Mercedes say they have no "plan B" car design in place this year despite Ted Kravitz's claim that the Silver Arrows have a back-up plan for their development of the W14.
The team raised eyebrows when it pulled the covers off the new car earlier this month. The headline was that it had gone back to black for the car's livery, though it was also noticed that Mercedes had stuck with their 'zeropod' aero concept which other teams have ignored.
Mercedes chiefs have repeatedly declared their belief that the lack of sidepods had nothing to do with their performance struggles last year. But Sky Sports pundit Kravitz still reported last week that the team has a more conventional design in reserve.
