Mercedes stunned the Formula 1 community during the Bahrain pre-season test with its upgraded W13 and its radical "zero-sidepod" design. How does it work? Kyle Forster explains in another Kyle.Engineers video.
Despite the W13 not setting the timing sheets alight throughout the three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain last week, the 2022 Silver Arrow remains an intriguing F1 car with an innovative design, and Kyle Forster delves into the details of its design explaining how it works.
In the description of his video, Forster said: "In quite a visually apparent update to the car, Mercedes has brought quite a radical change in sidepod concept to the W13.
"They have essentially created a large downwashing wing with a shroud around the side impact structure, and then have inverted the sidepod inlet and put it towards the floor.
"This seems to be in an attempt to get more downwash and stronger vortices from the top of the sidepod, but the legalities are certainly interesting!" he concludes.
The video is divided into five sections; starting with an introduction, with the second part discussing the the legality of the rearview mirrors on the W13, something that many consider not in line with the regulations.
The third part of the video touches on the side pods' legality, followed by a fourth that explains the benefits of those slim side pods.
The final part is reserved to highlight the drawbacks of the side pods.
Mercedes will be in action this weekend at the opening round of the 2022 F1 season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, where we will finally have a chance to know if the W13 is really a troubled creation from the Brackley squad, or they have been sandbagging all this time.
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