On: Formula 1 2020: The secret aerodynamicist – are capes the key?

[clouddrover]

> e.g. this year, one of the teams has a steering wheel they pull toward/push away themselves to change the geometry of the front wheels

The Mercedes dual axis steering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0Laaj9_RA

Allowed this year, but already banned from next year.

[toyg → clouddrover]

And reportedly not particularly significant except in a few specific circumstances (i.e. to warm tyres in qualifying outlaps or behind a safety-car). Didn't seem to make much of a difference this weekend.

[clouddrover → toyg]

DAS might make more of a difference at circuits like Spa and Monza.

[C1sc0cat → toyg]

There are a lot more safety car's in F1 now so that makes sense