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Mercedes confident of DAS steering system legality

Mercedes' James Allison says the team are confident that their new DAS steering system on the W11 is fully legal, and the FIA are aware of it. Mercedes' James Allison has shrugged off any possibility that the innovative steering wheel trick spotted on the W11 during Thursday morning's test session isn't legal. Lewis Hamilton was copped pulling back on his steering wheel down the straights of the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, with an apparent effect on the camber of the front wheels. As movable suspension devices are banned in the technical regulations, it raises the possibility that the system could be in breach of the rules. However, Mercedes' Technical Director James Allison says he...
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