Formula 1 cars are full of technical gadgets that can hardly be explained to an ordinary person. The cars competing in the 2024 World Championship also have a lot of novelties. If you look closely at the steering wheel of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell's Mercedes, you will see a very conspicuous button on it from now on: a green one with the WhatsApp logo.
Hamilton and Russell can therefore Whatsapp from their W15 while racing. At least, sort of: the button from the radio to their team now has the WhatsApp logo. So really typing messages is not possible for the Mercedes drivers.
Mercedes shows picture of Hamilton's steering wheel
Mercedes has now released a picture of Hamilton and Russell's steering wheel. The button is there, because Mercedes F1 have signed a sponsorship agreement with WhatsApp.
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