Mercedes have arrived at the Miami Grand Prix with a new front wing, rear wing and wing beam as they seek to mitigate the “porpoising” problem that has been affecting them this season. The new technical regulations means that the cars are running lower to the ground as a result of the re-introduction of ground effect aerodynamics, and this has led many of the cars to bounce off the surface of the track, costing them time on the straight and affecting handling in the corners. Particularly volatile has been the bouncing on the Mercedes, and there have been suppositions that their skinny sidepods are partly responsible for that due to the exposure they give to the underside of the car....
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