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‘It’s quite ugly, isn’t it?’ – Verstappen jokes about controversial Mercedes car

Max Verstappen has given a lighter, more jovial take on Mercedes’ design ahead of the second pre-season test in Bahrain, commenting on the aesthetics of the machine. The Silver Arrows arrived at the Sakhit International Circuit with a design concept that split opinion in the paddock, and caught the eye of many in an unprecedented piece of innovation. The car has extremely small sidepod inlets to the extent that there are almost none on the car at all, and they have instead introduced grills in an unconventional design philosophy. It is said to have fed back “impressive simulator performances, with already legendary gains,” as the Brackley squad seek to capitalise on the opportunities...
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