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Hamilton banking on DAS to make a 'huge difference'

Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes will gain a significant edge this season thanks to its ingenious 'Dual Axis Steering' system mounted on its new W11. Mercedes pulled the DAS device out of its hat in pre-season testing but hasn't offered much insight into the device's benefits which appear to range from tyre temperature management to drag reduction on the straights. Hamilton himself says he doesn't know exactly where or at what moment over a race weekend the DAS shall be deployed but the six-time world champion hopes it will prove beneficial. Skeptical Wolff was first to try Mercedes DAS system! "Hopefully it’ll make a huge difference," he said in Barcelona this week. "At the...
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