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The flexi floor tricks Formula 1 teams were playing

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1235 views )

Amid growing concerns from drivers at the start of the season about potential safety implications of excessive bouncing, the FIA felt it had no option but to intervene in order... read more »

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How 2023 F1 floor changes will help limit porpoising issues

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 848 views )

While all teams have experienced it to a greater or lesser extent, driver complaints about the safety implications of some of the worst bouncing eventually triggered the FIA... read more »

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Red Bull's Horner expects "quick" Mercedes at F1's French Grand Prix

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 695 views )

After struggling in the first third of the 2022 season with excessive bouncing and a general lack of competitiveness, Mercedes has experienced something of a resurgence in... read more »

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FIA confirms that clampdown on bouncing will begin at Spa

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 967 views )

The long-awaited metric aimed at reducing the porpoising phenomenon will be trialled in France next weekend ahead of its introduction at Spa-Francorchamps after the summer break. read more »

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FIA: No backing down on F1 flexi floor and porpoising clampdown

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 623 views )

In the wake of driver complains about the safety implications of excessive car bouncing, F1's governing body introduced a raft of measures aimed to trying to eradicate the... read more »

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Mercedes missing 0.2-0.3s in "pure performance" to Ferrari, Red Bull

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 666 views )

After winning eight constructors' championships in a row, Mercedes' streak looks set to end this year after struggling to get to grips with the overhauled technical... read more »

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Horner: Rumours Red Bull using F1 flexi-floor are "total rubbish"

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 710 views )

The issue first emerged in the porpoising technical directive (TD) issued by the FIA prior to the British Grand Prix, which gave details of plans for stricter monitoring of... read more »

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Horner backlash to Wolff floor-bending claim

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 679 views )

Christian Horner has hit back at Toto Wolff's claim Red Bull is dealing with car bouncing by exploiting floor flexibility by slating it as "total rubbish". read more »

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F1 delays porpoising and flexi floor rules to Belgian GP

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 615 views )

The FIA had originally intended to introduce an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) which teams could not exceed for the next race at Paul Ricard.Part of its plan, which was... read more »

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F1 directive to combat porpoising pushed back to Belgian GP

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 448 views )

The FIA has confirmed that the measures taken to combat porpoising through a Technical Directive will not be enforced until the Belgian Grand Prix. Last month, the FIA... read more »

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Hamilton 'truly believes' Mercedes can win an F1 race this year

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1287 views )

Mercedes has found itself unable to regularly compete with rivals Red Bull and Ferrari so far this season following the overhaul of the technical regulations for 2022.Both... read more »

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Marko suspects Mercedes’ bouncing will be back in Austria

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 756 views )

Mercedes' bouncing will be back in Austria predicts Helmut Marko. read more »

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Zhou: Alfa Romeo roll hoop impact exceeded FIA requirements

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 689 views )

The C42's roll hoop was lost early in the Chinese driver's spectacular accident seconds after the start of the British GP when his car was flipped over after contact... read more »

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What Mercedes upgrades tell us about its development path

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1984 views )

Although it was helped in part by a smooth circuit, which reduced the occurrence of bouncing, the promise shown by the car changes has left it confident that it is now on the... read more »

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FIA's hint at flexing floors of interest to shocked Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 900 views )

While the main focus of the revised technical directive was aimed at preventing 'bouncing', Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff was particularly interested in the suggestion... read more »

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FIA "duty bound" to tackle F1's bouncing crisis

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1672 views )

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has conceded the FIA is "duty-bound" to act upon potential safety issues. read more »

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Mercedes still trying to solve "mystery" over inconsistent F1 car bouncing

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 660 views )

Since the introduction of the new technical regulations for the 2022 season, a number of teams have struggled with their cars porpoising and bouncing as they run their cars low... read more »

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Mercedes would have broken FIA porpoising limit in Baku

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 571 views )

The FIA has stepped in to try to minimise cars bouncing after drivers expressed concerns about their safety, with them being subjected to heavy impacts inside of the... read more »

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FP3: Max blitzes his rivals, ‘no bouncing’ Merc join the party

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 429 views )

Max Verstappen was four-tenths up on his nearest rival, can anyone challenge him for pole? read more »

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Mercedes not ruling out future switch to Red Bull F1 car concept

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 664 views )

The German car manufacturer has had a difficult season so far as it has battled excessive porpoising and bouncing with its narrow-sidepod wide-floored W13 design.But with more... read more »

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F1 and FIA warned not to 'dick with rules'

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 693 views )

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has warned F1 and the FIA to not "dick" with the rules after a progress update on the bouncing technical directive was issued... read more »

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Hamilton happy despite the bouncing

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 417 views )

Second quickest, just 0.163s off the pace, Lewis Hamilton gets his Silverstone weekend off to a strong start, despite the bouncing. read more »

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British GP: Practice team notes - Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 334 views )

We expect the fast teams to have plenty to come tomorrow so we need to work hard to iron out a few of the balance and bouncing issues. read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes made "small step forwards" despite "harsh" bouncing

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 643 views )

Mercedes brought a raft of updates for its W13 car to the British Grand Prix, including a revised front suspension, sidepod vanes, floor, rear wings and bib wing tweaks.The... read more »

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Hamilton concedes Mercedes bouncing "harsh" at "hair-raising" Silverstone

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1558 views )

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes has taken a step forward with its latest raft of upgrades to the W13 but conceded the bouncing within the car remains "harsh". read more »