Hamilton, Russell question safety of bouncing F1 cars
Associated PressBAKU, Azerbaijan — Lewis Hamilton said he woke up in pain Saturday because this season’s Mercedes car has a tendency to bounce up and down at high speed. Hamilton said his “back was a real mess” after Friday practice and credited performance coach Angela Cullen for getting him in condition for Saturday qualifying. “It’s just brutal out there, being shaken to pieces, and you can barely see where to brake at the end of a straight because we’re bouncing around so much,” Russell said. With the technology we have in today’s environment, it just seems unnecessary that we’re running a Formula One car over 200 mph, millimeters from the ground, and it’s a recipe for disaster.” Mercedes was optimistic of making progress after seeming to reduce the “porpoising” at the Spanish Grand Prix last month, but it struggled with the bumpy road surface at the next race in Monaco.
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