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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is convinced his team's new 2022 car is legal despite doubts surrounding its sidepods, or lack thereof.

The Austrian quickly moved to cool any fears the upgraded W13 didn't meet the regulations set by F1 after Mercedes came under scrutiny in Bahrain.

On the first day of the second round of pre-season testing in Bahrain, the Silver Arrows' car did not feature any sidepods.

This is a very different approach to the cars put forward by other rivals, especially arch rivals Red Bull whose car does feature sidepods.

Mercedes' shape of car was very different to the W13 model which fans witnessed in Barcelona during the first round of testing - with the bodywork in Bahrain very narrow.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner appeared to spark the mind games with his arch rivals already ahead of the new season, and was left frustrated by Mercedes' changes.

Horner was supposedly quoted by German publication Auto Motor und Sport as saying that Mercedes' upgraded car is ‘against the spirit’ of the rules. He even questioned the legitimacy of their car, a suggestion which was shut down by the reigning constructors' champions.

Red Bull later, however, released a statement denying that Horner made those claims.

And Wolff also addressed the situation, dismissing suggestions