The blog of a Leslie Wong
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes Grand Prix Petronas Formula One Team driver, explains all the buttons and dials on Michael Schumacher’s 2011 steering wheel.
I saw this video originally on Wired.com and I was going to embed their video but they just took it from the Official Youtube channel of the Mercedes Grand Prix Petronas Formula One Team and stuck the Wired brand on it.
The previous owner of our BMW Bavaria put in a Momo V35 steering wheel. It felt great when driving in a sporting manner. But now the leather by the top spokes is worn, so I bought a Momo Super Indy on eBay – probably because I remembered my parents’ Bavaria had the OE wooden steering wheel (the diameter of which has been likened to a bus steering wheel). The Momo steering wheels are a nice 350 mm (~13.78 inches).
I’m not sure if the Super Indy looks right, with the polished aluminum spokes. At least the color of the wood on the steering wheel relates to the color of the wood on the dash (like the color of your necktie should relate to the color of your socks – ask Egon von Fürstenberg).
Maybe I should have looked for a Nardi steering wheel.
