Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that “porpoising” is an issue for the Silver Arrows any longer. Mercedes have suffered from a significant lack of performance due to the ground effect aerodynamic this year, and their ultimately flawed design aerodynamically meant that the floor was violently hitting the track surface in the first
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is not entirely convinced by the new regulation aimed at limiting “porpoising” and bouncing. Mercedes in particular have struggled with heavy contact with the track surface this year, primarily due to their aerodynamic deficiencies that led to the floor hitting the track surface, and this phenomenon is known as “porpoising.”
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The Mercedes F1 Team are doing all they can for porpoising to be eliminated from Formula 1, even going to the lengths of asking the FIA to change the current regulation rules. The W13’s bouncing was the worst it’s been so far this season in Azerbaijan, to the point where Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled to
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The FIA have brought in a new directive at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix to ensure that the cars are as stable as possible in a bid to look out for driver welfare. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have been outspoken about the long-term health affects “porpoising’ and bouncing can have on drivers,
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The FIA have released a new regulation that aims to look after the drivers’ welfare amid the brutal bouncing that has plagued some of the teams this year. Both Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have called for action in recent weeks over the “porpoising” and bouncing on the cars under the new technical
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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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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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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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