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Should FIA amend 22/23 F1 regs to help eliminate porpoising?

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John S:
'G-force data' has now been released for the bouncing/porpoising effects at Azerbajan GP. The graph shows Mercedes team suffered much more than any other from bouncing from the start & throughout Baku race.

Remarkably, the problem grew throughout the race, making it increasingly difficult for both drivers.

Now if other teams drivers are saying it's uncomfortable to drive these new Gen cars in Baku imagine what Merc put their drivers through in that race.
Rather than bitching to the FIA, Wolff should consider himself lucky that he's not under investigation for running what looks like unsafe cars. 

cosworth151:
The obvious question is what about the Merc is so different than all the others. The only really noticeable thing is that they have much smaller sidepods than the other cars.

John S:
Think the floor is not as stiff as others, Cossie, they definitely needed the stays that FIA allowed to be fitted after testing.

Not sure though if the floor is thinner or it's just allowed to droop to seal sides better. Others seem to have added reinforced cuts outs & grooves plus extra edge stengthening material to floor as fixes for porpoising.

cosworth151:
Liberty Media, still believing that glitz can fix anything, are attacking the problem by hiring a famous TV & movie star to be "the face of the new F1:"

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