McLaren believe lack of porpoising down to the stability of chassis

McLaren believe lack of porpoising down to the stability of chassis

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With new regulations in play, teams have a chance to figure out their best Aerodynamic packages and craft a car that can challenge the title One team that raised eyebrows for their on-track performances were McLaren as the team showed real pace and seemed to not be bothered with the issue of Porpoising.

Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo seemed to have mastered the straights of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the two setting blazing times with Lando setting the fastest lap time on the 2nd day. Ricciardo clocked 212 laps and Norris completed 155 laps during the first Practice session.

The Working based racing outfit seemed slightly in control of the new challenge of Porpoising. McLaren believes its lack of porpoising compared to other teams on the grid is “not by design” and down to the stability of the chassis according to Technical director James Key.

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Mclaren's new livery for the 2022 season, the MCL36
Mclaren’s new livery for the 2022 season, the MCL36

Ahead of the 2022 Formula One season, teams are faced with challenges of Porpoising. Due to the new aero regulations, the new cars keep bouncing up and down on the straights at high speeds causing massive handling issues. Teams are looking for a solution ahead of the Pre-season Practice in Bahrain.

McLaren technical director James Key said “I’d love to make out that we’ve been super clever, but the reality is this is very difficult to simulate. It involves tyre stiffnesses, the heave modes of the car as clearly, if it’s in tune with the chassis, that’s when you really see it go off when you’ve got a natural frequency on the scrubbed mass as well.“

He added “I don’t think it’s entirely like that, I think the stability of the car does play its role in how well the car handles on loading in various conditions, but I’d be lying if I said it was by design. It’s a phenomenon that we’re all going to get used to from track running with the reality of these cars and hopefully iron out as time goes on.”

Mclaren is considered by many to be a dark horse based on the improvements the team has done in the past few years. With a car competent to fight for podiums and two drivers who have proven their racing skills, the expectations from Mclaren are high!

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