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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Italian publications have gone in on Ferrari after the double reliability failure that saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz walk away from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with no points. Leclerc started the race on pole with Sainz in fourth, but the Spaniard retired from the race nine laps in due to a hydraulic failure. The
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Sky Sport Germany editor Udo Hutflotz has warned Ferrari that they have got to get themselves together in the coming races if they are to avoid Red Bull running away with the championship. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia, as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
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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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Nicholas Latifi’s future in Formula 1 is currently one of the most spoken about topics in the paddock, only to be outdone by many teams’ ongoing porpoising issues. The Canadian driver is having a woeful 2022, where he has been outperformed by new team-mate Alex Albon at almost every round so far this season. Latifi
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Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari ICE and turbo unit used in Baku are completely destroyed and cannot be used again this season, according to reports from Italy. Leclerc started the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on pole position, but lost the lead to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez off the start. The first of Ferrari’s issues occurred nine laps into
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that he had the 2018 crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in his mind when making the call to tell his drivers not to fight in Baku. Ricciardo and Verstappen came together at Turn One in Azerbaijan four years ago, putting them both out of the
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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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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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Spanish Newspaper La voz de Galicia (the voice of Galicia) has brilliantly added a few new drivers to the grid in their classification of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen led home Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez for the team’s third one-two of the 2022 season, but behind them was an unfamiliar name in the
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