Mercedes W11 steering
The most interesting tech seen at pre-season testing so far is the Mercedes W11 steering. Here’s how it could work.
On the 2nd day of testing, just before lunch, Lewis Hamilton was seen pushing the steering wheel away from him at the end of the straight. It was speculated that this could be adjusting the amount of toe of the front wheels as the car enters a corner.
En este vÃdeo es mucho más claro, el movimiento del volante (y cremallera) del Mercedes.
On this video you can see easier the steeting wheel (and rack" ) movement. pic.twitter.com/J7qvCdGOT9
? Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega) February 20, 2020
Although James Allison, technical Director at Mercedes F1, did not give much away, he did confirm that: ?We have a system in the car, it?s a novel idea. We?ve got a name for it, it?s called DAS [Dual Axis Steering] if you’re interested, and it just introduces an extra dimension of the steering from the driver that we hope will be useful during the year but precisely how we use it, why we use it, that’s something we will keep to ourselves.? CREDIT: https://virtualracingschool.com/academy/iracing-career-guide/setups/camber-toe/
Toe is effectively the angle between the direction the tyres are pointing relative to the direction the vehicle is pointing, when viewed from above.
1) Zero toe means the tyres are both parallel to eachother and to the direction of travel of the racecar
2) Toe in, or positiv...
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