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> 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.



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.


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


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




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