The scene of Hamilton struggling to climb out of the car after the #F1# Azerbaijan race must have impressed fans in front of the screen. The W13's strenuous dolphin jump put the seven-time world champion on the brink of collapse, but a remark by Mercedes manager Toto Wolf gave the impression that the team's three main players were pressuring the FIA.
The 2022 season has been played eight times, Mei Ben's new car does not seem to have much improvement in controlling dolphin jumps, the technical upgrade road seems to be difficult to work in a short period of time, and the team intends to find a breakthrough from the other direction - to mobilize the FIA to change the rules. Judging from the recent series of performances, Hamilton is mainly responsible for the plot and performance, and in recent stops Hamilton has constantly emphasized the seriousness of dolphin jumping in the TR, with the waist beating in the paddock to show the pain of the body, Toto Wolf is mainly responsible for creating momentum, such as after the Baku race, he said that Hamilton may not be able to participate in the next Montreal race due to back pain. Russell was in charge of communication, using his position as the head of the drivers' committee to demand that the FIA revise the rules on the grounds that dolphin jumps affected the health of riders.
Regarding Messpen's series of performances, Red Bull's leader Horner said that if Red Bull's RB18 also faces serious "dolphin jump" problems, they will also encourage drivers to grumble in the TR and try to exaggerate the problem. It seems unfair to punish those who do well rather than those who fail to achieve their goals. If it is a safety issue for all fleets, then it is true that the rules should be changed, but if only one team faces such a problem, it needs to be solved by the team itself.
In fact, the solution to this problem is very simple, only need to raise the bottom plate by one centimeter, but then they will lose 50% of the downforce.
