Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering system has been declared legal by Austrian GP stewards after a protest by Red Bull was rejected. In a verdict delivered early on Saturday morning in Austria by the FIA, stewards at F1’s season-opening race ruled that “DAS is part of the steering system, albeit not a conventional one”.
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Red Bull have formally lodged a protest against Mercedes’ ‘DAS’ system ahead of Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian GP. The Dual-Axis Steering device allows drivers to move the steering wheel backwards and forwards and was used by Mercedes in testing.
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There will be no Formula 1 Grands Prix in Azerbaijan, Singapore or Japan this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. New rules will also see drivers forego podium celebrations and pre race driver parades as the sport adapts to the current climate.
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The 2020 Formula 1 season is poised to start on July 5 with the Austrian GP the first of eight behind-closed-door European races in 10 weeks. After months of cancellations and postponements, the sport has revealed a bumper provisional calendar to return to track action.
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Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the year after contract negotiations between the four-times world champion and the team broke down. The German joined the iconic Italian team in 2015.
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