2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, June 10 - 12

[PlatinumZealot]

You have difficulty reading?

Reading is one thing but it is clear you are having trouble with comprehension!

To explain it better for you, age and weight makes a difference for athletes. The older and heavier you are the more you feel jolts in the joints.

https://streamable.com/pc0ev0

You say that McLaren is the least effected car while Norris clearly mentioned that they're compromising on the performance to manage the situation...

Sure they are. And where were they in Barcelona where the track is flat as a billiard table?

[lh13]

Reading is one thing but it is clear you are having trouble with comprehension!

To explain it better for you, age and weight makes a difference for athletes. The older and heavier you are the more you feel jolts in the joints.

https://streamable.com/pc0ev0

You say that McLaren is the least effected car while Norris clearly mentioned that they're compromising on the performance to manage the situation...

Sure they are. And where were they in Barcelona where the track is flat as a billiard table?

Irrelevant!

[Big Tea]

Why cant they just raise the car to give it a bit of rake so the rear is higher than the front? That way there is more travel for the rear to be pulled down under the higher speed running, meaning the floor is less closer to the floor and reduces the chance of porpoising as the floor doesnt stall.

Maybe why this is why the RB is so good, because they are used to running rake on their cars?

Because that would sacrifice performance around the entire lap

Correct. But there must be a cross over somewhere though.

Thats like saying why not put the bar lower in highjump so everyone can do it. Even the athletes struggling would say ' no, up a little more'

[Shrieker]

Ferrari big rip. They just imploded.

At this rate, if merc manage to fix their car (however doubtful that may sound), russell has a better shot at the title than Leclerc.

[chrisc90]

Ferrari big rip. They just imploded.

At this rate, if merc manage to fix their car (however doubtful that may sound), russell has a better shot at the title than Leclerc.

17 points behind. I was quite shocked when I looked that up after reading your post.

[Big Tea]

Ferrari big rip. They just imploded.

At this rate, if merc manage to fix their car (however doubtful that may sound), russell has a better shot at the title than Leclerc.

Can not see anyone catching RBR now. The only snag could come if the two drivers start scrapping and getting DNF's

[Schuttelberg]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

[chrisc90]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

Its certainly whats coming across on the media. And they are making a big deal of it.

I really hope the FIA is smart enough not to fall for such tactics

[lh13]

Nothing can be discounted, given that the FIA is not the most 'competent' organisation in the world.

[siskue2005]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

Its certainly whats coming across on the media. And they are making a big deal of it.

I really hope the FIA is smart enough not to fall for such tactics

Similar tactics used by every other team since the dawn of F1.

[siskue2005]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

Sainz, Leclerc, Magnussen, Riccardo are also with the Merc PR team I belive
Maybe all of them are hoping to get a merc drive soon, or it must be a genuine issue

[Big Tea]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

Sainz, Leclerc, Magnussen, Riccardo are also with the Merc PR team I belive
Maybe all of them are hoping to get a merc drive soon, or it must be a genuine issue

[lh13]

Mercedes have finally accepted that they cannot fix the bouncing without losing performance so Russell, Hamilton and Wolff are going to go into a PR overdrive to make this out as a safety issue.

Its certainly whats coming across on the media. And they are making a big deal of it.

I really hope the FIA is smart enough not to fall for such tactics

Similar tactics used by every other team since the dawn of F1.

That is true. Its FIA's job to decide what's actually needed and what's only noise.

[siskue2005]

Its certainly whats coming across on the media. And they are making a big deal of it.

I really hope the FIA is smart enough not to fall for such tactics

Similar tactics used by every other team since the dawn of F1.

That is true. Its FIA's job to decide what's actually needed and what's only noise.

If its genuine the FIA will act. I hope they look at it objectively

[Tvetovnato]

What is there to look into for the FIA really? It’s a bit of a nonsense issue. If the porpoising is so bad for some teams, there is a way to solve it - raise the car until you find another solution. No one is obliged to help you.

Same for the teams complaining about having to miss some races or they will fail to adhere to the budget cap - stop development of the car is it’s required to save money.

Both of these things costs lap time, sure. But the playing field is the same for all, so deal with it.