Mercedes expected their zero-pod W13 concept to be unique, but are surprised that other teams did not find the loophole that led to such a design. F1
Mercedes expected to be alone with their unique zero-pod design for the W13, but not in finding the loophole that led to it.
And while Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott was not surprised that only they went with his design, he had expected other teams to sniff out this loophole in the regulations that led to it.if he was surprised that Mercedes were the only ones to choose this concept, Elliott replied: “Not really. We were surprised that no one else found this loophole. When you’ve gone down this path, it’s very hard to copy anything else.
Still, Mercedes driver George Russell has denied that the sidepods were to blame for Mercedes’ struggles, and Elliott backed up that claim. “We’ve been trying to understand the issues and get into a position to predict the performance variations from track to track. It has nothing to do with the shape of the sidepods, but more to do with how we designed the car and what our goals were.”
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