Mercedes has not ruled out switching to Red Bull's F1 car concept for next year. BritishGP ⬇️
The German car manufacturer has had a difficult season so far as it has battled excessive porpoising and bouncing with its narrow-sidepod wide-floored W13 design.
Asked by Motorsport.com about the possibility of a shift to the Red Bull concept, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott said: “I think the bodywork, the bit that is visibly different, that you're referring to, is probably not the key differentiator if you'd like. It's the detail in the floor design.
“I think it would be silly not to have a level of humility, and not think you might have got it wrong, and not go and look at what everyone else has done.
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