Mercedes W15

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Vanja #66
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Re: Mercedes W15

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DAS alive and kicking :mrgreen:

And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Nov 2024, 19:39
DAS alive and kicking :mrgreen:

This would be very illegal if that's actually what's happening. But it's hard to explain what I'm seeing other than some form of das..

Gone back and watched some quali onboards from mercedes in the last few years. Seeing this steering wheel behaviour on George's car frequently.. could just be a loose steering column? Or something for driver preference as Lewis seems to experience it less?






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Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Nov 2024, 19:39
DAS alive and kicking :mrgreen:

From the video, it appears that when the steering wheel lowers, the front left and front right wheel gain negative camber

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Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Nov 2024, 19:39
DAS alive and kicking :mrgreen:



The steering column deflects due to braking (this was already there on the W13). The wheel brow returns to a normal position when the aerodynamic forces reduce (you can see this on any other car). The tire doesn't move.

Nonsense.
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AR3-GP wrote:
25 Nov 2024, 21:59
Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Nov 2024, 19:39
DAS alive and kicking :mrgreen:



The steering column deflects due to braking (this was already there on the W13). The wheel brow returns to a normal position when the aerodynamic forces reduce (you can see this on any other car). The tire doesn't move.

Nonsense.
Yup, haven't noticed before but it's definitely there on W13 onboards. Weird though, why would you want the steering column to move under braking? Annoying for the drivers.