Mercedes F1 vehicle: George Russell hopes Mercedes’s F1 vehicle in 2023 does not have ‘this feature’. See what it is

The car’s continual bouncing was one of the critical issues for the troubles caused during the 2022 F1 season. The phenomenon is ‘porpoising’, where vertical oscillation gradually increases in the car, eventually slowing it down.

George Russell told the media that the car, Mercedes W13, was even porpoising through turns, which significantly increased the entire lap times. Russell expects this issue or “feature” will not transfer to the vehicle for the following year. The 24-year-old claimed that, in his opinion, more porpoising in the corners does not speed up lap times as was the case in Abu Dhabi. Although they attempted to control porpoising in the corners due to the back of the car bouncing around and just sliding the tire, you need to drive the vehicle to its limit. He, therefore, hoped this would not be a feature on the car for the following year but rather on all high-speed corners.

When contrasted with the W12 and W11 of the 2021 and 2020 seasons, respectively, the W13 has been one of Mercedes’ most miniature successful vehicles. At the 2022 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, George Russell won his first F1 race. However, Lewis Hamilton could only win a single race part of the season.

Fortunately, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has implemented several regulations to enable teams to reduce porpoising problems for the upcoming season.

Additionally, every team, especially Mercedes, will now concentrate on the problem while developing their 2023 rivals.

FAQs:

1. Who is George Russell?
   British racing driver George William Russell is driving for Mercedes in Formula One.
2. Who has had the most success in Formula One?
   Ferrari has won 242 Grand Prix races, the most in history. Mercedes is in third place with 125 victories. McLaren has 183 wins.