The start of the 2022 season had highlighted the delicate problem of porpoisingthat is the oscillatory movement of the single-seaters on the straight that had prompted some teams to make requests to the FIA to intervene on this aspect, especially after the physical repercussions suffered by the drivers during the first GPs on the calendar. The Federation itself, listening to these appeals, then set to work to contain this phenomenon, so much so that since Belgian Grand Prix new technical directives will be officially introduced to establish a limit to the porpoising.
However, a choice that was not liked by several teams, who considered these changes unnecessary, even more so after a number of races in which the rebounds of the cars had gradually decreased. However, the FIA said it generated the new rules for safety reasons, with the latter being likely confirmed or strengthened also for the next seasons. Thus, while six teams have lined up against the Federation’s intervention, others have instead expressed themselves in favor of the anti-porpoisingwith the McLaren included in this specific list.
To explain his point of view on the matter was the team principal of the Woking house, Andreas Seidlwho expressed himself to the media during the first day scheduled for the French GP: “We are satisfied with the decisions of the FIA and its leadership on this topic – declared the German manager and engineer – when all this talk began, the FIA made it clear that it was based on safety principles. For this reason I think it is a lot important to follow this line and don’t give in in any direction. So we are very satisfied “. To these statements were added those relating to McLaren’s choice to continue on this path, concretized without any external pressure from rival teams: “We are an independent team, we decide on our own and we fight for what we believe is correct – he pointed out – we are in favor of the FIA initiative. The discussion is still ongoing, as is normal. But in the end, I think we will soon have clarity and then we will move forward focusing on this ”.
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