Lammers still has to get used to Mercedes: 'Boy, what a dent in that'

Max Verstappen appeared not to like the new Mercedes W13 in Bahrain. The sidepods that have completely disappeared from the new creation of Mercedes are not universally liked. Former Dutch F1 driver Jan Lammers also has to get used to it.

"Ugly huh?" said Verstappen jokingly about the W13 that appeared in different guise in Bahrain than in Barcelona. Mercedes has taken such a different philosophy with the new regulations that the sidepods have almost completely disappeared from the W13. Not everyone likes it, but after all, Formula 1 is not about aesthetics but about the speed of the car. On The Formula 1 Podcast of the Dutch news medium NOS, the appearance of the W13 is discussed.

If W13 is fast, it will become beautiful by itself

Dutch GP sporting director Lammers was asked if he agrees with Verstappen's opinion of the new Mercedes. Lammers: "My first impression was; boy, what a huge dent is in it. I like the Ferrari one for example and the Red Bull one. Here I still have to get used to it, but if it's fast, it's beautiful." On the NOS television broadcast yesterday, Lammers said, "If it is very fast, it will automatically become very beautiful." Analyst Louis Dekker says that in the press room in Bahrain, everyone actually became very enthusiastic about the new look of the W13 when it appeared on the circuit.

Dekker further agrees with Lammers' statement: "The thing is, everyone is upside down with the Mercedes. But when that Mercedes is ninth and eleventh later on, we all think it's ugly, and then it's just a misfire." The conclusion of the conversation is that this is the way it works in Formula 1. Beautiful F1 cars from history that turned out not to work turned into monstrosities in a short time in the public perception.