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Originally Posted by switchlanez
F1 drivers almost never turn the steering wheel more than a quarter turn nor do they ever take their hands of the wheel (I'm guessing) so paddles fixed to the steering wheel works fine.
But on street-driven cars, as you lift your hands off the steering wheel hand-over-hand to make a turn, you'll be fumbling for the downshift paddle wishing it were fixed to the column. 
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this guy knows what I was talking about. paddle shifter on steering wheel is uncomfortable for a street car.