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Mercedes debuts radical new sidepods in Bahrain testing

The Mercedes W13 in Bahrain Mercedes has landed in Bahrain with an all-new sidepod design ahead of the second and final Formula 1 pre-season test. The revised W13 features dramatically smaller sidepods than had been seen in Barcelona with a radical redesign of the car’s bodywork. In Spain, Red Bull caught the eye of observers for its aggressively undercut sidepod design. However, Mercedes looks to have gone a step further still and almost eliminated the radiator housing all-together. A bulge does remain, consistent with where the side-impact protection is, but otherwise the solution boasts a narrow inlet and sloping rear section. There are also two sets of cooling gills on the car; one...
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