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Russell jokes about Mercedes' porpoising in hilarious behind the scenes clip

As George Russell was in his driver room getting warmed up and ready to for the Canadian Grand Prix, he was filmed jumping up and down to get the blood pumping. As the 24-year-old did so, he was asked: “Is that how you warm up?” to which he brilliantly replied, “just getting ready for the ‘porpoising.’” Russell and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton had really struggled with their cars jumping up and down on the straight in Baku, with the 37-year-old clambering out of his car at the end of the race after suffering with back pain. The FIA brought in new measures to try and limit “porpoising” and bouncing last weekend in Canada by introducing a system whereby they can measure the...
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