Mercedes doesn't believe getting rid of its slim sidepod design would necessarily improve its performance, but admits it's looking at 'combinations of different concepts' for its 2023 F1 car.
Most teams have opted to switch to a Red Bull-style concept for their sidepods with updates this year, the most recent beingIt leaves Mercedes at the only team running with the slim sidepod concept, but trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin was confident its struggles were not simply a result of the design route.
Shovlin was doubtful that making a change would notably lift Mercedes' pace, and he did not think there would be a fundamental change in how the car looked this year. "We don't think that just changing our sidepod will change our competitiveness," said Shovlin during Saturday's FIA press conference ahead of the French Grand Prix."We're certainly not of that mind, nor are we wedded to saying this is how the Mercedes car must look.
"So from the very early part of the year, we're looking at other teams bodyworks and certainly with a view to next year, looking up and down the grid to see ideas. "It may be that we don't just take another team's idea. We're looking at combinations of different concepts. It's a gradual process, but I think fundamentally our car isn't going to change appearance massively this season.Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director, Mercedes AMG, in the team principals Press Conference
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