To understand the concepts involved, why porpoising occurs and how it led to F1’s most radical design we need to look back to the mid-1970s and the figure who first harnessed ground-effects – Colin Chapman.
Chapman was the genius behind that most innovative of F1 teams, Lotus, which found itself struggling by the mid-1970s following a period of incredible success. Its engine, the Cosworth DFV, was already struggling to match the power produced by Ferrari and the dawning of the turbo era would only accelerate its ultimate demise.
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Porpoising: A lesson from history and one of F1’s greatest teams
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His day of days in Formula 1 came at Indianapolis in 2005, a day grand prix racing strives to forget. But Patrick Friesacher, the long-serving Red Bull lieutenant, remains active today driving a two-seater that provides ordinary people with a glimpse of an F1 car’s savage potential, including this writer…
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How Perez has been better for Red Bull in 2022
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Monaco Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2022
Accuracy is more important than ever on a street circuit, and on Monte Carlo’s sodden streets, several drivers stepped up to produce superb performances in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. But on a track where overtaking is famously difficult, many were already resigned to a difficult afternoon by their qualifying performances
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After retiring from the lead in Spain with the failure of his turbo and MGU-H, Charles Leclerc looked set to bounce back in style in Monaco. He’d done the hard work in qualifying by securing the all-important pole position and led the wet early phases, but his Ferrari team made critical mistakes in tyre strategy that handed the race to Red Bull and Sergio Perez
The astute engine call behind Brabham’s unique F1 feat
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