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‘Porpoising' will be short-lived in F1 – Binotto

Mar.17 Mattia Binotto thinks all the fuss about so-called ‘porpoising' will soon go quiet in Formula 1 circles. Actually, the aerodynamic phenomenon caused by the radical reversion to ground effect cars this year appears to have caught many teams by surprise – including Mercedes. 'It seems like Red Bull and Ferrari have managed to control it now,' said former Indycar star Patrick Carpentier, according to La Presse. 'Ferrari is saying they have a new floor. Personally, the lack of sidepods on the Mercedes means that the floor is more exposed than other cars, so it must be exposed to these kinds of torsional effects,' he added. F1 legend Gerhard Berger says he experienced...
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