No shame in copying Red Bull F1 car concept says Mercedes

The team is currently evaluating a change of direction for its W14 car after realising that its ‘zeropod’ idea is not going to deliver the performance levels hoped for.

Having settled on a change of path, Mercedes has talked of there already being promising results from its CFD and wind tunnel work which it hopes it can unleash in the early stages of the European season.

While some of the early focus of Mercedes’ changes will revolve around the sidepods, the…