F1 teams tested around problems: 'Ferrari and McLaren did it best'

The most notable thing about the past three days of testing in Barcelona was the "porpoising" problem that greatly affected almost every team. The teams tried to work around it in different ways.

We saw that the cars in Barcelona were getting very bumpy at high speed. On the straight, this bumpiness became so bad that Haas F1 and Alfa Romeo had floor damage. In both cars the outer parts of the floor were close to the asphalt, because these parts are the most flexible they break easily. Haas was already unable to drive faster than 250 km/h due to this problem during their filming day. Williams, Aston Martin, Alpine and Mercedes also suffered from the problem. Ferrari and McLaren, although they also noticed the porpoising, had it best under control.

Auto Motor und Sport quoted Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner explaining how the teams tried to work around the problem: "We are looking for the golden middle ground. Not too low, so that the car doesn't touch the ground, but also not too high, so that we lose as little downforce as possible. Ferrari and McLaren are currently the best at that." The teams have gone through dozens of different set-ups in recent days. The cars were never so close to the asphalt before.

AMuS reports that Aston Martin did not encounter these problems in the wind tunnel. From that, the team concludes that the problem is not just an aerodynamic one. Therefore, the suspension and suspension are being looked at. According to the new 2022 regulations, this too is standardized. Formula 1 will again drive with the classic telescopic suspension, which means that it is no longer possible to adjust the car lower or higher if necessary. According to the medium, it is also no longer desirable with these cars to adjust them lower. You'd rather have the 2022 car a little higher on the straight.