Mercedes are keeping tight-lipped about where they've spent their two performance tokens for 2021, but have outlined some of the changes to their car from 2020. The biggest technical challenge on the 2021 F1 cars has been adapting to the new aerodynamic regulations, with the introduction of several significant changes to key performance areas on the car. 'If you're looking to slow a car down, which is effectively what the regulation changes were intended to do, modifying the floor is by far the easiest and cheapest way of achieving your objective,' said James Allison. 'The floor is such an important aerodynamic component that small geometrical changes bring large reductions in performance....
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