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Hamilton: Finding limit of Mercedes F1 car like creeping up behind a kicking horse

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 604 views )

The seven-time world champion has endured a difficult 2022 campaign with the Mercedes W13, which has suffered from excessive bouncing and a lack of performance.Hamilton has... read more »

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Russell to try new Mercedes F1 floor as porpoising questions remain

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 413 views )

Mercedes has made good progress with its W13 in recent races after a difficult start to the season.Last time out in Hungary, Russell secured pole position as his team managed a... read more »

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Russell: Spa F1 flexi floor clampdown could bring Mercedes into the mix

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1446 views )

In a move to restrict excessive car bouncing, the FIA will introduce measures aimed to halt the phenomenon by enforcing an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) that teams... read more »

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

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 697 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: No backing down on F1 flexi floor and porpoising clampdown

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 625 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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Video: Why Were There SO Many Penalties At F1's Austrian GP?

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 782 views )

Although the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix provided plenty of action this past weekend, it also doled out an excessive amount of penalties resulting in plenty of unhappy drivers.... read more »

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'Disappearing' skid blocks a part of F1's flexi floor tricks

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 883 views )

As part of the FIA's effort to stamp out excessive porpoising, it is also tightening up on floor stiffness to ensure there is a level playing field between teams.There... read more »

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Verstappen: Mercedes floor is the most flexible in F1

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 662 views )

As part of the FIA's push to eradicate excessive porpoising from the current generation of cars, it is introducing a raft of new measures from the French Grand Prix.As... read more »

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F1 flexi-floor exploit revelations a "shocker", says Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 777 views )

As part of the discussions between the FIA and teams about a planned safety clampdown on excessive porpoising that drivers are unhappy about, one area of focus has been on the... 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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Schumacher admits he was battered by Baku's F1 main straight

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 744 views )

Haas has generally not suffered from excessive porpoising or bouncing this season, but in Baku all teams were affected to some degree.Schumacher had the novel experience of not... read more »

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Mercedes: No 'holy cows' on W13 F1 car as it ponders 2023 concept revamp

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 784 views )

The Brackley-based squad endured another challenging weekend in Baku as both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell battled the excessive porpoising that has blighted it all... read more »

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Wolff concerned Hamilton's back pain could put him out of Canadian GP

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 859 views )

Hamilton was seen hobbling away from his Mercedes after finishing fourth in the Azerbaijan GP on Sunday, with his back having taken a pounding from the excessive bouncing and... read more »

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Hamilton: Aborted long run in practice highlights back concerns for Baku F1 race

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 700 views )

Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell have experienced excessive porpoising and bottoming at the Baku street track, with the latter especially complaining it has... read more »

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Albon explains his ‘really strange’ race in Barcelona

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 589 views )

Excessive tyre wear meant Alex Albon "couldn't drive slow enough" in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

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Mercedes has found 'several directions' that may cure F1 porpoising woes

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 764 views )

The German car manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2022 season, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell being hampered by their car suffering from excessive... read more »

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo ‘can fight for best of the rest’

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 706 views )

Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo's display in Bahrain proves it has the potential to fight for 'best of the rest' behind Formula 1's leading three teams.... read more »

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Mercedes plans F1 floor experiments in bid to cure porpoising

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 568 views )

The German manufacturer is coming off the back of a difficult final test in Bahrain, with the team facing difficulties extracting pace out of its W13 because of excessive... read more »

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The photo that offers clues about Mercedes' F1 troubles

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1016 views )

For however much its rivals believe the German car manufacturer is sandbagging, it was clear from observing the W13 on track that it is not in a happy place right now.The... read more »

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo's Barcelona F1 test struggles behind us

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 784 views )

The Swiss outfit endured a difficult time in the first pre-season F1 test as its car was hampered by excessive porpoising that could not be fixed on location in Spain.But after... read more »

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Sainz hopes F1 drivers don't have to live with "annoying" porpoising

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1728 views )

F1 teams found their first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain last month over shadowed by their cars suffering from excessive bouncing on the straights.The issue, which is a... read more »

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Ferrari confident it has got on top of F1 porpoising problems

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 623 views )

The Italian outfit was struggling at times with excessive car bouncing down the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya straights, and a video released by F1 showed the phenomenon as... read more »

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Norris makes Hamilton Verstappen vow despite "excessive risk"

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 770 views )

Lando Norris has vowed to take any opportunity that comes his way at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix regardless of the F1 title fight ahead of him between Max Verstappen and Lewis... read more »

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Fuel saving sucked Ricciardo into ‘downward spiral’

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 746 views )

Daniel Ricciardo says excessive fuel saving triggered a "downward spiral" that wrecked his hope of points at Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Ricciardo started only... read more »