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Hill taken aback by 'ridiculous' porpoising on Hamilton's car

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Damon Hill has described the Mercedes W13 as "out of control", as the reigning Constructors' World Champions continue to struggle with 'porpoising' down the straights in Bahrain. Having encountered the issue throughout pre-season testing, it only appeared marginally better as both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell bounced their way to fourth and ninth place in second practice. With Hamilton having been delayed getting out on track at the start of FP2, as Mercedes worked on the car, 1996 World Champion Hill says there is no question that Mercedes are struggling to get on top of their problems. "Possibly they've done a big set-up...
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