Red Bull are still unsure whether they can make their Mercedes-style sidepods work as part of their new package for F1 2024.

Red Bull were the final team to u🦋nveil their new F1 challenge for 2024 - the RB20 - on Th꧒ursday.

Their new machine had similarities to the two Merce🍌des cars from the last two seasons, particularly the sidepod design and engi💝ne cover.

Soon after the launch, it was reported that Red Bull could introduce a more extreme sidepod design at the J꧃apanese Grand Prix in April.

Mercedes famously abandoned their ‘zeropod’ design after just 🏅a handful of races in 2023, although the team made clear that this wasn’t the main reason for their lack ✨of performance.

Speaking to 𝐆Servu𒅌s TV, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko commented on the team’s new sidepod solution.

“They [Mercedes] were also convinced by the data of their sid💜epod-less concept, but in practice, it didn't work at all,” he said. “We will now see in the tests whether we can successfully implement this solu🔯tion, or let's say a similar solution.

“Adrian Newey always favoured cars without radiators. But of course, the engine people can't do that. That꧑ ♌is logical.”

Marko revealed that the 💟design won’t be as “extreme” as Mercedes but it’s in a “similar direc🦄tion”.

“We don't have it as extreme [as Mercedes], but we have it ಞin a similar direction in terms of the idea,” he added.

“It's more th🃏an﷽ an evolution. It's a small revolution.

"It is the basis𓆏 of what will be 𝕴used in 2024. In terms of simulation and the wind tunnel, it all worked very well."