Mercedes delivered one of the surprises of last season when they turned up to the second pre-season test with an upgrade package featuring a unique sidepod solution that was vastly different from their rivals.&ꦫnbsp;

The German manufacturer went on to endure a miserable season with their troubled W13, though the team repeatedly stressed t𓂃hey did not believe the sidepod design was behind their struggles. 

While many teams have converged towards a solution similar to that of Red Bull with their 2023 F1 challengers, Mercedes’ brand-new W14 was launched with the same narrow concept, though Toto Wolff 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:hinted the design will be revised during the season. 

“The Red Bull is the only one we haven’t seen, realistically, it was las𓆏t year’s car. But Red Bull always come up with a good car,” Button told Sky. 

“The Ferrari looks nice. It looks lik♔e they’ve worked on areas where the♏y were weak. They’ve taken some risks in other areas. 

“The strange one is Mercedes because the car looks beautiful. It’s the🎶 most beautiful car, I wo🅷uld say, the Mercedes.

“They might possibly be changing the sidepods. Surprised they didn’t do th꧑at over the winter, rather than into the season. But they obviously believe in the style they have right now for the first few races.”

Nevertheless, Button expects Mercedes duo 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell to battle it out with Red Bull and Ferrari fo༺r the drivers’ and 🍃constructors’ world titles in 2023. 

“I look forward to the fight at the front,” 𒐪he added. “We all hope for that three-way fight at the front, and I think we’ll get that, at some point💛 this season.”