[@Satori-Automotive]

yeah thats the reason why so many people dont like F1 anymore. Its a show of adverts and laws to forbid any new progress. Like Walther Röhrl recently said in an interview "modern F1 is a kindergarden"

[@dexterm2003]

Why not unban in after a year or two to allow everyone else to develop their own system and implement it?

[@profosist]

Cost is the biggest reason. Teams didn't budget to have to develop that.

[@kingtiger3390]

How it would be any more or less interesting, banning it or not, the whole field is even anyways.

[@x7ameedo700]

I want to see an open racing category, bring your best and fastest car, and win, no regulations.

[@chillyfingers123]

Check out group b. Badass but a lot of people always end up dying haha

[@sandasturner9529]

Yeah.

[@sandasturner9529]

​@@chillyfingers123 don't want to see people dying, haha.

[@LordKalte]

The one with the most money would win. It would be fun to watch at all

[@sidburn2385]

Remember the V10 era, those Teams with the most cash.

[@jon_darez7006]

Thats some true engineering

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

*German engineering

[@Rottensteam]

​@@Christoph-sd3ziBritish engineering*

[@Xeno88]

Next lets ban everyone that exceed the top speed limit of 60mph 😂

[@mlee6050]

And who drives on wrong side of the "road"

[@theorderofthepurplephoenix3321]

“Why does no one ever innovate in f1?” FIA every time someone innovates: “that’s gives an unfair advantage, BANNED”

[@ThijsSH]

They are always innovating tho... It's almost a yearly cycle of, innovate -> ban -> innovate -> ban

[@sandasturner9529]

Can someone give an example of a fair advantage???

[@martinkurdi436]

​@@sandasturner9529Seemingly, to be fair is to give time penalties to the guys you don't like.

[@A4Natty]

FIA is all about money, not engineering, innovation or driving skills, it manipulates a situation that would work best for its own image instead of the sport or fans

[@rustywarship8449]

We need F1 without FIA

[@EbxPlayzOG]

That's impossible bro

[@rustywarship8449]

@@EbxPlayzOG nahhh Nothing is: let a big company with funding organise a tournament and every company is allowed to participate except the wet racoon aka Ferrari

[@aint_noway69]

then all cars would be porshe 919 EVOs

[@the4GIVEN]

@@aint_noway69 much love for the evo, its a masterpiece, but around most tracks the w11 is still faster

[@koi1762]

Look into Pikes Peak

[@erencan9966]

The good old W11 the real Black Arrow 🖤

[@miku23t]

F1 is what future road cars use to develop our cars. Banning designs technology innovation is huge step back . Thanks fia

[@angeldavidnunez4739]

To be honest, yeah. But they are more on "skills" instead of innovation. I agree with you anyways

[@kyle77463]

true, but just because it was banned doesnt mean theyll stop developing it. it was a clearly proven technolgy in just one season. perhaps a less aggressive version will be on their AMG line somewhere in the future.

[@chazbenningfield3743]

Tbh, I kinda wish they made cheap cars again. I don't need another peice of universally adopted but unnecessary technology skyrocketing the price of cars in 10 years.

[@marshallc6215]

Ah yes, I also wish my Honda civic could adjust its toe angle to keep my tires warm. Darn you FIA.

[@NG..]

@@chazbenningfield3743agreed. Technology is nice, but it’s ruining cars. Last thing I need is to pay for a mechanic with a PhD in computer science 😂

[@SigmaLegendus69]

Mercedes vs Ferrari should be the sequel of Ford vs Ferrari.

[@sandasturner9529]

Understandable

[@410ytlmustang]

Im willing to bet Ferrari was the one that push hard to ban it

[@izanagisburden9465]

Was RB... ferrari where in deep water problems with FIA due to their 2019 engine cheat

[@Toki-Ralte]

It was Horner, in particular..

[@hypershrimp_]

Horner and rb did most of the protesting, but all the other teams probably weren't to happy about Das either

[@brinkipinki]

DAS would've either been banned or next year every team would've had it. It is not mechanically complex and mostly just filled a loophole about actibe suspension.

[@allurared9029]

​@@brinkipinkiand why does that justify banning it? If everyone has it the next year or two, someone will come up with something even better to win. Its called competitive innovation and its what racing should be about.

[@s1v7]

why banned?! such smart and elegant solution!

[@LordKalte]

The reduce the cost of the car.

[@matiashager5840]

It didnt allow Them to dominate. It was a help But it didnt gave Them the MASSIVE tenths

[@AAb-xy6et]

The only reason it didn't dominate even more then before was because they already dominated.

[@matiashager5840]

@@AAb-xy6et mate. No. It didnt help Them THAT much. Only on qualy laps and right after a safetycar. Or few hundreds on a straight

[@AAb-xy6et]

@@matiashager5840 Wow, there were piles of races where Mercedes became P1 as well as P2 in both the qualifications as well as the races. This while Bottas rarely ever did anything decent outside of a Mercedes and even the Mercedes crew was shocked about the lack of F1 knowledge from him.

[@matiashager5840]

@@AAb-xy6et yeah they where dominant? But it werent cause of DAS

[@Marco-xz7rf]

@@matiashager5840 as far as i know, they never used it in the races, only on warm up laps or behind the safteycar. It probably would have been super annoying to pull that for every straight and they probably feared that other teams would cry more about it than they already did.

[@ph4nt0k3n]

I love how every channel states that this was THE dominant feature because it wasn’t. It was just a small invention to heat up tyres faster… that’s it

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

You obviously aren't listening to the video in question, nor doing your research before you comment

[@vrajroy1976]

@@MikeConner.akaRadioWell said

[@jerryesposito]

Why do you say tyre its tire

[@hypershrimp_]

Blud being able to change ur toe angle is actually hacks. You can optimize for BOTH corner entry, exit, and straights, all on the same setup at the same time. It's 100% all its made out to be, and it didn't get banned because it helped tire Temps, it got banned because the development train for it would have been so long it would take other teams until the next season at the minimum to develop it for their cars, so the other teams protested it.

[@mikehawk1780]

It was just a feature to warm up the front tires quicker, it wasn’t even used during the race. Just during safety car or qualifying warm up. The Mercedes engine is what allowed them to dominate, remember the whole oil burning phase? The ‘party mode’?

[@HoopjeAs]

This didn’t result in less resistance on the straights and wasn’t used under racing conditions, it was there to warm the tires behind the safety car and in quily runs. They did this by creating more friction between the tires and the road

[@milescarter7803]

Sounds safer than weaving. Also Ackerman angle does the exact thing the video describes already🤔🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Guoenyi]

Thanks for speak the truth. Narrator had no idea about Physics…

[@tigertrail3361]

Mercedes was always about innovation

[@alextasarov1341]

Someone should take all the banned tech and make a stupid fast car.

[@julek5570]

i loved the memes where they played a clip of a sim driver pulling off their wheel

[@TheColt113]

Why was it banned then?

[@MSAutoSnap]

" The FIA clarified steering system rules to ensure they only control the direction of the wheels, aiming to maintain fairness, limit the competitive advantage, and control development costs across teams." - or, in short, to reduce the fun from F1 just like they did by changing from V8 to V6 engines...

[@farhadaa]

When they finally did something interesting and unique, the FIA decided that it was time to punish innovation. FIA is a joke, F1 is focused on maximising performance and endurance, this feature is absolute performance and endurance driven, it could have steered the sport to heights it never could've been imagined.

[@farhadaa]

F1 could've taken it to the sky, but the FIA cut its wings and said drink red bull instead.

[@vadwvea7153]

to stop innovation and slow mercedes down is why, they wanted to create fake competition by slowing down faster teams

[@andort5190]

@@vadwvea7153 It's the exact opposite. It was against the spirit of F1. They let mercedes use it that year and banned it from next year. Resulting that no other team was able to do it, because it would be a huge time and money waste. So mercedes had an advantage that year. Everybody else could reasearch it for the next year if they wouldn't ban it. So in the end they helped mercedes with that and "slowed" down others.

[@TwinShards]

It's ridiculous they would ban something like this. It was, -A new technic to learn -Safe -Within all regulations Just allow everyone to make their own Mercedes's CVTA (Constantly Variable Toe Angle 😉)

[@evahxh]

this is genuinely genius, i'm not up to date at ALL on f1 but the fact that they banned this is so sad :/ variable toe angle proved itself to be dominant and the fia just bans it instead of letting everyone else join in?

[@ThijsSH]

Except it didn't make mercs dominant... and it was banned on cost grounds, especially cause the smaller teams definitely could not have afforded to implement it

[@biggysmalls8933]

This is why mercedes has always been an innovator, whether its racing or road cars

[@buildingracingvideos4714]

You could do the same with the camber as well

[@RBR2021]

If it was RB who came up with that idea, it would be totally fine.

[@azegyetlenczibi]

You clearly didn't watch F1 in the Mercedes domination era. FIA favoured Lewis and Merc EVERY SINGLE TIME, up until the 2021 Abu-Dhabi Grand Prix end. You can say that FIA favours RB now, but back then, they were always on Mercedes side.

[@RBR2021]

@@azegyetlenczibi Where were you 2014-2016 and 2016-2017 you can’t discredit Nico and Sebastian. The only season Lewis was far a head was 2020 and guess what they banged Hamilton penalty after penalty, banning every innovation Merc came up. Everyone one was enjoying Hamilton getting penalized.

[@antonfloor344]

Hi, someone put salt in your tea this morning ?

[@bapalau9081]

cry louder

[@AAb-xy6et]

@@RBR2021 100% BS, Lewis got away with pretty much anything outside of his own stupidity.

[@NewEire]

"dominated" its was a system to warm the front tyres up. Their engine was the x-factor which allowed them to dominate.

[@joakimjeppsson1443]

Everything in that car was top tier, they barely lost anything when FIA banned the engine mode changes

[@427walrus]

I'm gonna DIY this for the minivan. We'll never be late again!

[@WiscoBoundTrucker]

One week later: Why did my front wheels just fall off the van???

[@cassyguy]

AI garbage content

[@Bog0sso]

Same budget. Ready ?! Innovate.

[@MiIIionViews]

hahahahaha.. and they fucked up already!

[@Jake.tm_politics]

Wow, that's amazing. They should put this in their sports cars.

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

It's interesting though, the DAS system is still under heavy dispute within FIA and they never reached a concensus. So much so that it was only allowed for 1 year. It was noted that it also changed the camber mid-race, which is technically not allowed. It's basically an 'active suspension setup' that is also not allowed. It breached 3 rules, however, as all 3 never accounted for something like this, it was, again, the 'grey area' or the 'not within the spirit of the rules'.

[@ThijsSH]

It changed the toe not camber

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

@@ThijsSH Changing the toe slightly alters camber as well due to tyre form and surface contact.

[@ThijsSH]

@@LongTimeAgoNL yes but the primary function was for toe angle and not camber.

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

@@ThijsSH Hence why it broke 3 specific rules but all were considered a "grey area". Hence why it was only allowed for a year.

[@herehere3935]

Merc always introduce new things

[@okkipooky8612]

So many people caught up on the “it ruins the spirit of the sport” narrative. I see it as THIS IS WHY we have F1 in the 1st place…so they can develop new technologies to be used on production cars down the line…that can’t be done if everyone cries wolf every time a new tech is produced by a team….think about the 1st team back in the old days that came up with aero or even the rear wing…now picture all teams crying about it and FIA removing wings or aero because “spirit of the competition”….we would be stuck in the Stone Age and all these cool production cars wouldn’t exist today…

[@tanmayta9131]

Why the f*** would you need to adjust the tow on the fly in a production car? In fact if your car has a tow-in or tow-out, your cars needs an alignment because all road-driven cars should have a neutral tow or else you will experience excessive tyre wear. Also DAS is not something game-changing, it isn't particularly hard to implement either. If it wasn't banned, every team on the grid would have it by the next year. It's just that Mercedes were the first to find a loophole in the definition of active suspension which had been banned. Hence they designed a system which can vary suspension geometry on the go without technically breaking the rules.

[@okkipooky8612]

@@tanmayta9131 you missed the entire point of my post…which was defending technological advancement in F1 (never said this system specifically) so those same advancements could be potentially used in production cars down the line…WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF F1…is not like F1 is there for fun like monster trucks or something aimed at the public…as I said we wouldn’t understand the concept of downforce or aerodynamics in cars if FIA shut down every nook and cranny and slight adjustments to those systems because it gave a slight edge to the one making that discovery…that’s why teams have a whole department dedicated to research and development..so they can discover new things and put out potentially the fastest car on the track…and that same tech be used down the line potentially in production cars…is why we have lambo’s , Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari,etc super/hyper cars on the roads today

[@McLovin201]

To be fair, we do have 4 wheel steering in production cars today.

[@RaedVS]

"You don't have to re-invent the wheel." Mercedes: *And I took that personally.*

[@DoctorShaunB]

The athletic ability to adjust the wheel while in the middle of tight corners at these speeds, is impressive

[@carlob517]

Should been banned right from the start! Mercedes Clearly favouritism from the FIA about DAS

[@crimpinurpimpin]

Why would it get banned from the start if it didn’t breach any regulations? Clearly you’re sore about Mercedes whooping ass for 7 years. Even when the car only had this for 1 season…🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@Vettel_Ronaldo]

are you stupid it was fully legal

[@jhughes2286]

Ok so the FIA didn’t show favoritism to Red Bull in Vettel’s era when RB had the double-blown diffuser ?

[@SrijitSen1]

If the authorities themselves acknowledged that the system doesn't break any regulations, then why was it banned?

[@MarkValascun]

Honestly, if the UAE was looking for something to buy/build… a race at series WITHOUT the FIA would be sick.. basically just basic safety rule sets and that’s it.

[@VibratingColor]

Louis with the merkaba tattoo mans knows about life

[@danielsgrunge]

An unregulated formula series would go crazy, that would be the coolest thing ever

[@abhijeetsharma6774]

That was one hell of innovative idea one can possibly come with

[@adrianrivera8425]

Damnnn who new it was the tow angles that did it. I thought their engine was just faster for like 7 years

[@lukasbiermann4231]

Imagine there is one Type of Car for all... This should be the most exciting Race ever ... Head to head ... Pure skill

[@doodskie999]

Lamborghini is also now experimenting with this adjustable steering. They used an aventador for the tests

[@user-iw6nl3tf5i]

For racing development right? I mean it would be a cool Idea on a road car but useless no

[@user-yo1wo6yg2r]

You gotta love it when a plan comes together

[@spanky541]

That's when u know ur genuinely a genius engineer...

[@jasonhueston7803]

What's the point in the constructors championship if innovation keeps getting banned

[@menashesone6562]

0:19 I like how the RB bottle is knocked down

[@RustyZonda]

Even without DAS the 2020 merc was gonna dominate. That car was a weapon

[@erikboon5560]

Really strange that other teams complained about this invention. Isn’t this motorsport all about these inventions?

[@MaineDoom]

DAS wasn’t used for that. It was for getting heat into the tyres, not during active racing. Not saying it was never used, just that wasn’t its job. Stop just lifting the first article from Google 😂

[@motorheadscottie456]

Thats fucking SICK as FUCK. A live active alignment for stability and handling. It be even more cool that automatically did it with active dampening

[@Otterbruce]

So clever. This is the type of engineering process that F1 needs.

[@liberallarry847]

Truly amazing engineering

[@RustyCantRead]

I wonder if the wheel actually pushed outward and was up to the driver to keep it held down to keep the toe angle where the driver wants it, because you would naturally hold it down a little more when hard turning and then when you are on a straight your arms could relax and allow the driver to adjust resistance by feel. I bet the road feedback through the wheel would be very interesting on something like that. Disclaimer I dont know anything about f1, just guessing at this stuff

[@seonjie]

This should apply to all team. It make the race more like a race. Not ban it

[@Tropicsca]

Perfect I am going to add this feature to my go kart and fia can't stop me

[@MainManPorter]

Mercedes is just better than 99% of other brands

[@djsmith4789]

I love the way companies, and people for that matter, almost instinctively counter cutting edge technology, etc., by screaming "Foul!" Instead of accepting that they were outsmarted this time and in turn pushing themselves and their teams to make the next big discovery themselves! When this happens, I cant help thinking about the impact the Audi Quattro had on Rally Racing and others!

[@Card_1997]

The skill it would take to be good with that is so impressive. That’s insane

[@allanbador7316]

No wonder they were kicking ass.

[@dexterm2003]

They need to unban it on a time frame to allow all the cars to have that system. That would increase the skill displayed by the drivers and level the playing field to give everyone a chance to adapt to the new technology.

[@WiscoBoundTrucker]

Rather than ban it they should have made it available to all racers. That's just a flat out genius design!

[@gabe7959]

It’s crazy that something like this is illegal due to it giving such a large advantage over the rest of the grid, but redbull didn’t lose anything specifically. They just changed the drs initiation to the second lap. Also not a merc fan, big McLaren and lando guy

[@reecethurman4714]

This is a really cool concept and the fact that these guys were able to utilize it so effectively is impressive to say the least. Shoulda kept it legal bc once the other teams catch on, it would really elevate the sport even more. Too much innovation I guess

[@C_Dizzle]

Amazing! Extremely innovative idea.👏

[@SpeedChallenger18-io4qr]

toe in for straight, toe out for corners

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

It should be allowed as a competitive edge using engineering and innovation.

[@laughsandwich3842]

One of the truly innovative things that should not have been banned

[@bryanhill3041]

Yo that is absolutely brilliant!!!!! Somebody deserves a raise!!!!!

[@tools.no.problem]

Oh, I'm sure he was very well compensated.

[@krisfichtelman6123]

Banned for now, implement it later, no reason not to, the tech is incredible! 😎🤙

[@SHiFTyTReATS]

It was an exceptional innovation they knew would probably get banned, considering it has a similar effect to flexible wings and those were banned. But at least they got a season out of it.

[@arthursmith5409]

Amazing on the fly mechanical awesomeness.

[@neurogenesis23]

A true stroke of engineering excellence.

[@nicholassherer8785]

Saw a comment mention how they would love to see a race with bring what you have and your best driver. No dumb rules, just who’s better at engineering their car and driver mod. Of course the only exception I would want to see is that everyone has to have the same style/type race car if you will, but build it how you want to and modify how you want too. And go. Be really cool to see

[@dannybananas132]

YOU JUST ACTIVEVATED A SPEAKER ON MY OLED TV IVE NEVER HEARD.

[@wildhogOW]

Remember when Häkkinen and McLaren were caught with the extra pedal, helping Häkkinen use only the rear brakes to balance cornering? Yeah, FIA banned that too, despite it being "hard af" to use, to quote Mika.

[@FOH3663]

Bring back Can-Am, the most extraordinary series ever. Innovate all you want. Yes, current IndyCar is the most competitive major series, the spec rules enable this ... However, the innovation through the 60's and 70's was phenomenal. Turbines, turbos, four wheel drive, an spectacular era for innovation.

[@patientEYES786]

Mercedes does come with surprises although not supercar competition 💯

[@jamil1985]

Now that's SCIENCE. 🎉

[@nidodson]

One day someone needs to take all of these situations, and secrets, and do a Netflix style series on them all, because I know Dale Earnhardt had a transmission modified to add a gear for a race before, clearly against the rules, but an amazing engineering feat at the time, especially to not get caught.

[@killerdeviant]

Wow this actually adds a higher ceiling to driving

[@operaatio5117]

To be honest, this should have been kept. It literally increases the skill ceiling. But nooOoooo the Italians got sad and now it banned

[@milescarter7803]

Anybody ever hear of Ackerman angle? If it only needs to adjust the toe when turning, there is no need for this setup, Ackerman angle does that already. If it is to put heat into the tires safely that is another thing.

[@matthostetler5422]

It makes more and more sense that these guys train as much as the highest level athletes on the planet when it comes to strength. Not only are they fighting Gs in the corners, brakes and throttle but now they are literally pulling alignments in real time. At a certain point, these "rule making guys" need to take a seat. The ability to do this should be the bar to entry on this invention. It blows my mind that nearly every category of racing is actively trying to slow cars down. Last i checked "racing" was about speed. Dont give me the "safety line." They all knew what they signed up for. Besides, hitting a wall at 180mph versus 220mph will result in the same outcome. One will just get there quicker.

[@Bonehead47]

"hey i figured out a way to make these vehicles that are designed to be a fast as possible even faster!" "what is wrong with you? get out."

[@redpill4431]

Yes suposed to be the pinnacle of racing and technical development.

[@m4vr1ck]

They should bring this back

[@jonaseret8671]

can i ask what is the music btw great vid

[@Hondawitalaptop]

So simple and so brilliant

[@Heathen.Deity.]

The core rules DAS had to meet was that it was not powered and didn’t cause any impact to the suspension setup, as active or adjustable suspension was banned. As the system was entirely controlled through the push/pull by the driver, it was unpowered. Mercedes were also able to clearly show their slight tyre alignment changes didn’t impact the suspension as the alignment switch happened beyond the fixation points of all suspension components. Also, the main reason other teams wanted it banned was because they knew it’d take them months to design and incorporate such a system to their cars, given the full workings of DAS were unknown and it’d likely require a full redesign of their nose section of their existing cars.

[@Therealchristopherjessup]

So awesome. Bravo guys

[@hectichive889]

I’ve seen it before, but it’s still just such a mind-boggling concept. The fact you can just change things like that on the fly, mid corner…

[@davidm5707]

Remarkable driving, too. With so much going on at high speed, to adjust the suspension continually.

[@hectichive889]

@@davidm5707 Seriously tho… Seems so overwhelming! I’d straight up forget to use it and fling that thing into a wall in all the chaos! lol I wonder if having to put pressure on the wheel affected their ability to steer or made it anymore difficult at all. Guess it’s clearly nothing you can’t get used to!

[@user-rf9cl8dt1t]

So, it’s not the driver, it’s the engineers and the car ….

[@chrisstockton7153]

Wow that's some awesome engineering