Mercedes may have to sacrifice some of their results in 2022 by working on their design ideas for next years machine, according to a report by the Italian edition of Motorsport.com. The new technical regulations introduced this year brought about the return of ground effect aerodynamics, which had previously been banned for 40 years. Mercedes
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Mercedes’ George Russell is pleased that the FIA took swift action on the “porpoising” and bouncing issues that have been affecting them and other teams on the grid this season. Russell and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton spent the first five races of the year struggling with the “porpoising” phenomenon, which is caused by aerodynamic deficiencies
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly predicts that this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix will pose a big challenge to the drivers due to the raised kerbs at the final chicane. Fresh off his best result of the year with a P5 in Baku last time out, Gasly heads to Montreal for the first time since 2019 this weekend
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton had taken such a beating in Baku that his back felt numb at the end. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell suffered from a lot of bottoming out in Azerbaijan last weekend as a lot of cars began to feel the impact of the long
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Former Mercedes Motorsport vice president Norbert Haug has warned his old team that their bouncing problems are unlikely to be solved purely by tweaking the regulations. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 this year saw the reintroduction of ground effect aerodynamics, which had previously been banned for 40 years. The subsequent changes to the
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Ahead of last weekend’s disastrous Azerbaijan GP which saw both Ferraris DNF, Mattia Binotto spoke out against the “inexperienced” race directors that are controlling the sport this season. Race directors appears to be a topic that just won’t disappear, following the highly controversial end of the 2021 season. As is well documented, Michael Masi was
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wondered if he could get to the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday while he was suffering severe back pain as a result of “porpoising.” Mercedes’ bouncing issue seemed to be aggravated last weekend due to the low ride height of the cars caused by the
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has conceded that the stewarding in Formula 1 this year has not been as consistent as he would have liked, but believes that FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem can mend the situation. Ben Sulayem confirmed changes to race control over the winter following the removal of now former race director Michael Masi
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Mercedes driver George Russell has cautioned that a major incident is bound to take place because of the “porpoising” phenomenon that the Silver Arrows are struggling with this year. The reintroduced ground effect aerodynamics, which had been banned for forty years, mean that the downforce on the 2022 cars is generated by the floors of
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Max Verstappen remains on seven penalty points after the opening eight rounds of the 2022 season, with the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz still on zero. Therefore, should the Dutchman pick up another five penalty points in the coming races, he will be handed a one-race ban. Verstappen’s title rival from last
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