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    DAS, or Dual Axis Steering, allows a driver to adjust the toe angle of the front wheels by pulling or pushing the steering wheel forward and backward. This helps optimize tire grip and wear by allowing toe-out on straights for stability and toe-in through corners to reduce tire scrubbing on the inside edges. Mercedes' DAS system gives their car an aerodynamic advantage and lessens tire degradation by changing the toe angle based on driving conditions. However, some argue it may violate Formula 1 rules regarding driver control of steering.

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    DAS, or Dual Axis Steering, allows a driver to adjust the toe angle of the front wheels by pulling or pushing the steering wheel forward and backward. This helps optimize tire grip and wear by allowing toe-out on straights for stability and toe-in through corners to reduce tire scrubbing on the inside edges. Mercedes' DAS system gives their car an aerodynamic advantage and lessens tire degradation by changing the toe angle based on driving conditions. However, some argue it may violate Formula 1 rules regarding driver control of steering.

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    DAS, or Dual Axis Steering, allows a driver to adjust the toe angle of the front wheels by pulling or pushing the steering wheel forward and backward. This helps optimize tire grip and wear by allowing toe-out on straights for stability and toe-in through corners to reduce tire scrubbing on the inside edges. Mercedes' DAS system gives their car an aerodynamic advantage and lessens tire degradation by changing the toe angle based on driving conditions. However, some argue it may violate Formula 1 rules regarding driver control of steering.

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    DAS stands for Dual Axis Steering System.

    It was spotted via the onboard shots of Lewis Hamilton's


    W11 on Thursday morning at pre-season testing.

    WHAT IS DAS AND WHY?

    The biggest problem the racing cars generate around corners so that means everybody puts negative
    camber in the front of the car that means the top of the tires are leaning inwards. That also means the
    front tire is running around a very narrow edge going down the streets but in the corner the tire deflects
    and gives you the biggest contact patch possible especially the fast corners. They also do toe out of the
    car which means the front tires are facing more wider than the rear and it gives stability when you turn
    in the sharp corners.

    The problem is that you are heating this inside part of the tire especially on the down streets and in long
    fast corners you are actually overheating the inside portion (very small, 5cm) of the front tire which lead
    to terrible effects on the tire. If you take the camber off, you hurt your grip in the fast corners. So the
    story yet to optimize the camber angle and toe out such that it has a very less effect on the tirea and get
    the best grip.

    1. For cornering- toe out


    2. For straight- straight or toe in
    3. For grip- camber in

    Mercedes came with a idea of DAS. The driver just like a normal system he can turn the steering wheel
    in the front wheels bit it can also pull the steering wheel back or push it forward ,so basically wat he is
    doing by pulling it back and forward is changing the toe so that the steering was back towards him, the
    front tires are running parallel or may be even toe in on them means you are not scrubbing that inside
    part of the tire when it gets the breaking point of the corner the steering wheel it pushes the steering
    wheel forward to make them wide again.

    So it gives a aerodynamic advantage on the car and also less scrubbing of the tire during the straight
    road.

    PROBLEM WITH THE RULES

    Article 47( c ) can be a violation using DAS but a argument can be made that still the steering is in fully
    control of the driver.

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