“The FIA can tell if they are actually telling the truth”: Damon Hill comments on Lewis Hamilton’s urge to correct porpoising issues
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As we witness all the races on the F1 calendar one by one, we notice more and more uproar amongst most of the racers regarding the porpoising issue that has plagued almost all the drivers who are recruited by the different racing teams. But if there is one man who has come to the forefront of this protest, then it is Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton. The Briton endured excruciating pain in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago because of the repeated bouncing of his W13, and thus he became vocal about this problem.
While Mercedes urged the FIA to take measures in order to eliminate the issues that are arising from the porpoising on the races tracks which have long straights, many of the motorsport enthusiasts criticized the Stuttgart-based team for going against the Formula 1 authority. But now, Damon Hill, former F1 racer, has spoken in favour of Lewis Hamilton, saying that the Mercedes racer was right to call upon the FIA to look for ways to curb the porpoising issues.
Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton was right to raise concerns about porpoising
The heated debate on whether the FIA should intervene in the porpoising problem has rocked the F1 communities far and wide. And now, former F1 racer Damon Hill has decided to give his take on the issue. The Briton also talked about the long-term effects that porpoising might have on the physical health of the racers, should it go on without any intervention by the FIA.
Damon Hill said, “It does seem that there is more noise coming from the drivers and other teams, and also the FIA who have been monitoring the vertical acceleration that these guys are subjected to, and also bottoming.”
He also “The problem is, could this have a long term effect? Similarly, in rugby and other sports, we’ve looked at how the athlete can have effects later in life. We don’t want to injure the drivers, so the FIA are taking it very seriously. The FIA can tell if they are actually telling the truth or not. We don’t know what maybe the long term effects are, maybe someone’s spine gets injured or their neck, or their brain even.”
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