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John S:

--- Quote from: lkjohnson1950 on February 21, 2020, 10:47:45 PM ---Bottas says Merc have been working on it since early last year. He expects it will help on some tracks but maybe not all of them. Latest rumor has the FIA banning it for 2021.

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They're not suddenly banning it for 2021, they've already shut the stable door, it's already illegal next year the way the new regs are written.

Guess Merc talking to the FIA about the system's legality, from so long ago, triggered a hurried re-write of the proposed 2021 rules in the steering geometry dept before they were issued.   

cosworth151:
The fastest thing in F1 is the way they stomp on any form of innovation.

lkjohnson1950:
GP Tours newsletter says Ferrari will ask for a "clarification" concerning the legality of Merc's DAS steering and may be joined by R/B. Marko has been quoted as saying the system is worth 0.2 seconds a lap. Sounds like a Marko exaggeration to me, cause in F1 that would be huge.

Monty:
Marko talks before even thinking. He has been most outspoken about DAS initially saying it was illegal and would be banned immediately. He was wrong then and he is probably wrong now. DAS introduces a weight penalty which will negate a lot of any advantage it offers. I think Mercedes have been so clever. They have already given themselves a phycological advantage and may not even use DAS!

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