Technology is constantly evolving in Formula 1. And this is particularly the case with its centerpiece: the steering wheel. As can be seen here for the Scuderia Ferrari.
The Twitter account ” Switch »Posted a comparative tweet between two Formula 1 steering wheels … thirty years apart. The latter shows the evolution and technology embedded in Ferraris, from the 641 of 1990 to the SF21 of last year.
1990 🆚 2021 pic.twitter.com/LST8x4a6vV
– At the breaker (@AuRupteur) January 10, 2022
In 1990, Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost only had two separate buttons on the steering wheel and two shift paddles behind the hoop at their disposal.. While today, it is not just that. Wheels, wheels, switches and a small screen for viewing information. The pilot’s eyes are therefore no longer riveted on the track. A huge effort must be made to manage all this technical part, in addition to focusing on driving. It is necessary to know all this to make a Formula 1 work well on a lap… So during a whole race…
We especially remember the 2016 season, when the FIA ​​banned start-up aid. Thus, the pilots had to fend for themselves on the grid when setting off. Nico Rosberg had stuck labels on his steering wheel with all the procedure to follow, it was so long and tedious. Or even earlier, in 2014, Pastor Maldonado got stuck in the safety rails at Spa-Francorchamps because he was looking more at his steering wheel than at the road.
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