Date released: July 4 2020
Christian Horner has actually stated Red Bull desired “clarity” over the legality of Mercedes innovative dual-axis steering system.
After seeing the return of DAS during Friday practice ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull lodged an official protest to the FIA alleging that the system was in breach of the regulations.
The governing body declared it legal in the early hours of Saturday morning in Austria and provided a prolonged description regarding why it remained in compliance with the guidelines.
There was an idea that Red Bull would maybe appeal the choice, but Horner revealed throughout his reaction that he now thinks about the matter to be closed.
” We wished to get clarity,” Horner informed Sky Sports F1.
” We wanted to object at the earliest point of the weekend so it didnt interrupt with the race outcome. So it would either be legal or unlawful on Friday so it would then give Mercedes a possibility to remedy that in any case for Saturday and Sunday.
” Having seen it [DAS] on the car on Friday, we chose to use the opportunity of a protest to accomplish that clearness.
” We notified Mercedes prior to putting in the protest.
” Basically, the system is extremely, very complicated and it enters question: what is a steering wheel for?
” The stewards certainly back the decision [that DAS is legal] therefore we have that clarity now.
” If we desire one [our own DAS system] we will need to create that and include it.”
Asked what Mercedes are actually utilizing DAS for, Horner included: “Its for achieving balance shifts throughout tyre warm-up, especially after Safety Car periods, in that regard it has absolutely nothing to do with the steering of the cars and truck due to the fact that they will only utilize it in a straight line.
” But thats sometimes the obscurity that these regulations develop although it has been cleaned up for next year.
” We didnt feel, from the engineering feedback we had, that DAS wasnt fully certified with the regs this year.
” So thats why we questioned it and got that clarity late last night so as far as we are worried its all closed now.
” I guess if they utilize it in certifying, then we may well ask to make a modification in parc ferme conditions.
” If that is now allowed, then certainly youll request to make a change not with the guiding wheel, but with a set of spanners, to your camber and caster and so on, whatever it controls.
” It is what it is. Hats off to Mercedes, it is a clever system but whether to include that for this year when it is getting banned for next year, is going to be very challenging.”
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