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Mercedes confirm first DAS proposal was rejected by the FIA
Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed the FIA rejected the initial concept for the dual-axis steering [DAS] system. In a Mercedes video, Allison has said DAS was initially designed to be controlled by a paddle on the steering wheel, but that the FIA ordered changes be made. Article continues under video “The simple answer was, it was really quite difficult indeed, and in fact, we first wanted to introduce this system in 2019," said Allison. "We took our ideas to the FIA, showed them, explained why we thought it was legal, and they begrudgingly agreed that dual-axis steering was actually legal. "But they didn’t much like the way we’d done it because the...
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