Pre-Season F1 2022
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Erm, Yes he would.
Keke Rosberg came the closest to doing it with 1 win in 1982 but other than that, every driver has won at least one race in their WDC year.
Took this from the F1 website. It looks like Mercedes have now gone to having the least amount of porpoising. Feel sorry for Ocon in the Alpine, as they seem to have the worst of it now.
So it's reassuring for Mercedes to know it's no longer the porpoising that is the cause of their lack of performance, the car is simply not good enough.
cider_and_toast Instead of problem solving with porposing, they’ll be hoping to unlock the potential of the car.
F1Brits_90
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if I was ferrari I would be concern about how hamilton from last place closed down a 20 second gap & would've beaten sainz without a safety car but for cooling issues
Brogan was spot on with his earlier post though. A more competitive Mercedes means a more likely Red Bull double championship.
I now believe the rules should be changed to help teams overcome the porpoising problem - Horner: Unfair if FIA changes rules over F1 porpoising complaints
F1Brits_90
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i have sort of back tracked from Greenlantern101 point on the baku thread. i think raise the ride height or get rid of the zeropods & change the sidepods to "their" version of a red bull or Ferrari spec. so there is less floor to flex. then if they are still having issues then the are in great position with the FIA to demand active suspension
Don't change the rules, change the budget cap, its hard to keep up with Christian these days.
F1Brits_90
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F1 is staying in austraila for 10 years & also F2/F3 will be there as well. which is great news
F1Brits_90
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Christian horner wont be happy. but then what has gasly got to lose 
www.motorsport.com
Gasly: F1 needs to stop drivers "ending up with a cane at 30"
Pierre Gasly called on the FIA to 'save us from ending up with a cane at 30 years old' after drivers reported physical struggles due to extreme porpoising in Baku.
www.motorsport.com
The FIA plan to monitor the teams and force them to set the cars up so they don't "porpoise" FIA to tackle 'porpoising' issues on safety grounds
If all teams were suffering the FIA should take responsibility. If not, which is the case here, if impacted teams within the regs can protect their drivers at the risk of performance then I’m a bit horrified (but not shocked) it takes an FIA directive to make them do the right thing.
The cost cap in years of new regs certainly needs addressing though as the only outcome now is:
2022 WDC:
1 Verstappen
2 Perez
2022 WCC: RB
R
The cost cap in years of new regs certainly needs addressing though as the only outcome now is:
2022 WDC:
1 Verstappen
2 Perez
2022 WCC: RB
R
F1Brits_90
World Champion
true but thats more to do with ferrari self destruction like 2010 2017 2018 & 2019. but much soon that expected. as leclerc should won at least 3 of the last 4 maybe goid case for all 4 & having a 33 - 45 pt lead in the championship2022 WDC:
1 Verstappen
2 Perez
2022 WCC: RB
Porpoising is as a result of piss poor design work. This effect isn't new as a number of teams during the side skirts era experienced it.
We've spent a decade of F1 design where everything is about how much flex can we get away with and ground effect aero requires the exact opposite. It needs consistency and stiffness in order to perform.
Unfortunately, Mercedes appear to have gone down a design path that is going to be extremely difficult to redesign within the course of a season.
We've spent a decade of F1 design where everything is about how much flex can we get away with and ground effect aero requires the exact opposite. It needs consistency and stiffness in order to perform.
Unfortunately, Mercedes appear to have gone down a design path that is going to be extremely difficult to redesign within the course of a season.
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