Mercedes remain loyal to the aerodynamic concept that they started the season with despite their struggles so far this season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have managed seven podiums between them so far in 2022, and have not finished any higher than third as they grapple with a misbehaving W13 car. The car has perennially been slower than Red Bull and Ferrari so far this season, and the gap has been around a second so far at this weekend’s French Grand Prix – a race where the Silver Arrows were expected to perform particularly well. Doubt has often been cast around their skinny sidepod design after they all but removed them ahead of the second pre-season test, but changing the...
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