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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Mercedes complaints amid Lewis Hamilton agony prompted porpoising "overreaction" from FIA

The FIA "overreacted" to the porpoising problem this season in the wake of complaints made by one team, according to Formula 1's chief technical officer (CTO).

As the new generation of F1 cars debuted this year, the bouncing problem appeared. The return of ground-effect aerodynamics created the phenomenon at high speeds, and proved particularly costly in fast corners.

It affected teams up and down the grid in different ways. Some did not suffer too much or got on top of the issues rather quickly, while others were being hit hard and took a long time to find a solution which did not harm performance too much.

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