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Porpoising is 'not sustainable' for drivers, warns Russell

Admitting to having suffered back and chest pains from the effects of porpoising, Mercedes driver, George Russell warns that the phenomenon is not sustainable for drivers. Though the W13 appears to be the worst affected, and certainly the most performance compromised, almost all the teams are experiencing the porpoising phenomenon one way or another. However, other than the obvious effect on car performance, George Russell admits to suffering physically from the bouncing phenomenon and he doesn't think he's the only one. 'When the car is in the right window and the tyres are in the right window, the car, except for the bouncing, feels really good to drive,' says the Briton. 'But the...
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