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McLaren confident porpoising won't be a talking point "after first five or six races"

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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McLaren technical director James Key believes porpoising will stop becoming a talking point "after the first five or six races" as teams seek to get on top of the... read more »

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Leclerc: F1 cars porpoising feels like turbulence on a flight

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 613 views )

All teams experienced the effect on the Spanish track's main straight to a greater or lesser degree and a lot of focus centred on Leclerc after a video clip posted by F1... read more »

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McLaren believes F1 teams will quickly solve porpoising headache

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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F1 squads were caught on the hop in the first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain last week with the way the new ground-effect cars bounced down the straights.It was caused... read more »

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McLaren hint at element of luck with porpoising escape

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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McLaren believes its lack of porpoising compared to other teams on the grid is "not by design" and down to the stability of the chassis. read more »

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Aerodynamicist worries we only saw 'tip of the iceberg'

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Ex-F1 aerodynamicist Jean-Claude Migeot fears the porpoising effect on the F1 2022 cars is going to get stronger. read more »

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McLaren predict the end of porpoising problem

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 607 views )

Are the cars bouncing by accident or on porpoise? (Sorry.) read more »

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F1 teams have "little freedom" outside windtunnel for porpoising fixes

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 761 views )

The reintroduction of ground effect-style aerodynamics for the 2022 season has resulted in the return of a phenomenon known as porpoising, at which the heave movement of the... read more »

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Bottas reveals vision concerns from aggressive porpoising

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Valtteri Bottas has revealed the porpoising experienced by F1's new cars during the first pre-season test is making vision "tricky". read more »

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Hill: Russell’s active suspension call ‘absolutely right’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 582 views )

Would active suspension stop the porpoising on show in Barcelona? Take it from someone who knows better than anyone else. read more »

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Brawn a ‘little surprised’ by porpoising issues

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 630 views )

That some teams have been "caught out" by porpoising issues has come as a surprise for F1 managing director Ross Brawn. read more »

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Bottas and Zhou doubt F1 porpoising will be safety issue

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 578 views )

During the first extended runs of the new cars designed under the revised technical regulations for 2022, all teams found their cars were bouncing along the straight when at... read more »

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McLaren expects F1 porpoising to no longer be a topic after five races

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 593 views )

McLaren technical director James Key believes the current porpoising issue that is affecting the new generation of Formula 1 cars will no longer be a topic after the first five... read more »

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Why McLaren avoided F1 porpoising headache at first test

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1065 views )

That has inevitably prompted some interest about what it was on the MCL36 that seemed to be working so well to avoid the problem that affected everybody else.Much of the... read more »

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Alfa Romeo ‘taken aback’ by extent of porpoising

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 639 views )

The new Alfa Romeo driver said he could see the potential of the car but admitted the team has "work to do" after a difficult Barcelona test. read more »

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How porpoising could trigger a qualifying dilemma in F1 2022

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 587 views )

Until teams find permanent solutions, they might face a profound qualifying dilemma in 2022's opening races.As explained in depth over the past week, porpoising occurs... read more »

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Active suspension would solve porpoising issues, claims Russell

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 698 views )

Mercedes driver, George Russell believes the reintroduction of active suspension to F1 would resolve the porpoising issue witnessed in Barcelona. read more »

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Leclerc says porpoising makes him feel a ‘bit sick’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 597 views )

Charles Leclerc has complained about the porpoising effect the 2022 cars are experiencing and admitted it makes him feel "a bit sick." read more »

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Russell reckons banned trick would solve porpoising issues

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 635 views )

George Russell is convinced active suspensions, which are banned in F1, would solve the porpoising problems with the 2022 cars. read more »

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Alfa Romeo "taken aback" by porpoising issue in F1 testing

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 858 views )

Alfa Romeo's new C42 car struggled with mileage through the three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last week, completing 175 laps in total. Only Haas (160)... read more »

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Russell calls for active suspension as solution for 'porpoising'

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 555 views )

Mercedes driver George Russell believes a return to F1 for active suspension would solve the 'porpoising' problem with "a click of the fingers". read more »

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Alfa Romeo 'giving up performance' to fix F1 porpoising issue

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 700 views )

Alfa Romeo technical director Jan Monchaux expects Formula 1 teams will have to compromise their own car performance to solve the issue of porpoising in 2022. read more »

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Video: 5 Tech Trends From F1's Barcelona Test

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 775 views )

What technical insights were spotted over F1's 3 day Barcelona test? From Red Bull's REAL car and brand new sidepods to car failures and... gills? Jake Boxall-Legge... read more »

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What we learned about 2022 F1 cars in Barcelona test

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 905 views )

It was a fascinating session, not least because of the unexpected emergence of the porpoising phenomenon, something that despite all the modelling work that they had... read more »

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Slipstreaming impacted by new rules, warns Russell

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 561 views )

Having already warned of the safety implications of porpoising, George Russell believes another effect of the rules overhaul is a reduced ability to slipstream rivals. read more »

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Porpoising F1 cars could become a safety concern - Russell

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 575 views )

George Russell believes the porpoising seen with Formula 1's 2022 cars has the potential to become a safety concern.  read more »