Mercedes still experiencing problems after Saudi Arabian GP friday practice
Mercedes has revealed that, after doing a series of tests during Friday practice in Saudi Arabia, the difficulties with their new W13 car have yet to be resolved.
Mercedes has revealed that, after doing a series of tests during Friday practice in Saudi Arabia, the difficulties with their new W13 car have yet to be resolved.
Mercedes claims that the W13’s relative straight-line speed shortfall in Bahrain was attributable to aerodynamics rather than engine inferiority, as many have speculated.
Mercedes will try to reduce the size of their wings for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in order to close the performance gap with Red Bull and early title leaders Ferrari according to Toto Wolff.
George Russell is unsure how long it will take Mercedes to resolve the concerns with their 2022 F1 car.
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said that the team looked into employing Mercedes’ extreme sidepod concept in the development of their own car last season.
Mercedes’ distinctive new sidepod design has sparked controversy, with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner allegedly calling it “illegal.”
Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott admits that the radical looking sculpted sidepods on Red Bull’s RB18 merit attention.
Mercedes’ 2022 challenger livery has received mixed reactions on social media, with some F1 fans calling it ‘worst livery this year’ while others seem to be praising the silver arrows color scheme.
New Mercedes 2022 F1 car, the W13 has made its track debut at Silverstone just moments after official launch.
Mercedes has introduced its new Formula One car for the 2022 season, the W13 with Lewis Hamilton making his long-awaited comeback.