Mercedes: Red Bull's 'Great Wall' copy not key to RB20's success

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has acknowledged the similarities between its 2023 Formula 1 car and this year's Red Bull, but believes the RB20's performance will come from different areas.

The new Red Bull has caught the attention because its sidepods and what Wolff has called 'The Great Wall' engine cover have much in common with the concept used by Mercedes on its 2022 and 2023 cars, but which has now been abandoned. However, Wolff says that while the RB20 looks outwardly like the W13/W14 series, its real secrets are hidden from view. 'Well, there are a few things that they have adopted from our car,' he told Austrian broadcaster ORF.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG Photo by: Motorsport Images 'But the data will always guide you in the development, and the data will probably have shown that what they are doing with the new car, these new developments, actually brings significantly more downforce or better handling characteristics. Because otherwise, Red Bull wouldn't have done it. 'And they have always been innovative in recent years, they were the team that was the benchmark.

 

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