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Ferrari using clever foot activated DRS pedal

Sep.12 It has emerged that Ferrari is using a clever foot activated switch to trigger the DRS system on their F2012.' Auto Motor und Sport said drivers for most other teams trigger the rear wing flap with a button on the steering wheel. But renowned F1 technical illustrator Giorgio Piola has learned that, when Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are between corners and therefore not braking, their left foots can trigger DRS with a switch to the left of the brake pedal. When they want to stop the car, their left foot is therefore automatically taken off the DRS pedal – therefore returning the wing to its normal position – when they apply the brake.
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