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      11-25-2020, 06:53 AM   #158
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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone View Post
Regarding das for instance, fia could have banned it immediately, it's easy for them to convert to normal steering and fia knew they have big advantage already from engine and other things, (things that other top sports people have mentioned already) have given Merc one hand on trophy even before the season started!
So.. why give so much leeway to Merc.
There was no rule that excluded a system like Mercs DAS.
True the FIA could have banned it immediately...but its a genuine innovation, something other teams could easily have copied but haven't.
Banning the device for next season was a compromise, I suspect more for safety and reducing cost than because it gave Mercedes much of an advantage.

Its not like the FIA haven't been lenient with other teams in the past for worse like outright cheating (again see Red Bull front wing)...so their decision on DAS seems fair.

I do agree though that the Mercedes power advantage (whatever it is) is annoying and not good for the spectacle of F1 and I'd much rather all the cars were much closer in performance.

Part of me would like F1 to have a system similar to the BTCC with success ballast and top ten reverse grids etc...but then it would be less F1 and more of an entertainment show.
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