Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc compared the “porpoising” sensation in new Formula One cars to turbulence on a plane and said it made him feel ill in the opening preseason test.
F1’s new cars displayed one very odd bit of behaviour at the first test in Spain, bouncing up and down on their suspension when reaching top speed when driving in a straight line.
One video which went viral of Leclerc’s car doing this at the Circuit de Catalunya showed just how extreme the phenomenon can be.
The sensation has been dubbed “porpoising” as it looks like the movement of a propoise as it travels through the water.
During the Spain test ESPN was told one driver joked to his team that he will need a new set of teeth by the end of the season if “porpoising” is not ironed out.
“It feels like turbulence on an aeroplane, going up and down the whole straight,” Leclerc said.
“I think one of the videos that F1 posted shows this phenomenon quite well, and I can’t say it feels nice. It makes you a little bit ill,…
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