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F1 chief admits they should have ‘foreseen' risk of freak accident

The major regulation changes that came at the start of 2022 gave teams a new car design to work around to create the most innovate and effective development pathway possible. Some teams like Ferrari and Red Bull took full advantage of this opportunity and were competitive from the start, while the likes of Mercedes picked the wrong pathway and initially struggled in F1’s new era. Mercedes’ biggest problem was porpoising, a violent bouncing that many teams were struggling to avoid under the new regulations. Team principal Toto Wolff has claimed that it took the team around half the season to fully understand and solve the issue, with the FIA stepping in after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix...
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