After a number of drivers, including Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, asked the FIA to help fix the safety porpoising issue, the governing body took matters into their own hands before the start of the Canadian Grand Prix. 2022.
The international federation issued a statement explaining new regulations, following an action plan to impose a vertical oscillation metric that would force teams to limit the bounce of their cars, or risk having to increase the height of the wheels. cars.
Additionally, teams were supposed to add some additional elements to reinforce their floors, such as a second tie rod, but while the FIA’s response caused angst within some garages for not following the correct procedures, as Ferrari said, limiting porpoising could hurt Mercedes.
It’s already known that the W13 needs to be low to the ground to perform, or at least deliver its full potential, so it’s more likely to need the tweaks introduced by the governing body in Montreal.
For this reason, the Red Bull sports advisor, Helmut Marko , does not see the need for the FIA to get involved in the issue, since he thinks that the Silver Arrows are harmed by the change in regulations.
Speaking to Motorsport.com about the situation, the Austrian indicated that the threat of the international federation forcing the teams that suffer the most from the rebound to raise the height of their cars is the worst thing that could go for Mercedes, and therefore suggested that the efforts of the Germans to modify the rules have gone against him.
“Exactly,” he stated. “In German we say ‘ der Schuss ging nach hinten los ‘, which means it kind of backfired on them.”
The Austrian thinks that the FIA should stay out of the bounce of cars, as it is something that all teams suffer from: “I totally agree with Max [Verstappen], it is not right to change something like that during the season.”
“It can’t be the federation that makes our settings. Changing the altitude means changing the set-up, and the FIA can’t do that, but the next point is that all of that is the result of a team having problems,” Marko said. “That team should solve its own setbacks, and not affect others.”
Although the change in the technical regulations has not affected Red Bull much, there is a possibility that the governing body will change the rules again, since they have to meet with the technical directors.
The adviser to the energy drinks team said that many more details were needed from the FIA to know to what extent they want to be present in the set-up of the cars: “I think there are too many parameters that are not yet clear, So I think they have to give another clarification.”
