Ocon is advocating for the FIA to take action against “porpoising”
Like many other drivers, Esteban Ocon has stated that sleep deprivation is a problem for the health of drivers in the future. The Frenchman hopes that the FIA will quickly address the issue.
Since the beginning of the season, the 2022 F1 cars can be considered a success. The cars visually manage to follow each other better, which was the main objective of this new regulation. However, these new cars have brought about a new and increasingly disturbing phenomenon: porpoising.
This weekend in Baku for the eighth round of the championship, the bumps have never seemed so prominent. Many drivers have complained about them, and others like Lewis Hamilton have been greatly affected physically. Since then, these same drivers have suggested to the FIA to act quickly in order to avoid compromising their long-term health.
The latest addition is none other than Alpine driver Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman in turn stated that long-term health can be affected. None of us want to appear like divas or complain that the cars are too hard to drive, but we must realize that it is not healthy for the future.
For Ocon, beyond the simple dolphin exercise, it is the stiffness of the cars that is a problem. « It is not necessarily the dolphin exercise, I think it is the stiffness of the cars that is a big issue on the long straight line. We cannot prepare our bodies for that. »
Facing this problem, Esteban Ocon hopes that the FIA will try to find solutions. (e) I think that it’s something that the FIA will examine, probably for the future, and it’s something that we will support. »
After the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, porpoising seems to have taken on a new dimension in the concern that the drivers have for it.
