1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill is concerned that Sir Lewis Hamilton may eventually suffer a concussion as a result of the “porpoising” he is experiencing in his Mercedes W13. The seven-time champion complained of severe back pain during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he finished fourth behind team-mate George Russell, who got his third
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Porpoising was once again the main story at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after a number of drivers revealed the back pain suffered from the sheer aggressiveness of the bouncing. McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes something needs to be done, with Sir Lewis Hamilton struggling to climb out of his W13 post race. Despite McLaren
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Pierre Gasly has joined an array of drivers to slam the FIA over the ongoing porpoising issue, after the Frenchman discussed the situation at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Scuderia AlphaTauri driver had an excellent race at the Baku City Circuit, crossing the line in an impressive 5th place. Gasly was overtaken by Sir Lewis
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe that other teams will be at all willing to help Mercedes by allowing the regulations to be changed to eradicate “porpoising.” The bouncing issue caused by the ground effect aerodynamics were intensified last weekend by the long straights in Baku, and the bottoming out cost Mercedes
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe Sir Lewis Hamilton will be forced to miss the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend because of his back troubles. The 37-year-old struggled to get out of his Mercedes on Sunday after he near-unbearable “porpoising” he had experienced throughout the weekend in Baku, and the bouncing caused
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has reiterated that “porpoising” is beginning to pose a real threat to the drivers’ help, and has again urged the FIA to make changes to the regulations. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics and, while it was inevitable that the gaps between the quickest
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Former Formula 1 driver John Watson has told Sir Lewis Hamilton to spend “more time in the gym” after he suffered intense back pain during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mercedes have been struggling to get a handle on “porpoising” this year amid the changes to the technical regulations that have brought in ground effect aerodynamics
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The Mercedes F1 Team are once again scratching their heads and looking for answers, as the W13’s porpoising issue reached its worst stage yet at the Baku City Circuit. Despite the team hoping they’d solved the issue at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team suffered from bouncing both in Monaco and now in Azerbaijan. Both
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner smiled as he praised Sebastian Vettel’s performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, joking that Aston Martin have a “good car.” Vettel started the race in Baku in P9, but climbed above Yuki Tsunoda off the start, before jumping Sir Lewis Hamilton in the pit stop phases. As he was
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With Formula 1 teams becoming increasingly under financial strain, Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his support of the controversial proposed driver salary cap. Teams have threatened that they may miss the final rounds of the championship, should the $140 million budget cap not be increased. The dramatic inflation which has hit every
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