Porpoising in F1 would have been worse with 13-inch tyres

The new generation of ground effect F1 cars have proved to be a headache for some teams in terms of controlling their bouncing at high speed. Mercedes in particular has faced a big challenge in dialling out the phenomenon on its W13.

As well as the porpoising being triggered by the aero characteristics of the current challengers, matters have not been helped by the fact that cars are set up to run very stiff.

And while F1’s move to 18-inch tyres for this season has also…