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Hakkinen disagrees with Horner and sides with Mercedes on porpoising

Article To news overview Mika Hakkinen has welcomed FIA intervention to help tackle bouncing/porposing, despite some teams and team bosses standing against it. Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, the FIA issued a Technical Directive (TD) geared at protecting drivers from severe bouncing. They did so after a race in Azerbaijan that left some drivers, including Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, suffering from back pain. Red Bull have the bouncing problem under control with Christian Horner viewing a mid-season change in rules as beneficial to teams who failed to get on top of the issue themselves. But Hakkinen, a two-time F1 World Champion with McLaren, has praised the FIA for...
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