Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has criticised the technical directive introduced by the FIA during last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Mercedes drivers George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton both endured physically demanding races in Baku due to the bouncing issue which is caused by the low ride height of the ground effect-based cars. Having
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has expressed his scepticism over the FIA’s appointment of Shaila-Ann Rao, a former legal advisor to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Bayer had acted as executive director and secretary general for sport at the FIA until a few races into the 2022 season, when he departed and was replaced by Rao.
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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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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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Formula 1 has reportedly opted not to give Russia’s entry fee back to race promoter Rosgonki, and VTB, the Russian state-owned bank that sponsored the event, will not be reimbursing them. F1 was set to hold the ninth Russian Grand Prix in Sochi this season having made its first appearance there in 2014, the same
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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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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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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko is not impressed with the changes made by the FIA to try to clamp down on “porpoising” and bouncing. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have been vocal in recent months over the potential health risks attached to the “porpoising” phenomenon that arrived with the new ground effect
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has reiterated that there are bigger things in life than Formula 1 in a retort to some bizarre comments by FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem. Vettel and Mercedes driver Sir Lewis Hamilton have become renowned for their campaigns for social justice, equality and environmental awareness, while McLaren’s Lando Norris raises
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