Listen to this article During the first extended runs of the new cars designed under the revised technical regulations for 2022, all teams found their cars were bouncing along the straight when at high speed due to the new ground effect requirements. The issue proved uncomfortable for drivers and caused a number of teams to sustain damage to the floor of their cars, while others had to revise their set-ups to make the problem manageable. One of the clearest examples of the problem came in a slow-motion video released by Formula 1 which showed Charles Leclerc’s head bouncing around in the cockpit of his Ferrari at the end of the main straight. Mercedes driver and GPDA director George Russell said during the test that the “substantial” porpoising some teams experienced could make it a …

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