The dual-axis steering system pioneered by Mercedes is set to be o🐷utlawed for the start of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Mercedes causꦕed a stir in the Barcelona paddock on the second day of pre-season testing when a new steering innovation was picked up by onboaꦉrd TV footage of Lewis Hamilton’s W11 car.

The system, dubbed as ‘DAS’ by the reigning world champion squad, alters the toe an𒁏gle of the front wheels through the steering wheeꦑl being pushed backwards and forwards along the straights and on corner entry.

The FIA had been made aware of Mercedes’ new device and has given the German manufacturer the all-clear to run the system during the 2020 season, though a༺ change to the rules for 2021 mean the system would no longer be considered legal beyond the end of the year.

Speaking about the 2021 regulations in an FIA press conference on Friday, and FIA race di⭕rector Michael Masi appeared to confirm that such dual-axis steering syst🍸ems will be outlawed from next year.

“You have been very wise in noticing the change to the 2021 technical regulat🏅ions,” Masi replied when asked about DAS.

“We 💙will see what teams can come up with within those boundaries of what the regulations are꧅ written for in 2021.”

Mercedes technical director James Allison said on Thursday that he hoped the system would “bring an ad🃏vantage” during the upcoming campaign.

F1 is pu🍃shing to close loopholes in the regulations from next season in a bid to prevent teams from gaining large competitiveꦺ advantages due to exploiting the rules.