Christian Horner believes it would be wrong of the FIA to make significant changes to the floor regulations for next year because “a certain team” is pushing for them to be altered in their favour Full story ⬇️ FrenchGP
struggled to get out of his W13 car as he struggled with the bouncing and the impact it was having on his back.
As a result, the FIA has put in place a technical directive for the Belgian GP in August which will see teams required to stiffen their plank skids as well as ensure they remain below the metric provided by F1’s governing body with regards to bouncing. While Horner has no issue with the new technical directive, he’s concerned about the potential changes for next year which could ultimately benefit Mercedes, although he doesn’t specifically name the German manufacturer.
“It’s not so much the directive is the issue, the problem is what they’re looking for as a remedy for next year,” Horner said. “The directive is neither here nor there for us. There is an awful lot of lobbying to change the regulations significantly for next year so a certain team can run their car lower and benefit from that concept.“It’s a very late point in the year to be doing this.
While porpoising has been an issue in the early part of the season, it hasn’t been seen in recent rounds.