Mercedes reportedly have a second car design waiting in the wings despite deciding to give their bold 'zeropod' design a second go this year.
The Silver Arrows – wearing black again this year – will be desperate for a strong season after a difficult time in 2022. So used to setting the benchmark over the last decade, Mercedes were off the pace of the front-runners with their W13 car unable to compete for regular victories.
Mercedes chiefs are of the opinion that their aerodynamic design featuring no sidepods – bucking the trend of the rest of the grid – was not the issue. So they have persisted with it for the W14, with some small changes made, of course.
