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More drivers concerned about health issues from porpoising

The issue of car porpoising has become particularly prevalent after a tortuous Azerbaijan Grand Prix for some of the drivers. McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo has added his voice to support calls for a rule change to target a reduction in the severity of car porpoising. The current F1 rules, which have seen a switch to a ground-effect concept, have resulted in a new phenomenon known as ‘porpoising'. This is where the airflow flowing underneath the car, which creates the suction to pull the car down to the ground, suddenly runs out of room as the car lowers with speed. This results in an air stall. The stall results in the car losing the generated suction and springing back into the air,...
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