Seems the only thing TSLAQ could complain about Plaid is the steering yoke, and they often brought up Randy preferred round wheel after tried Unplugged Performance Plaid in Laguna Seca to make their point.
If you look at Randy’s previous runs, you would understand why, he is so familiar with the track that he often slide his hands up or down the wheel in anticipation of a turn, so his arms would be more level mid turn to do fine adjustments with less effort.
This is a personal preference of a pro driver on his home track.
Anyone who drives a Tesla that hard on public road shouldn’t own a Tesla.(Miata would be a good option to do that without breaking the law)
Even on tracks, F1 drivers lives with their yokes just fine, and plenty of other racers who always lock their hands on 3 and 9 o’clock no matter the wheel shape, so not every racer would need/want a round wheel.
Not that I think there would be anyone not buying the new S&X because of the yoke, just want to point out it’s just personal preferences when it comes to racing.
For everyday driving the yoke seems perfect, great visibility to instrument cluster, and when cruising the flat bottom would be a nice place to rest your hands on.