Wolff: F1 cannot risk "NFL situation" by doing nothing on porpoising

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'It's a medical question that needs to be answered' 🗣️ MercedesAMGF1 team boss Toto Wolff believes the FIA cannot risk having an 'NFL situation' by ignoring the potential safety issues with porpoising ⬇️

The FIA is set to introduce new limits of how much cars can bounce from the next race in Belgium before pushing through regulation changes for 2023 to curb the porpoising issue teams have encountered this year.

"We have, and FIA has, you can ask them, medical analysis, that frequencies of one or two hertz over several minutes can lead to long term brain damage. We have six to seven hertz over several hours. "The GPDA gave their statements, the drivers have given the statements on an anonymous form. The competent specialists and doctors have been consulting, and the result is that it's not good for long-term effect.

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