This season, there has been a lot of discussion about the porpoising that certain Formula One racers have had. As a result, the FIA intervened after Lewis Hamilton got out of his Mercedes at the conclusion of the Baku race and complained of having excruciating back problems.
In the ongoing discussion about porpoising, Charles Leclerc has agreed with Max Verstappen, his championship challenger.
After announcing the implementation of a technical directive to lessen or resolve the problem, the FIA decided to step in before the Canadian Grand Prix.
To assist curb the bouncing, the FIA would not be adopting any new regulations if it were up to Charles Leclerc, though.
Like Verstappen, the Monegasque racer believes it is improper to implement new rules in the middle of a season simply because some teams are more severely affected than others.
Drivers express varying opinions about porpoising
The discussion about porpoising has generated a wide range of viewpoints. Many drivers claim to be in some degree of pain, but when speaking in front of the cameras, not everyone seems to concur.
Two of the most outspoken advocates for change are Carlos Sainz and George Russell. Like many other racers, Sainz has urged the FIA to take action. The Spaniard wants the FIA to pay more attention to the drivers and less to the teams.
“That’s why we asked the FIA to look at it and not listen too much to the teams, but to the drivers. It has now come to a point where we are all having a hard time with it,” he told media, including RacingNews365.com.
One of those who is adamantly opposed to any potential modifications is Verstappen.
“It’s disappointing that the rules are being changed, again, in the middle of the season,” the Dutchman stated.
“It’s not even about hitting us harder or less hard than other teams, but it shouldn’t be a team complains about it and then suddenly they change the rules around it.”
“If you can’t develop the car properly, that’s your fault, not the regulations’ fault. This is just not correct.”
Leclerc: “It’s a shame to see all our work go in the bin”
Although he acknowledges that the bouncing isn’t very pleasant, Sainz’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, whose speed is unaffected by the porpoising, has sided with Verstappen but doesn’t want to see any adjustments made.
“I understand Russell’s point because if you saw Lewis climbing out of the car in Baku, for example, it looks very bad,” Leclerc said.
“You can feel Hamilton’s pain and that is unacceptable.”
The Ferrari racer, on the other hand, finds it strange that all of his team’s efforts may be undone by a set of new regulations in the middle of the season.
“On the other hand, you should not underestimate how much work has been done by the team in recent months to overcome the problem. Since the first time we tested these cars, that has been our main priority,” emphasised Leclerc.
“As a team we have worked very hard to solve these problems and we have already improved a lot. Now all that hard work would go in the bin, all because one team struggles more with their car than the rest?
“That’s how I look at it. I understand that it is bad at Mercedes, I just also think that there may be other solutions.”
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