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

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 338 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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Russell: Mercedes has "good problems" to solve with 2023 F1 car

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 420 views )

Mercedes has been under scrutiny during Bahrain testing as it seeks to recover from a 2022 campaign hurt by porpoising and drag that caused its fall to third in the... read more »

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New Drive To Survive season reveals heated Wolff/Horner exchange

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 537 views )

The fifth season of the highly successful Drive To Survive docu-series has been released on Netflix, with one of the big highlights being a heated exchange between team bosses... read more »

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F1 porpoising: What is it and is it still a problem?

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 475 views )

When F1 made the radical switch to ground effect aerodynamics for last season, an unwanted issue became apparent. read more »

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Drive to Survive: Inside Wolff's furious row with Horner

about 1 year ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 640 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was involved in a furious row over porpoising with Formula 1's other team principals, the release of season five of Netflix's Drive to... read more »

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Ferrari porpoising? Fans react as SF-23 bounces in Bahrain

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1034 views )

It's that word again: porpoising. read more »

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Wolff confirms no Mercedes porpoising to start test

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 352 views )

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested the new W14 is "balanced in the right way" after avoiding porpoising in its first session of running. read more »

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Mercedes pleased by porpoising absence from 2023 F1 car

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 510 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

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1236 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

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 757 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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F1 pre-season testing 2023: What is it, when is it and can I watch it

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 573 views )

Following last year's technical regulations overhaul, F1 undergoes minor changes to the new era of ground-effect cars launched last season.The biggest tweak to last year... read more »

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Plan to reduce 2023 F1 car weight dropped despite team opposition

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 528 views )

The 2023 F1 technical regulations were published some time ago with the reduction from 798kgs to 796kgs highlighted as part of a general push to eventually have lighter... read more »

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Did the F1 cost cap prevent Mercedes from solving porpoising last year?

about 1 year ago

from: Crash.Net

( 333 views )

Toto Wolff has pinpointed the reasons Mercedes were unable to solve their porpoising issue quickly during the early stages of the 2022 F1 season. read more »

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Aston Martin fire F1 porpoising warning

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 389 views )

Aston Martin deputy technical director Eric Blandin has warned porpoising will not be completely eradicated this year. read more »

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

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 446 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 »

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Russell sees no risk of Hamilton trouble even amid F1 title battle

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 484 views )

Russell and Hamilton are set to embark on their second season as Mercedes team-mates in the 2023 campaign, which will follow the difficult 2022 season where Mercedes' W13... read more »

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How one wrong simulation answer triggered key mistake in Mercedes' W13 design

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 555 views )

The W13 came to be most closely associated with the porpoising problem that impacted every F1 team to some extent during the first season of the championship returning to... read more »

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Mercedes W14 may be no closer to Red Bull at start of 2023, says Wolff

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 456 views )

The German car manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging 2022 campaign, where it struggled initially with high levels of porpoising on its W13.However, an intensive... read more »

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Mercedes reveals date for F1 W14 car launch

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 348 views )

The German manufacturer is aiming to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 F1 campaign when it slipped to third in the world constructors' championship behind Red Bull and... read more »

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Russell reveals Mercedes 'binned' W13 development

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 466 views )

George Russell has revealed Mercedes was forced to "bin" its early development of the W13 after problems with porpoising became evident last term. read more »

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Hamilton injury blamed by F1 chief for rule change: "They went public, loudly"

about 1 year ago

from: Crash.Net

( 540 views )

Lewis Hamilton has copped the blame for the FIA "overreacting" to change rules surrounding porpoising. read more »

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How Mercedes W13 struggles prompted factory rethink

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 498 views )

Mercedes' 2022 challenger has gone down as its worst since it became a regular title-winning force at the start of the V6 hybrid era in 2014, with the first Silver Arrow... read more »

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Russell: F1 car weight now on the edge of being a safety issue

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 572 views )

The new ground-effects cars that were finally introduced for the 2022 season are the heaviest in the championship's history at 798kg. That figure is actually 3kg up on the... read more »

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How F1 brains 'forgot' about critical regulation danger

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

( 412 views )

F1 technical chief Pat Symonds has conceded he "forgot" about the dangers posed to the sport's new era of regulations by porpoising. read more »

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No Concerns over Possible Porpoising with Alpine's 2023 Car - Otmar Szafnauer

about 1 year ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 432 views )

Alpine should not have any issues with porpoising with their 2023 design, according to Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer. read more »