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Strong opposition from F1 teams to new porpoising rules for 2023
- GPblog.com
The FIA plans to introduce a number of rule changes for the 2023 Formula One season. The changes are intended to further combat porpoising and include a number of mandatory changes to the floor. However, a majority of teams oppose the changes, claiming they are mainly aimed at helping Mercedes.
Helmut Marko had previously stated that only the teams with Mercedes engines had voted in favour. As far as the Red Bull Racing advisor is concerned, this was no coincidence and the rules were created primarily to help Mercedes move forward. Red Bull is not the only team that suspects this, as no less than six teams are opposed to the changes, according to Autosport.com.
Six teams against new FIA porpoising rules
From the Belgian Grand Prix onwards, a new rule change already comes into force, forcing teams to make adjustments to their floor in the middle of the season. For 2023, the FIA wants to make further adjustments to the technical regulations, but that proposal is meeting with a lot of resistance from the Formula 1 teams. Most of them have managed to fix the problem themselves and therefore feel that further intervention by the FIA is inappropriate.
Six teams are reportedly prepared to challenge the changes: Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, AplhaTauri, Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams. The latter is interesting because Williams also has strong ties with Mercedes. The opponents of the measures doubt to what extent it is actually a safety issue, as the FIA claims.