The Mercedes and Ferrari F1 wing ideas many thought were banned

This is why every season there is some toing and froing between the competitors and the FIA in this endless battle for performance.

The 2023 season has already shown two clear examples of ways teams have aggressively pursued ideas that some of their rivals may have presumed were banned.

Mercedes and Ferrari both revealed some intriguing aspects to their front wings on their launch specification cars. These featured concepts that were thought to have been sidelined…