'...today that's going to be Red Bull but where that goes into next year it’s difficult to say.' F1
Mercedes ‘exploring concepts’, admit Red Bull’s sidepods are the ‘best’ todayAndrew Shovlin admits Mercedes are not yet set on a sidepod concept for next season as the upcoming small rule changes could have a big effect.
That meant the team has had to cut away at the floor to reduce the bouncing, and that in turn has cost them downforce.They can carry it over into 2023 where a few tweaks to the floor rules may work in their favour, or they can try a different concept such as Red Bull’s race-winning downwash sidepods.“I think the rules do change for next year, that’s going to change how people are looking at developing their car,” he said.
“That process will go on for some time, but we’re just looking for what will give us the best development opportunity in those new regulations going forward.”technical director Pierre Waché isn’t so ready to declare Red Bull’s philosophy the “best”, rather he says it is the entire package.
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