In less than three weeks we will be back on track with some great news, in addition to those of the riders market. TO SPA & WELLNESS in fact, the new one will debut regulation promoted by the FIA to counteract the rebound of single-seaters with ground effect. Problem mainly accused by Mercedes, which at the beginning of the season brought a single-seater with unusual shapes to the track, different from all the others. At the beginning, the W13 project proved to be the least valid of the three first-rate ones, difficult to manage and develop. He presented the team with a great challenge, forcing them to calm down and persevere. There was no shortage of crises and tensions, but after a period of intense darkness finally the team seems to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The results have arrived. Of podiums, initially "difficult" to grab, as many as 11 have arrived, like the Ferrari. One of the features that has helped Mercedes so much in this ascent is reliability of the car, which now, it would also seem to have defeated the porpoising problem.
Has Mercedes fixed the problems?
The Mercedes is returned, even if she lacks those 2-3 tenths to aspire to victory. What makes us think, however, is above all the fact that it returned at the right time, that is, after having brought the FIA to intervene to stem the problem of porpoising, leveraging the safety issue, and imposing general rules which, above all in 2023 they will put everyone on the same level. The fact that this "alarm" came from Mercedes, which paid a Red Bull and Ferrari a competitive disadvantage, has generated many criticisms and suspicions, partly confirmed From statements by Toto Wolff which belittled the problem, emphasizing the great effort of the team to solve it on their own.
“Porpoising ruined our season because we couldn't develop the W13 – said the Mercedes team principal – the more we increased the downforce, the more the car started to bounce. This cost us months of development, we are far behind our opponents. now, however, The car no longer suffers from porpoising now that we have reached the summer break. What we miss are the months of updates we couldn't bring. The situation has been channeled in a positive direction starting from Barcelona".
And then the question arises: Was it necessary to intervene with a regulation that will be applied from mid-season onwards due to an outdated problem?
Source statements: FormulaPassion
