How the team then decides how each switch works is up to them, in conjunction with the driver.
For Williams, uniquely, this LCD display is fixed and separate from the wheel, as is the case with all other current teams.Īs the car’s ECU is also a standardised part also from McLaren Applied Technologies, there is a limit on the steering wheel to 20 buttons, 9 rotary switches and six paddles. This gives the teams the same McLaren Applied Technology PCU-8D display unit, with its 4.3” colour LCD display and the interface unit that links all the buttons, rotary switches and paddles back to the ECU. As both the dash display and the internal control unit are specified by the FIA for all teams. But what are they and how does the driver benefit from them?Īlthough unique to each team and tailored to each driver, there is a limit on what is allowed on the steering wheel. With the current Williams F1 steering wheel shown recently on the team’s twitter feed, the huge range of buttons can be seen.
As reported last year, Robert Kubica needed a very unique system to allow him to drive the car with the limitations of his damaged right arm. In the modern-day Formula One car, there is far more to the steering wheel to merely pointing the car where it needs to be on the circuit.Īs tailored to the driver as their race suit or custom moulded seat, the F1 steering wheel allows the driver to monitor and/or control nearly every aspect of the race car.
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