News Details

Verstappen reacts to FIA directive addressing porpoising

Article To news overview © XPB Max Verstappen says the FIA made the wrong decision in introducing a technical directive addressing porpoising when several teams have managed the phenomenon effectively. F1's aero regulations for 2022 mean downforce is predominantly generated by airflow under the car, sucking it down to the ground. However, a side effect of this is that the car's natural frequency can cause resonance through the chassis, resulting in the car bouncing or 'porpoising' down the straights. On Thursday afternoon, the FIA confirmed that they had decided, in the interests of safety, to intervene with adjustments that they say should reduce or eliminate porpoising. This includes...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Tech Draft: Analyzing FIA's Bouncing Technical...

The FIA has issued a statement on Thursday announcing they will intervene...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA tackles 'porpoising' with new F1 Technical...

The FIA has published a Technical Directive to help reduce or eliminate...
3y ago from F1i.com

FIA issues Technical Directive to combat porpoising,...

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has issued a Technical Directive in...
3y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

FIA issues directive regarding F1's bouncing issue

No sooner than I hit publish on an article in which I said I didn’t...
3y ago from TheParcFerme.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Tottenham fans will love what Archie Gray was...

While the 4-1 scoreline in the North London Derby left Tottenham Hotspur...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'As it stands..': Latest on Liverpool move for 100m...

Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move for Yan Diomande in recent...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I don’t like all that' – Scholes slams...

Arsenal may have secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday,...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It’s hard to take that out' - Paul Scholes names...

Paul Scholes has said Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice ‘looks too...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.