In a bid to gather more data to help understand the porpoising issue that is blighting its W13 car, Mercedes fitted some extra sensors to Hamilton’s chassis for the race, including a rideheight sensor that had a visible glowing light.
Most teams only opt to run these sensors during free practice before removing them for qualifying and the race given the extra weight they add. Teams are already struggling to get their cars down to the weight limit this year under the new technical regulations in 2022.
Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles explained that Mercedes had “too many questions without answers” from its car, prompting the team to take the unusual step of keeping the sensors on Hamilton’s car for the race.
“In a normal year, you wouldn’t even consider not having sensors on the car,” Vowles said in Mercedes’ Australian Grand Prix debrief video.
“You would add what you need to, to make sure you understand what’s going on. But obviously this isn’t…
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