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Labelled diagram titled Inside the 100,000 Steering Wheel, a carbon-fibre F1 wheel with callouts for shift paddles, clutch, display, overtake boost, DRS, strat modes, differential and brake balance.

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.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 6, 2026

Infographic titled The Halo reading 7 kg holds 12 tonnes, a close-up of the halo on a red Ferrari number 44 car, equated to a London double-decker bus and 15 times the weight of the car it protects.

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What Is the Halo in F1? The Hated Device That Keeps Saving Lives

The F1 halo explained, the decade of deaths that forced it in, the alternatives that were rejected, how a 7kg titanium hoop withstands 12 tonnes, and every time it has saved a driver.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026