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Hamilton concerned as Mercedes' 'big bouncing' returns

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 509 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 599 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 730 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 585 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

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 836 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

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 383 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

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 527 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 807 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

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 846 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

over 2 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 788 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

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 653 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 578 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"

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1052 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"

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 670 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 941 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?

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 784 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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 792 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 »

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Hamilton: New Mercedes retains "underlying things" from troubled 2022

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 695 views )

Mercedes was pleased to report "no bouncing" during the first of three days of testing at Bahrain as it has sought to eliminate the porpoising phenomenon that dogged... read more »

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Mercedes 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issue as last year - team principal Toto Wolff

over 2 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 516 views )

Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes' 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues that the team struggled with so much last year. read more »

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Mercedes confirm 'no bouncing' for new car | Wolff: It's very different

over 2 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 822 views )

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says his team's 2023 car has "no bouncing" issues and their first impressions of the W14 at pre-season testing are "very... read more »

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"There's no bouncing," declares Wolff

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 829 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is greatly encouraged as first morning of testing suggests that the W14 isn't experiencing the bouncing issues suffered by its predecessor. read more »

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Mercedes pleased by porpoising absence from 2023 F1 car

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 702 views )

Mercedes has not had any porpoising problems during the opening hours of pre-season testing from Bahrain, says team boss Toto Wolff. Last year, the Brackley-based squad... read more »

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Mercedes buoyed by 'no bouncing' from new W14 F1 car

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1560 views )

Twelve months on from its troubled test in Bahrain, where the German car manufacturer was plagued by excessive porpoising, the team seemed in a much happier place with its... read more »

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Video: F1's 2023 Rules - 7 Tech Changes You Need To Know

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1138 views )

What have the FIA changed in F1's technical regulations for 2023? From floor changes to fight against porpoising and bouncing, to roll hoop safety changes, to banned wings... read more »

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Old Aston Martin team wouldn't have overturned 2022 F1 form - Stroll

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 789 views )

At the start of 2022's new ground effect era, Aston Martin's launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules.Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated... read more »