![]() ![]() "It's along the lines of: 'Is the porpoising/bouncing affecting you from a health perspective? Do you feel you have more pains after a race, compared to previous years? Is this something the FIA needs to look into?' ![]() "I actually haven't seen the end result - it's just with our lawyer and Alex Wurz, and the FIA are aware of what the outcome was. Russell, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), said drivers were asked to answer a survey about the issue. It's just totally unnecessary and there's already enough risk associated with driving 200mph between the streets of Monaco, or Jeddah. "I don't have the answers, but it's down to the FIA to intervene. Then your visibility is becoming quite difficult because you're shaking around up and down, down the straights. ![]() "It's kind of like you're on one of those space hoppers - that's an extreme version," he said. While Mercedes’ fortunes have improved in recent races, Russell, speaking to BBC Sport ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, says the issue hasn’t gone away. READ MORE: Five candidates to replace retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin including Alonso Mercedes have struggled more than most with the issue, but the majority of drivers have spoken out and called for the sport’s governing body, the FIA, to take action to protect their long-term health. Many, including Russell’s Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, have been left with severe back pain as a result of cars running closer to the ground. However, the downside has been the physical impact on the drivers. That goal has certainly been achieved with cars now able to follow each other more closely through corners. Porpoising and bouncing have been the talk of the paddock this season following the drastic overhaul of technical regulations for 2022 in a bid to improve racing. George Russell says sitting in a porpoising F1 car is like driving a high-speed space hopper. ![]()
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