Just_a_fan wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 02:10
mmred wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 01:59
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 01:52
And thus the DAS system is not aero related.
The steering wheel is definitely moving. That's how it was first found out, after all. The wheel is moved fore and aft.
You can activate an aero device in any way, the way of activation, hand head feet, doesnt change its purpouse. It s the effect that counts. The device Is not aero Just if the aero effect Is negligible according to fia standards, but that s a Grey area. Straight wheels surely offer less drag than "toed"ones. How much. Is It negligible? It s a fia decision.
That's known as "clutching at straws". If the reason for doing it is tyre performance, and drag is reduced by a tiny amount, then the aero benefit is negligible compared to the the principle benefit.
If one wants to go down the "any aero benefit is bad" route, the entire suspension system is intended to keep the aero map of the car car happy as one of its design goals. Is suspension to be banned therefore?
Difference being that a driver isn't changing the position of the steering rack itself while the suspension does its thing. Why wouldn't they protest? RB wants to win fair and square, Mercedes needs gimmicks to stay ahead. Why wouldn't RB try to level the playing field if they can? Look 3 pages talking about a gimmick, and fan boys defending it, this has gone way too far off topic.
I frankly don't care about DAS, its use is very limited, and what if it makes the car weaker with wheel to wheel racing. If such vulnerability is discovered then you'll see more aggressive moves against Mercedes cars.