Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes F1 says that the height of the W13 cannot be raised any further as a measure against porpoising.
It’s no exaggeration to say that Mercedes F1 is the team most suffering from porpoising problems this season. As a result, not only is the speed insufficient, but the car is repeatedly and violently hit on the ground, which affects the driver’s physical condition.
Prior to the Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA (International Automobile Federation) issued a new technical directive limiting the amount of vertical vibration a vehicle can tolerate, forcing vehicles that fail to meet it to raise their vehicle height by 10 mm. It is said that.
Although porpoising is mitigated by raising the ride height, there was a fierce opposition from rival teams against the Mercedes F1 seeking FIA intervention, but Lewis Hamilton said that the Mercedes F1 has already maximized the height of the W13. Explain that it has been raised to the above and cannot be raised any further.
“In the last race (Azerbaijan) and earlier, we were raising the ride height, but we were still bounced,” Lewis Hamilton said in Canada.
“The porpoising is about the structure of the flow underneath the car, so for most of the season we’ve been driving at very high ride heights. We can now get a little lower in Barcelona.”
“In Barcelona, there was no bouncing for the first time except in the highway corner, but it happened again in Monaco and Baku, so I had to raise the ride height again. But when I lifted the car, the car still bounced. And in fact we can’t get any higher. It’s limited to the rear suspension. “
“Higher rides naturally reduce performance, but this porpoising is caused by turbulence under the car.”
“So I’ve definitely had far more headaches in the last few months when it comes to microconcussion, but I haven’t seen an expert about it. I take it too seriously or have pain relief. I haven’t taken any medicine. I hope there is no concussion. “
Mercedes F1 has seen performance improvements at least in Canada, with Lewis Hamilton finishing third and teammate George Russell finishing fourth.
Lewis Hamilton said he had experienced a 10G bounce in Baku, but much smaller in Montreal.
“It was 10G in Baku, but here it was at most 2G to 3G,” Lewis Hamilton told Auto Motor und Sport.
“For the first time, the leader was in sight until the end. Sometimes we were as fast as Red Bull and Ferrari.”
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