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Brundle: Porpoising issue is Mercedes' problem to solve

Martin Brundle agreed with Red Bull chief Christian Horner that it is up to those F1 teams with cars suffering from porpoising - and in particular Mercedes - to solve the problem rather than call for a rule change. Bouncing and bottoming was a topic debated at length last weekend in Baku after several drivers, led by George Russell, voiced their concerns over the potential long-term physical effects of porpoising on drivers' health. Russell also said that running F1's new-generation cars just millimeters from the ground is a "recipe for disaster", warning that a major incident "is just a matter of time". But Horner dismissed the drivers' complaints, suspecting they were...
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