How do the Mercedes Sidepods Work? - Aerodynamic Analysis

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Analyses the 2022 Mercedes W13's 'zero sidepod' concept: what it was meant to do for airflow to the rear and floor, and why the concept struggled with porpoising.

How Mercedes' radical F1 sidepods were meant to work aerodynamically.

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Part of Specific Car Analysis, Aerodynamics