Mercedes explored a few options with its F1 floor in Mexico practice, in preparation for 2023. Here's a look at the changes ⬇️
These were fitted to test driver Nyck de Vries' W13 as he completed duties in FP1 as part of each teams' requirement to run a young driver.
Meanwhile, the scrolled forward section of the edge wing was not only more generously rolled over in the update, because the strike that helps encourage flow direction was also moved and reoriented.The floor run on De Vries' car didn't feature the design aspects of the new race floor around the edge wing .
Interestingly this follows a general pattern seen in the back half of the season, with numerous teams, including Alpine and Alfa Romeo, opting to pinch in this section and alter the allowable volume on the underside by raising the ramp externally.
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