The Mercedes F1 floor experiments that offer clues of 2023 changes

These were fitted to test driver Nyck de Vries’ W13 as he completed duties in FP1 as part of each teams’ requirement to run a young driver.

With Mercedes now having got on top of understanding the key weaknesses of the W13, it is using this stage of the season to conduct some experiments that can help it plot its best path for next year’s challenger.

As a result of its push, the new floor, pictured above, features several optimisations. This includes the geometry…