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Norris: A bit conflicted over 'porpoising' rule change
McLaren's Lando Norris said on Monday he is conflicted about the FIA's plans to introduce changes to reduce or eliminate the 'porpoising' problem affecting this season's Formula 1 cars, but added that driver safety was paramount. F1 introduced a radical rules overhaul this year that has seen cars generate a significant chunk of their downforce from the underside of the floor. This has led to the 'porpoising', in which the cars bounce dramatically at high speeds, like the motion of a porpoise through water. Concern reached new levels at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix when seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton struggled to get out of his Mercedes at the end of a punishing race. However, Red...
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