Mercedes' change of F1 car concept will be clear to see at Imola when the team's new sidepods hit the track 👀 Find out what it all means here ⬇️
When Mercedes rolls out new sidepods at Imola as part of a major update package for the W14 Formula 1 car, it will renew focus on its change of concept.With the team open to the fact that it has gone down the wrong path with the design of its 2023 F1 car, it is inevitable that the most visual of changes will be the biggest evidence of it doing things differently.
"Saying that, there's other areas of the car that we know we need to improve as well. It would be very misguided to think if we go and put a different-looking sidepod on it, all of that gap is going to vanish. One rival team said that it also evaluated the zeropod idea because it could see the tremendous potential in peak downforce levels that could be produced from having a larger floor area exposed – especially if the car could run extremely close to the ground.
In this respect, last year Mercedes paid the price for chasing peak downforce by running the car as low to the ground as possible – something that could not be delivered because of bouncing/porpoising. “It’s also about how we use the car, how we control the car, how we evolve the balance and set-up to work with the aero package. Because those factors also impact the aerodynamic performance on track.”
Mercedes added: “When bodywork or aerodynamic upgrades are brought to a car, is the team therefore bringing a new ‘car concept’?
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