The Mercedes camp was buoyed by the lack of bouncing during the first of three days at the Sakhir circuit following a 2022 significantly hampered by the returning porpoising... read more »

Last year, many F1 teams struggled with excessive bouncing on the new ground effect cars, which led to lobbying to tweak the regulations for 2023 on safety grounds.For 2023 the... read more »

Now we've seen 2023's F1 race cars on track, the actual aero tech behind the speed cannot be hidden any longer. We've seen various front wing designs, floor... read more »

TV coverage showed the car bottoming heavily at times during the test as it appeared to tend towards bouncing.However, Harman insisted that was a result of experiments that... read more »

Mercedes was pleased to report "no bouncing" during the first of three days of testing at Bahrain as it has sought to eliminate the porpoising phenomenon that dogged... read more »

Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes' 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues that the team struggled with so much last year. read more »

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says his team's 2023 car has "no bouncing" issues and their first impressions of the W14 at pre-season testing are "very... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is greatly encouraged as first morning of testing suggests that the W14 isn't experiencing the bouncing issues suffered by its predecessor. read more »

Mercedes has not had any porpoising problems during the opening hours of pre-season testing from Bahrain, says team boss Toto Wolff. Last year, the Brackley-based squad... read more »

Twelve months on from its troubled test in Bahrain, where the German car manufacturer was plagued by excessive porpoising, the team seemed in a much happier place with its... read more »

What have the FIA changed in F1's technical regulations for 2023? From floor changes to fight against porpoising and bouncing, to roll hoop safety changes, to banned wings... read more »

At the start of 2022's new ground effect era, Aston Martin's launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules.Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated... read more »

The German manufacturer is aiming to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 F1 campaign when it slipped to third in the world constructors' championship behind Red Bull and... read more »

Toto Wolff has revealed the violent bouncing Mercedes experienced with their F1 2022 car was so extreme it was "breaking" their engines.  read more »

In the wake of the problems that a number of teams faced last year with excessive bouncing, the FIA intervened to try to eradicate the phenomenon.As well as introducing a... read more »

The FIA over-reacted when they implemented new rules to combat porpoising during the 2022 Formula 1 season, according to the sport’s chief technical officer, Pat Symonds.... read more »

Mercedes has opened up on the impact its bouncing 2022 Formula 1 car had on the Power Unit, claiming that it caused damage to the engines. In the early stages of the 2022... read more »

The middle phase of the 2022 campaign was dominated by the controversy over porpoising, and the impact of a technical directive from the FIA to try to help address the... read more »

Pierre Gasly has predictably labelled his only F1 victory as his top memory as a Red Bull-affiliated driver - although one particular moment did cause him to jump up and down... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed his Mercedes W13 F1 car is bouncing again on the straights following a disappointing qualifying session at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that Mercedes' bouncing issues that plagued the early stages of its 2022 season have returned in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton endured a difficult session at the... read more »

The Mercedes driver was making a second attempt at a quick lap in Q3 on the damp circuit when he ran off the road at Turn 4 after locking up the rears on the entry and touching... read more »

George Russell has revealed that he broke his headrest due to how much his Mercedes car was bouncing through the gravel during Q3 in Brazil. The headrest is an important piece... read more »

The German manufacturer has endured a tricky season with the W13, which suffered a lot early on from excessive bouncing.It took several months for Mercedes to understand the... read more »

The seven-time world champion has endured a difficult 2022 campaign with the Mercedes W13, which has suffered from excessive bouncing and a lack of performance.Hamilton has... read more »