Mercedes driver George Russell is “confident” that his fellow drivers feel the same way as he does about the potential health impacts of “porpoising” and bouncing. Ever since pre-season testing, the cars have visibly ad audibly been making heavy contact with the track surface, and this affects the cars’ performance down the straights. Raising the ride height of the machines only makes things worse in the corners, but performance has not been the only factor. Multiple drivers, Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz among them, have been outspoken about the possibility of drivers’ long-term health being affected by the phenomenon. READ: George Russell admits Lewis Hamilton is...
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