News Details

Mercedes chiefs differ on usefulness of DAS in cold Eifel GP

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and chief strategist James Vowles had different views on the usefulness of the team's dual-axis steering (DAS) in the Eifel GP. The cold conditions that prevailed at the Nürburgring last weekend, with ambient temperatures of approximately 8°C, meant that drivers were challenged to preserve the heat in their tyres at several points during the race. The DAS system that allows Mercedes' drivers to change the toe-in angle of their car's front wheels should have theoretically come in hand to help maintain tyre temps, but Wolff minimized the device's role insistent it did not offer a significant edge as a tyre warming instrument. "You can see that the Red Bulls,...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

"DAS-system not a game-changer in Eifel GP"

Mercedes' DAS system was again a hot topic at the Eifel Grand Prix last...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Wolff: “DAS didn't play a big part”

Mercedes' DAS system was again a hot topic at the Eifel Grand Prix last...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Mercedes explains strong restart: 'That came into its...

Mercedes announces that they used the DAS system more than ever during...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Race Report: Hamilton wins record-equaling 91st win in...

The Eifel Grand Prix remained a cold affair with temperatures in the 9...
5y ago from TheParcFerme.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jorge Lorenzo slams Yamaha riders including Fabio...

Five-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo slams Yamaha riders, particularly...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Gallery: IndyCar kicks off 2026 season at St. Pete

Motorsport Week has exclusive images from the IndyCar curtain-raiser in...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Watch: Mick Schumacher taken out on opening lap of...

Fans of Mick Schumacher could switch off early after his IndyCar debut at...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta hits back at critics of Arsenal’s...

t;li>Chris Sutton said Arsenal would be ‘ugliest’ championsGunners...
44m ago from TheGuardian.com

Arteta wants 6ft 3in giant who tormented Arsenal in...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Inter Milan striker Pio Esposito at...
24m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Book your tickets for Budapest' - Chelsea icon Joe...

Chelsea icon Joe Cole believes Arsenal can win this season’s UEFA...
2h 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.