Driver Experience Design

A fascinating insight into the inner workings of a modern F1 car steering wheel.

It never fails to amaze me how handmade and low tech these things are. Quite literally looks like it's been made in someone's potting shed with bits and pieces from Maplin's.

After seeing the drivers grappling away with fiddly rotary nobs and push switches, while wearing thick nomex gloves and traveling at 160mph in a 4G corner, i'd love to have a look at simplifying some of the ergonomic and cognitive flows.

All looks like a bit of an overly-complicated "technical engineering solution" to me...