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I don't think he would lie about intentionally pressing the DRS knowing he was nowhere near Oscar. He pressed the radio, regular routine, and somehow the car switched DRS on. The dash was going completely off, and The gearbox was going out the fritz as well so I think the Mercedes was definitely having a computer problem. Thankfully it didn't affect too much of all systems in the car. Bizarre how that happened.ringo wrote: ↑13 Apr 2025, 19:39I think he really pressed the DRS button.
He tried to catch himself while admitting the to press a button.. and just slid to saying it was the radio button.
The radio button is likely on a very simple hard wired circuit. I do not think it's on the same data protocol like the other programmable sterring wheel functions. Likewise DRS. DRS has safety implications and is likely on a dedicated circuit.
It's more on how random that safety car was. They were not prepared for that.
https://www.racefans.net/2018/04/29/per ... ringement/“It is apparent that to move to the ‘default’ setting if the DRS system malfunctions, requires the team to convey to the driver, by radio, a series of steps to adjust various settings,” the stewards noted.
“In this case, the DRS light came on and as this was the first time the driver had experienced a default operation for the DRS, there was some misunderstanding of the procedure and the driver incorrectly activated the system manually. The system however, was only activated twice, each time for a short distance before the driver and team recognised the error.
“The stewards are satisfied that no car was overtaken through this incorrect use.”
Why would he open the DRS deliberately with no car in front? It makes no sense as there's no getting away with that.ringo wrote: ↑13 Apr 2025, 19:39I think he really pressed the DRS button.
He tried to catch himself while admitting the to press a button.. and just slid to saying it was the radio button.
The radio button is likely on a very simple hard wired circuit. I do not think it's on the same data protocol like the other programmable sterring wheel functions. Likewise DRS. DRS has safety implications and is likely on a dedicated circuit.
