Sir Lewis Hamilton can only hope that he does not suffer any concussions as a result of the aggressive bouncing taking place in his Mercedes. The Silver Arrows started the year off struggling with “porpoising,” which is caused by aerodynamic deficiencies as some of the teams still try to figure out how best to deal
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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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Sir Lewis Hamilton was left lamenting a horrible day during the first two practice sessions at the Canadian Grand Prix as the bouncing issues showed no sign of relenting for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows tried something different between Hamilton and team-mate George Russell regarding the floor in a big to understand why, having mostly solved
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was not a satisfied customer after an experimental floor did little to improve the bouncing on his Mercedes during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA have introduced a new metric this weekend to prevent the cars from bouncing too much, meaning that some will be forced to run higher
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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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Life at Mercedes has started well for George Russell. He has been on the podium three times, he has out-raced team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton in each of the last seven, and he is the only driver to finish in the top five at every grand prix this year. Albeit, one or two of those results
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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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