An F1 steering wheel does not just steer the car. It is the driver's entire command centre, a carbon-fibre computer covered in paddles, dials, buttons and a full-colour screen, and it costs as much as a house deposit. A driver operates dozens of its controls while racing at 300 km/h, often mid-corner, making constant adjustments that a road driver would never dream of. Here is what all of it does, and why it is one of the most remarkable objects in the sport.
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The F1 Steering Wheel Explained: A $100,000 Computer You Drive With
The F1 steering wheel explained, why it costs up to $100,000, what every paddle, dial and button actually does, the display the driver reads at 300 km/h, and how it became a command centre.
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