P1racenews AI automatic summary:
We go back to the year 1993. Williams was building downright dominant Formula 1 cars in the early 1990s, and if it had been up to the Dutch company DAF, they would have been even faster and more dominant. However, the FIA put a stop to that.
DAF, a major manufacturer of trucks today, had an unexpected connection to Formula 1 in the 1990s. They developed a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) system that was tested and proven to be faster and more efficient than traditional gearboxes. The CVT system eliminated the need for the driver to shift gears and provided seamless acceleration. However, the FIA banned the CVT system because it did not comply with the regulations that stated F1 cars could have only four to seven gears. The Williams team, who tested the CVT system, returned the car to England after it was displayed at the DAF Museum in Eindhoven.
