sport news FIA vows to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising just days after Lewis Hamilton's ... trends now

sport news FIA vows to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising just days after Lewis Hamilton's ... trends now
sport news FIA vows to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising just days after Lewis Hamilton's ... trends now

sport news FIA vows to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising just days after Lewis Hamilton's ... trends now

Relief for Lewis Hamilton as Formula One chiefs vow to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising on medical grounds - just days after his agonising back pain in Baku... but it could slow down the struggling Mercedes cars even further! The Mercedes cars have been struggling with porpoising so far this season  Lewis Hamilton grimaced in pain as he struggled to get out of his car in Baku F1's governing body have now intervened on the grounds of driver safety  Yet by raising the ride height to avoid the bouncing, performance is effected  

1

View
comments

Formula One's regulator has vowed to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising on the advice of its medical team - just days after Lewis Hamilton suffered with severe back pain in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Hamilton, 37, grimaced in pain as he struggled to get out of his Mercedes after his car bounced up and down at high speed throughout Sunday's 51-lap race.

Mercedes ran their machines close to the ground in Baku to produce lower downforce.

The FIA have vowed to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising in F1 on the advice of its medical team

The FIA have vowed to 'reduce or eliminate' porpoising in F1 on the advice of its medical team

Lewis Hamilton grimaced in pain as he struggled to get out of his Mercedes in Baku on Sunday

His car bounced up and down at high speed throughout Sunday's 51-lap race

Lewis Hamilton grimaced in pain as he struggled to get out of his Mercedes in Baku on Sunday 

But the move exaggerated the bouncing, and under the FIA's new technical directive, Mercedes might be required to raise the ride height of their cars which could further slow them

read more from dailymail.....

PREV sport news Leeds fans left stunned after finding out Hollywood star Will Ferrell has ... trends now
NEXT sport news Piers Morgan names two current stars in his greatest Arsenal XI of all time... ... trends now