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Red Bull ‘have questions' about legality of Mercedes' DAS as protest looms

Red Bull Racing will seek clarification from the FIA over the legality of Mercedes' dual-axis steering system (DAS) as the threat of a protest looms. Mercedes debuted its innovative steering system during pre-season testing, where video footage showed both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas pushing and pulling their steering wheel to adjust the toe of the front wheels. Mercedes insists the system is legal and sought clarification on the matter from the FIA before running it, but Red Bull remains unconvinced and threatened to protest the two W11 cars in Australia, prior to the race being cancelled. ADVERTISEMENT Mercedes confirmed on Friday that it had run DAS during first practice in...
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