There’s no disputing that Mercedes has been the best of the best at Formula 1 car design for much of the last decade – a feat it has achieved by taking risks.
It has been one of the few F1 teams in recent years not to follow the ‘high rake’ ride height concept pioneered by Red Bull.
But have the rule changes around the floor of the 2021 cars created an aerodynamic situation that works against the Mercedes concept?
In this video, Edd Straw explains what ‘rake’ really means, how it impacts the downforce produced by an F1 car, and why the rule changes for this year could be causing Mercedes headaches.
