McLaren's Andrea Stella says porpoising was the culprit for the Las Vegas double-DSQ that opened the door to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the championship fight. But as long as both McLaren drivers remain in contention, team orders are off the table.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella apologized to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after both drivers were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

While recent developments have improved Mercedes' competitive posture in Formula 1, they may also have played a part in the return of the porpoising problems that troubled the team so much last year, based on drivers' feedback during the Belgian Grand Prix.The race weekend at Spa-Francorchamps was mainly wet but...

Mercedes does not have the same issues with porpoising in Bahrain as it did in pre-season testing 12 months ago, according to team principal Toto Wolff.New regulations introduced last year saw cars utilizing ground effect for performance, but in trying to run them stiff and low to the ground led...

Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur believes the FIA’s argument that it needs to make changes to stop porpoising is “a f****** joke” and goes against the spirit of the rules.The FIA is pushing through a new technical directive – starting from the Belgian Grand Prix – that will see...

The FIA intends to make changes to the 2023 technical regulations to try and address porpoising, as the technical directive that will come into effect after the summer break is a temporary solution.A meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that comprises the FIA, Formula 1 and the technical directors...

A meeting of the Formula 1 Commission resulted in the FIA’s introduction of a technical directive to prevent excessive porpoising being pushed back to the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, while the budget cap has been increased due to inflation.The two topics have been major talking points in recent weeks,...

The FIA has updated its technical directive regarding porpoising in Formula 1, with the new rules to be enforced from the French Grand Prix onwards.Ahead of the previous race in Montreal, the governing body announced it was introducing a technical directive that would define an acceptable amount of porpoising --...

Mercedes solved its porpoising issues a number of races ago but needs to manage expectations that it will be competitive in Silverstone, according to Toto Wolff.Through opening races of the season, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell suffered heavily form the porpoising phenomenon in which the car rose up and down...

The technical directive issued ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix showed the FIA’s stance on porpoising is “overtly biased” to fixing Mercedes’ issues, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.Ahead of the race weekend the FIA announced its intention to introduce a technical directive that would define an acceptable...