Mercedes driver George Russell has suggested that action needs to be taken on the “porpoising” phenomenon before someone has a nasty accident. Mercedes have been bouncing off the track surface again in Baku this weekend as the issue makes a return, and it appears to be a fundamental issue with the chassis and floor itself, because Russell assured after qualifying that the balance felt good through the corners. The abrasion on the track surface is not just affecting them on the straight in terms of performance, but it is worsening the view Russell and Hamilton have of braking zones, and the lack of grip it causes as the tyres constantly try to find purchase as they oscillate could well...
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