Mercedes F1 car borrows “a few tricks” from rocket technology

Symonds explained that technology derived from the aerospace industry has helped Mercedes to package an ultra-efficient cooling system that has enabled it to create the narrow sidepod arrangement unveiled on the first day of the Bahrain test.

The main architect of the 2022 regulations, Symonds admitted that he hadn’t anticipated such a dramatic interpretation of the rules.

“This is a very novel approach,” he said in an interview with F1 TV’s Ted Kravitz.

“I like to see novel…