News Details

Mercedes make admission about porpoising ahead of new FIA directive

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot has revealed that the Silver Arrows 'knew' ahead of the 2022 season that bouncing would be present in the new aerodynamic era of Formula 1; however, the Germans had no idea of 'how serious' their porpoising issues would be. 2022 was traumatic for Mercedes, with the Silver Arrows having made somewhat of a mess of the new aerodynamic regulations that were introduced for last season. The Brackley-based team designed a car which suffered from unbelievable porpoising, to the extent where Lewis Hamilton complained of severe spinal pain in Azerbaijan. The porpoising phenomena was truly astonishing to watch, with the aggression of...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Toto Wolff makes admission about Mercedes releasing...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is aware that the Silver Arrows could...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Mercedes announce deal with new sponsor after FTX...

Mercedes have announced a new multi-year partnership with vehicle...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Ex-F1 champion making Mercedes ‘assumption' for...

1978 Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti is expecting to see a...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Toto Wolff opens up on joining Mercedes

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has enjoyed incredible success since...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA confirmed to miss opening IndyCar round

PREMA will not be present for this weekend’s season-opening round of...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Ticket design for 110th Indianapolis 500 unveiled

The ticket design for this upcoming May’s 110th running of the...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd scouts busy as 18-year-old...

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal could renew interest in 250k-a-week 'machine',...

Leon Goretzka continues to be linked with a move away from Bayern Munich...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Pitch Points: Bodø/Glimt give us hope for the future;...

world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven...
10h ago from TheGuardian.com

Sources: Man City and Arsenal lead race for English...

Jack Hinshelwood’s rise at Brighton & Hove Albion has been one of the...
21h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.