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Haas trialled Mercedes’ ‘zero-pod' concept last summer

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed the team already took a look at using Mercedes' radical sidepod concept in developing their own car last year. Mercedes caused a stir when they brought a radically-changed car to Bahrain after their initial pre-season running in Barcelona, with a design that decreased the width of the W13 by narrowing the sidepods in the hope of finding extra performance. But having started developing their 2022 car earlier than any other team, Haas have had more scope to try out different design routes on their way to building the VF-22, but felt the Mercedes design wasn't quite for them. 'This exact concept was our first design. We had it in the wind...
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