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‘Somehow we are managing the situation': Binotto on Ferrari porpoising

One of the key themes of the pre-season test in Barcelona was undoubtedly the aggressive manner in which the cars seemed to bounce up and down along the straight, and there is speculation that this may be cause for concern for some of the teams. Not least of those was Ferrari, and a slow-motion video of Charles Leclerc’s car shaking his head around the cockpit made for slightly nauseating viewing. However, team principal Mattia Binotto insists that the team looked at the issue, and have solved it. “On the bouncing, I think it was an issue but it's not any more,' he told reporters on Friday – the last day of the first test. 'Somehow we are managing the situation.” The obvious...
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