Sidepods have been the talk of the town this weekend after Mercedes unveiled a radical design – a departure from the norm – whilst on Saturday Red Bull introduced an update to their own.
Although we have new technical regulations, many expected the teams to converge on similar concepts given the tight boundaries imposed by the new rules, but that certainly hasn’t been the case with multiple different concepts appearing during pre-season testing.
| # | Event | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bahrain GP | Sakhir | 05 March |
| 2 |  | Saudi Arabian GP | Jeddah | 19 March |
| 3 |  | Australian GP | Melbourne | 02 April |
| 4 |  | Chinese GP | Shanghai | 16 April |
| 5 |  | Azerbaijan GP | Baku | 30 April |
| # | Driver | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Max Verstappen | 454 | |
 | Charles Leclerc | 308 | |
 | Sergio Perez | 305 | |
 | George Russell | 275 | |
 | Carlos Sainz | 246 | |
| Lewis Hamilton | 240 | |
| Lando Norris | 122 | |
 | Esteban Ocon | 92 | |
| Fernando Alonso | 81 | |
 | Valtteri Bottas | 49 |
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