Article To news overview © XPBimages AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he required an MRI scan due to the heavy effects of porpoising during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. Porpoising, or bouncing, has been a major problem throughout the F1 grid in 2022 as teams and drivers struggle to find a way to cope with the phenomenon – created by the new ground effect technical regulations. As the cars undergo an aerodynamic stall, they begin to bounce up and down as they regain and then lose downforce. It was more pronounced at the start of the season, and on high-speed tracks such as Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Baku (Azerbaijan) – which are also naturally bumpy. Gasly has now...
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