‘Bounce directive’ in Formula 1 takes effect from French Grand Prix | Motorsport

sport">The FIA ​​has now established a metric when it comes to the way a car moves vertically. Teams now have two race weekends (Silverstone and Spielberg) left to see if they need to modify their car and, if so, to what extent.

sport">It was previously known that cars that bounce too much otherwise the ride height must be raised. The bouncing will then be largely resolved, but a car will then lose a lot of downward pressure and therefore speed. The Mercedes team in particular suffers a lot from the so-called porpoisingalthough that was more apparent on the Baku street circuit with a long straight of more than two kilometers than in Montreal a week later.

sport">The FIA ​​technical guideline also states what to look for when it comes to wear and tear on the underbody plank of the car, which is the first to hit the ground.

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