What the FIA Should do about Porpoising
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Baku’s combination of a VERY long straight, and a pretty bumpy surface lead to some HORRIFIC porpoising from the majority of the cars.
And people are rightly concerned about the safety of the drivers. Lewis got out the car looking absolutely broken, and even nearly lost it coming through the fast corners onto the back straight (all because of the porpoising).
But - some of the suggested solutions seem “ill-advised” to me. So let's chat about what the FIA could do - but also what we think they SHOULD do. Let's get into it.
But firstly, it must be said that some teams - like Red Bull and Alpine seemed not to have any porpoising - and were great on the straights as a result of it. So porpoising can be removed within the rules.
But some seem to be dealing with it whilst keeping performance high. For example the Ferrari seems to bounce a fair bit, but at a lower frequency than something like the Mercedes. And it doesn’t seem to cost them performance.
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