Mercedes had some big decisions to make over the winter break, with the team needing to drastically improve their performance after finishing third in the 2022 constructors’ championship. The Silver Arrows decided to stick with their zero sidepod concept despite Ferrari and Red Bull proving in 2022 that their more detailed designs led to high performance. Following the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that this choice was a mistake, as the team slipped behind Aston Martin to finish in P5 and P7 following Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the race. Wolff has explained that his team will now begin to explore different development pathways before...
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