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A Formula 1 steer- ing wheel gives the driver a lot of ways to help run his car.

the engine has to move less weight. However, within those thin panels is a hardened steel cage that protects the driver. The outer shell actually is designed to break away on impact, which lets the energy of the impact lessen or dissipate before reaching the driver cage. Much of the technology of these race cars is hidden from view, used in the design of the wings or the spoilers or the engine specs. However, fans can see the driver’s steering wheel, and it is indeed more like a jet than a car. Formula 1 drivers have more than a doz- en buttons they can push to operate various car systems, as well as several dials, gauges,

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