An F1 steering wheel has not always looked like it does in the present day. Back in the championship’s early years, it held distinct similarities to the average steering wheel of a road car.

In principle, DRS is a driver-controlled device is used in order to aid in overtaking, which in turn increases the chances of wheel-to-wheel racing on the F1 circuit. What is DRS and how does it work?

Up comes a long straightaway, off comes the steering wheel and then, boom, three seconds later, the problem's fixed and the wheel's back on in plenty of time to take the left-hander. It's ...