Double world champion Mika Hakkinen has sided with Mercedes on the “porpoising” and bouncing debate, asserting that safety is paramount. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have called for action to be taken on the phenomenon brought out by the new technical regulations this year before someone gets hurt. Russell’s team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer was not convinced by the FIA’s initial decision to allow Mercedes to run an extra stay on their car during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. A new metric was brought in last weekend to determine how much oscillating movement the cars are producing over several health concerns were raised regarding
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen smiled as the Briton aimed a gentle dig at the Dutchman during the post-race press conference in Canada. Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell have been struggling with “porpoising” and bouncing this season, and the bottoming out became so bad in Baku that the seven-time champion struggled to get
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As George Russell was in his driver room getting warmed up and ready to for the Canadian Grand Prix, he was filmed jumping up and down to get the blood pumping. As the 24-year-old did so, he was asked: “Is that how you warm up?” to which he brilliantly replied, “just getting ready for the
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Mercedes’ George Russell has revealed that the team found no benefit from running an extra floor stay during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, which is why they did not use it for the race. The FIA brought in a new directive for the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in the form of a metric that will
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that other team principals are taking the “porpoising” and bouncing situation seriously enough amid concern for driver safety. Both George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled physically last weekend in Baku because of the aggressive bottoming out they experienced on the straight, and Russell has called for
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Before qualifying on Saturday, Mercedes took off the second floor stay that they implemented ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend after questions were raised by McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull. The Silver Arrows have been suffering greatly from “porpoising” and bouncing this season amid the new technical regulations that brought about the return of
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has indicated that the new directive introduced by the FIA at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix undermines a lot of the work that has gone into fixing and phasing out “porpoising.” Both George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled physically in Baku last weekend as their Mercedes cars bounced vigorously on
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Sir Lewis Hamilton can only hope that he does not suffer any concussions as a result of the aggressive bouncing taking place in his Mercedes. The Silver Arrows started the year off struggling with “porpoising,” which is caused by aerodynamic deficiencies as some of the teams still try to figure out how best to deal
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Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren are all said to be bemused as to how Mercedes happened to have an extra floor stay ready, despite the new directive only being announced on Thursday. In a bid to look out for drivers’ long-term health and limit the risk of injury due to “porpoising” and bouncing, the FIA
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