💬 “Bouncing is back with a vengeance” An explanation for Mercedes' poor qualifying at the AbuDhabiGP? Lewis Hamilton says porpoising is back... F1
After Mercedes stormed to a 1-2 finish at Interlagos last time out, it was a disappointing step back for the team as a whole.Video of Why was Daniel Ricciardo replaced by Oscar Piastri at McLaren for F1 2023?
Mercedes showed more competitive pace throughout practice, leaving Hamilton surprised by the substantial deficit to the Red Bulls, who locked out the front row in Abu Dhabi. “We thought that this would be a difficult race for us but we weren’t expecting it through the weekend so far,” Hamilton told. “We weren't looking like we were eight-tenths out so a bit of a surprising qualifying to be so far behind.
“Six-tenths of that is just on the straights. Otherwise, I gave it everything. Looking forward to the end of tomorrow.”- the bouncing sensation on the straights - making a return for this weekend.“Well, bouncing is back with a vengeance,” he added. “So yeah, bouncing is back and that’s definitely losing us time. Otherwise, we are just so slow on the straight. I had some brake problems - we’ve had it most of the year.
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