News Details

Owen rues ‘panic' to declare innovations illegal

Mercedes chief designer John Owen has lamented Formula 1's 'general' reaction to innovation, saying teams are 'desperate' to declare others' ideas illegal. Mercedes may have pulled a rabbit out of the hat with their latest innovation, DAS. The Dual Axis Steering system, which was debuted during pre-season testing in Spain, is controlled by a driver pushing or pulling on the steering wheel. That changes the toe of the front wheels, which not only helps with tyre wear but also improves concerning and works as a drag reduction on the straights. Red Bull immediately declared DAS illegal. The Milton Keynes squad has stated several times that they will protest as soon as Mercedes run it in a...
Full Story »
5y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

The 2020 Mercedes has great innovations – Owen

Mercedes Chief Designer John Owen revealed that the team’s 2020...
5y ago from F1Technical.net

Mercedes - "Desperate panic" to prove why...

Mercedes chief designer John Owen believes there is "a desperate...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Seidl against F1 ‘burning' through Covid-19 tests

While Andreas Seidl wants Formula 1 to go racing as soon as possible, he...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

F1 teams against double races, Liberty Media looks at...

Now that Formula 1 is stopped by the coronavirus, people come up with all...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez secures Assen MotoGP Sprint victory

Marc Marquez secured an impressive MotoGP Sprint race victory in Assen...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar will not return to Thermal Club in 2026...

According to comments made by Thermal Club founder and owner Tim Rogers,...

Malukas’ recovery drive secures Foyt’s best team...

During Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America, David Malukas was the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal have 'made enquiries' for 25-G/A star but five...

Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze has been linked with a move away from...
24m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal preparing to offer 40 million for...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Barcelona midfielder Marc...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Bukayo Saka tells Tottenham transfer target to join...

Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka has reportedly told Eberechi Eze to join the...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Ex-Arsenal star among 7 Ajax players banned from...

Ajax have reportedly banned seven players, including former Arsenal star...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.