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Why can't he show us the back?
by temptemptemp13 15y ago
Why can't he show us the back?
- PedroCandeias 15y agoTeams try not to show anything they don't absolutely have to, whether they have secrets there or not. It's just how they roll. Mercedes, however, do have something called a "magic paddle". So they do have an actual reason for keeping the back of the steering wheel away from prying eyes.
- Arjuna 15y agoHere is a short video clip of a reporter attempting to get Mercedes GP's team principal Ross Brawn to disclose the details of the "Magic Paddle": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luWuJx2Ukik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luWuJx2Ukik
- LokiSnake 15y agoThere was speculation that the call was related to Schumacher's use of the DRS. We'll probably never know for sure.
- samuel 15y agoBecause since it's hidden they don't want to disclose that information to other teams. I recall DLR(McLaren's driver) being asked about it after explaining their steering wheel's controls. Anyway, IIRC the interviewer "guessed" that it was another way of activating the DRS, so in practice it's not really so secret, but F1 its like this...
- swah 15y agoMaybe there's a Ferrari sticker there.
- julianz 15y agoThe stickers that scare me the most are the Microsoft stickers on the ECU's...