Mercedes technical chief James Allison doesn't believe Red Bull’s downwash sidepod concept is why it is dominating F1 – even though others have followed in that direction Full story ⬇️
But as teams have come to better understand what is needed to extract the best performance from the current rules set, and also where the best development potential lies, the downwash idea appears to be winning out.
Despite that progress and a general convergence on the Red Bull design idea, Allison thinks it is wrong to suggest that sidepods are a key factor in explaining the performance of teams – especially as he makes clear that all designs are effectively trying to replicate the ‘downwash’ idea.
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