Stella says rivals dismissing F1 sidepod gains are like “Pinocchio”

The shape of teams’ sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1’s latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different concepts at play.

However, the advantage that Red Bull appears to have gotten from its downwash concept appears to have won out as many of its rivals have followed suit in copying it.

Ferrari abandoned its in-wash solution at the Spanish Grand Prix to move closer to Red Bull’s…