McLaren was one of the teams that experienced the return of porpoising during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has warned the return of porpoising at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya could have a detrimental impact on performance this weekend. Porpoising was a phenomenon that hit the headlines last season following the introduction of new ground-effect regulations, badly affecting the cars and causing some drivers considerable pain due to the high level of bouncing. The development of the cars has resulted in porpoising being eradicated, only for it to reappear at a reconfigured track that no longer features a chicane in the final sector. One of the...
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