The car’s continual bouncing was one of the critical issues for the troubles caused during the 2022 F1 season. The phenomenon is ‘porpoising’, where vertical oscillation gradually increases in the car, eventually slowing it down.
George Russell told the media that the car, Mercedes W13, was even porpoising through turns, which significantly increased the entire lap times. Russell expects this issue or “feature” will not transfer to the vehicle for the following year. The 24-year-old claimed that, in his opinion, more porpoising in the corners does not speed up lap times as was the case in Abu Dhabi. Although they attempted to control porpoising in the corners due to the back of the car bouncing around and just sliding the tire, you need to drive the vehicle to its limit. He, therefore, hoped this would not be a feature on the car for the following year but rather on all high-speed corners.
When contrasted with the W12 and W11 of the 2021 and 2020 seasons, respectively, the W13 has been one of Mercedes’ most miniature successful vehicles. At the 2022 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, George Russell won his first F1 race. However, Lewis Hamilton could only win a single race part of the season.
Highlights from the 2022 British Grand Prix
Highlights from the 2022 British Grand Prix
One for the ages
Sunday’s Grand Prix at the Silverstone racing circuit got off to a terrifying start with three drivers going out in the initial laps.
Zhou
Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu was involved in a terrifying crash, with his Alfa Romeo flipping into the barriers after he was involved in a scrap with other drivers on the first lap.
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Williams driver Allex Albon was one of the drivers involved in the opening lap scuffle, spinning out after contact with Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin
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The third driver to tap out of the race in the opening lap, the Mercedes driver’s home race ended in heartbreak after one of the Alpha Tauris crashed into the back of his car.
Fortunately, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has implemented several regulations to enable teams to reduce porpoising problems for the upcoming season.
Additionally, every team, especially Mercedes, will now concentrate on the problem while developing their 2023 rivals.
FAQs:
- Who is George Russell?
British racing driver George William Russell is driving for Mercedes in Formula One. - Who has had the most success in Formula One?
Ferrari has won 242 Grand Prix races, the most in history. Mercedes is in third place with 125 victories. McLaren has 183 wins.
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