“I was suffering forces of 10G,” Lewis Hamilton reflects on his painful experience in Baku
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Lewis Hamilton getting out of his Mercedes in pain
Lewis Hamilton reported bumps of over 10G on the straights of Baku which was later visible with his act after jumping out of his car and catching his back due to a severe ache he caught while driving the W13. He also reported headaches which exponentially increased on his way after Baku, with the only solutions he is carrying are the painkillers and has refused to reach out to any sought specialist advice.
Baku 2 km straight cleared all doubts of the team wondering if they ever had a problem with porpoising, with almost all the teams seen bouncing, it was the Mercedes W13 and Ferrari F1-75 that suffered from it the most. Mercedes were cutthroat over the solution of porpoising which they later thought was solved in the Catalunya circuit but haunted them back on the streets of Baku.
After the driver’s complaints about the FIA verdict on the bouncing of the car, it has now been decided, after the latest work from the board, the teams will have to figure out their ways to solve porpoising with a particular height limit.
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Mercedes is in trouble after the FIA verdict
Silver Arrows have shot their own leg after the decision FIA took to solve the issues of porpoising, the pain Lewis and George went through was so explicit the FIA made the decision to look over the driver’s health rather than the difference it might create to the top.
Red Bull isn’t much affected by the new regulations as the Austrian were suffering from minimal bouncing. Ferrari, on the other hand, is taken down thanks to Mercedes, causing them serious trouble for the Championship spot ahead.
Red Bull is 80 points in advance of Ferrari, with both their drivers in the top two spots. The championship fight is no more worrying the Bulls after a solid performance they have backed, suffering from multiple DNF at the start.
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Soham Raj Jain
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