DAS explained: Ted Kravitz’s guide to Mercedes’ big F1 innovation
Written by News on 21/02/2020
It is the 2020 innovation that has got the whole of Formula 1 talking – but what does it do and is it a gamechanger for the new season?
Dual-Axis Steering – DAS for short – emerged from on-board shots of the new Mercedes W11 in action during the opening test of the winter at Barcelona.
The paddock has not stopped talking about it since.
So, in the video above – which is free to view in the UK and Ireland – Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz answers and analyses the key questions around the device.
- What is it designed to do – and how are F1 tyres normally aligned?
- How do the drivers operate it?
- Is it legal?
- Will rivals now have to copy it?
- And, most intriguingly of all, has it already become F1 2020’s must-have even though it won’t be allowed in 2021?
Hit play to see Ted – with the help of two Pirelli tyres and a chair – explain all…
(c) Sky Sports 2020: DAS explained: Ted Kravitz’s guide to Mercedes’ big F1 innovation
