Mercedes struggled to get on top of its W13 this season, but come the end of the campaign had taken something of a surprise 1-2 in Brazil. Here's how the F1 squad developed its troublesome 2022 steed into a race winner ⬇️
But the German car manufacturer certainly would never have predicted the kind of difficulties it faced with its W13.
Despite a few false dawns along the way, Mercedes steadily got to grips with its concept, unleashed more performance and was able to pull off a surprise 1-2 in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Featuring a larger sidepod footprint and crinkled floor edge, the car was going to receive a significant makeover as the team moved on from this baseline test in Barcelona.A top-down overview of the original sidepod specification on the W13, complete with the interchangeable cooling panels beside the cockpit.The W13 underwent significant surgery for the pre-season test in Bahrain, with the arrival of the 'zeropods' - the most visually disarming aspect of the update.
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