But those regulations do not apply to the small centre section, an allowance that was made to permit teams to incorporate the wing turning mechanisms needed for the change between the Straight Mode and Corner Mode introduced this year.
The Mercedes version is even more extreme than that of Red Bull and McLaren, in that it has removed the actuator pod and fitted a highly complex set of winglets stretching further back, whereas on the Red Bull the pod has been repurposed, serving as a mount for two simpler winglets.
All these steep-angled winglets are mounted higher than the main wing, and so will benefit from a cleaner airflow and should be very effective for their size.
At more conventional tracks, even if Straight Mode was deleted, there would almost certainly be no advantage to these winglets as they would cost more in drag than what they delivered in downforce.
