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Understanding the Sport
Steering wheel




Formula One drivers have no spare concentration for operating fiddly
controls, or trying to look at small, hidden gauges. Hence the controls and
instrumentation for modern Formula One cars have almost entirely migrated to
the steering wheel itself - the critical interface between the driver and
the car.

Early Formula One cars used steering wheels taken directly from road cars.
They were normally made from wood (necessitating the use of driving gloves),
and in the absence of packaging constraints they tended to be made as large
a diameter as possible, to reduce the effort needed to turn. As cars grew
progressively lower and cockpits narrower throughout the 1960s and 1970s,
steering wheels became smaller, so as to fit into the more compact space
available.

The introduction of semi-automatic gearchanges via the now familiar
'paddles' marked the beginning of the move to concentrate controls as close
to the driver's fingers as possible. The first buttons to appear on the face
of the steering wheel were the 'neutral' button (vital for taking the car
out of gear in the event of a spin), and the on-board radio system's
push-to-talk button.

As time went on the trend continued. Excepting the throttle and brake
pedals, few Formula One cars have any controls other than those on the face
of the wheel. Buttons tend to be used for 'on/off' functions, such as
engaging the pit-lane speed limiter system, while rotary controls govern
functions with multiple settings, such as the traction control programme,
fuel mixture and even the car's front-to-rear brake bias - all functions the
driver might wish to alter to take account of changing conditions during the
race.

The steering wheel is also used to house instrumentation, normally via a
multi-function LCD display screen and - more visibly - the ultra-bright
'change up' lights that tell the driver the perfect time for the optimum
gearshift. The steering wheels are not designed to make more than three
quarters of a turn of lock in total, so there is no need for a continuous
rim, instead there are just two 'cut outs' for the driver's hands.

One of the most technically complicated parts of the whole Formula One car
is the snap-on connector that joins the wheel to the steering column. This
has to be tough enough to take the steering forces, but it also provides the
electrical connections between the controls and the car itself. The FIA
technical regulations state that the driver must be able to get out of the
car within five seconds, removing nothing except the steering wheel - so
rapid release is vitally important.

Formula One cars now run with power assisted steering, reducing the forces
that must be transmitted by the steering wheel. This has enabled designers
to continue with the trend of reducing the steering wheel size, with the
typical item now being about half the diameter of that of a normal road car.




"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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That's why performance cars don't have big wheels.


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