Mercedes had its fair share of development issues over the course of Formula 1’s ground-effect era, but after adopting flexible wings to help get on top of its troublesome car the team says it needed “a bit of time to adapt” once the FIA clamped down.<br>After scoring eight successive Formula 1 constructors’ titles, Mercedes kicked off the ground-effect era on the back foot in 2022. Its ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-mercedes-flexed-its-wings-in-2025-and-how-it-responded-to-the-fia-clampdown/10786737/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>