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What Mercedes suspect caused return of car bouncing problems

9 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 351 views )

Mercedes believe the way they set their F1 car up, not their new upgrades, caused the bouncing issues they experienced at the Belgian Grand Prix.  read more »

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Mercedes reveals areas of investigation for F1 car bouncing

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 490 views )

The phenomenon that dominated the team's 2022 season has largely disappeared with this year's W14, helped by regulation tweaks over the winter.But both Lewis Hamilton... read more »

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Anderson casts doubt on Mercedes bouncing

9 months ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 420 views )

Former designer, Gary Anderson has cast doubt on Mercedes bouncing issues at Spa, suggesting that all might not be as it appears. read more »

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Mercedes unsure if upgrades behind bouncing return at Spa

9 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 349 views )

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says it must analyse whether the new floor it brought to the Belgian Grand Prix was responsible for its car suffering from bouncing. Following a... read more »

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Wolff admits upgrade may be behind Mercedes' bouncing issues

9 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 385 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says an investigation will determine whether the upgrades the team brought to the F1 Belgian Grand Prix triggered bouncing issues.  read more »

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Wolff: Mercedes F1 development direction right despite return of bouncing

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 374 views )

The German manufacturer introduced a decent upgrade for its W14 at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend, which included new sidepods and an updated floor.However, the arrival of that... read more »

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Belgian GP: Race team notes - Mercedes

9 months ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 321 views )

We struggled with the car at points today and experienced some bouncing. That was the main limiting factor this weekend. read more »

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'A vicious cycle, bouncing every straight' - Wolff on Merc's "limiting factor"

9 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 360 views )

A frustrated Toto Wolff says that bouncing issues on Mercedes' F1 car was the team's "limiting factor" at the Belgian Grand Prix.  read more »

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Hamilton concerned as Mercedes' 'big bouncing' returns

9 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 315 views )

Lewis Hamilton says he was struggling with "big bouncing" on his Mercedes F1 car throughout the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.  read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes suffering with F1 car bouncing again

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 331 views )

The seven-time world champion took a low-key fourth place in the final F1 race before the summer break, unable to halt Max Verstappen's charge through the field to... read more »

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Mercedes switching F1 car development focus to pure performance

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 347 views )

A key part its strategy with next year's W15 is to design a car that has plenty of scope for development and allows the team to make the in-season leap that McLaren has... read more »

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Russell "lost and confused" as Mercedes hampered by bouncing

11 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 268 views )

Russell also struggled with bouncing in Barcelona's high-speed corners which made his Mercedes W14 even trickier to drive on the limit, with the Briton reporting a belief... read more »

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F1 fans react as porpoising returns for Mercedes, Red Bull and others

11 months ago

from: GPfans.com

( 489 views )

Formula 1 fans have taken to social media to express their DISBELIEF over the return of porpoising during first practice in Barcelona, with Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren among... read more »

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Russell explains why "bottoming" returned for Mercedes in Spain practice

11 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 202 views )

George Russell has explained why Mercedes struggled with "bottoming" as bouncing made a return in the opening F1 practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

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Mercedes porpoising issues return as Verstappen and Red Bull dominate FP1

11 months ago

from: GPfans.com

( 286 views )

Max Verstappen finished fastest during Free Practice 1 in Barcelona, after George Russell complained of "bouncing" in his Mercedes in a repeat of their porpoising... read more »

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Stella: All teams had recovered 2023 floor aero losses by race one

11 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 478 views )

In response to the bouncing sensation experienced by many teams last season upon the return of ground-effect regulations, the FIA changed the technical rulebook for 2023.A key... read more »

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Button gives positive Merc verdict after "surprises" in Miami GP

12 months ago

from: Crash.Net

( 613 views )

2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button has labelled Mercedes performance at the Miami Grand Prix as "pretty impressive" after bouncing back from a poor qualifying.  read more »

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Video: Moves at Mercedes and Alpine Bouncing Back? | Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preview | F1 Nation Podcast

12 months ago

from: YouTube.com

( 449 views )

Finally, it’s race week again! After four weeks without Formula 1, Tom Clarkson and Natalie Pinkham look ahead to the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After Pierre Gasly and Esteban... read more »

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Egginton downplays Tost’s ‘I don’t trust AlphaTauri engineers’ comment

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 370 views )

AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton insists that the team remains “united” despite criticism of the technical department from team principal Franz Tost. Franz Tost made... read more »

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F1 Australian GP red-flagged after Albon accident

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 328 views )

Albon was running in sixth place but lost the rear of the FW45 through Turn 7 to career across the gravel trap and nose heavily into the barrier before bouncing back towards... read more »

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Hamilton calls out position of W14 cockpit for giving "worst feelings"

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 604 views )

While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally... read more »

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Mercedes has fixed Bahrain F1 testing balance woes "pretty easily"

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 359 views )

The Mercedes camp was buoyed by the lack of bouncing during the first of three days at the Sakhir circuit following a 2022 significantly hampered by the returning porpoising... read more »

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Magnussen: F1 floor tweaks make 2023 cars more wind-sensitive

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 653 views )

Last year, many F1 teams struggled with excessive bouncing on the new ground effect cars, which led to lobbying to tweak the regulations for 2023 on safety grounds.For 2023 the... read more »

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Video: F1 2023's Testing Tech - Who Upgraded What and Why?

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 387 views )

Now we've seen 2023's F1 race cars on track, the actual aero tech behind the speed cannot be hidden any longer. We've seen various front wing designs, floor... read more »

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Alpine "exercised the envelope" with extreme F1 testing set-ups

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 416 views )

TV coverage showed the car bottoming heavily at times during the test as it appeared to tend towards bouncing.However, Harman insisted that was a result of experiments that... read more »