Mercedes went against a Red Bull F1 sidepod copy as experiments it carried out showed a 'substantial' loss of downforce compared to its baseline design Full story ⬇️
has made with its Austrian and British GP package, which was inspired by both Red Bull and Aston Martin sidepod ideas, has left rivals pondering if they too need to make a dramatic change of direction. has long insisted that sidepod and bodywork tweaks are not a key performance differentiator, rivals are clearly seeing good gains coming from changes in this area.
However, he thinks that the way that McLaren has so obviously exploited the idea and put it to good use could well prompt a bit of a rethink and trigger another attempt to look at it. Wolff still believes the key to Mercedes making a jump forward is in unlocking more performance from its floor and underside, rather than the visible bodywork.
“In my opinion, it's just the fact that we see that the strong cars look a little bit the same when you look from the side and from top down, and certainly that played in our minds already back in the day. Maybe that's just more an indication about where it goes.” Mercedes introduced its own upgrade at the British GP with a new front wing that was aimed at improving car balance through low-speed corners.
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