Mercedes says it experimented with Red Bull's sidepod solution in the wind tunnel, but it led to a 'substantial' loss in downforce. F1
The huge leap forward that McLaren has made with its Austrian/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. sidepod and bodywork tweaks are not a key performance differentiatorMercedes did move towards a more Red Bull-style downwash sidepod solution at this year’s Monaco Grand Prix but has not yet gone as far down the route as some other squads.
Asked by Motorsport.com why Mercedes has not followed the Red Bull idea while others believe it delivers good gains, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said: “We had the sidepod concept and the bodywork in the tunnel very early on already, to see which avenues you could open up and how much it would add to performance.
“The sidepods and the bodywork are just one part of the chassis, and it clearly looks like there are interesting solutions that it opens up,” he said. The endplate and flap juncture retain their core design DNA but the team has paid attention to every surface in the region to optimise its performance.
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