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Horner: 'Element of theatre' in Wolff's F1 safety concerns

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused his opposite number at Mercedes, Toto Wolff, of overplaying concerns about the ride of the current generation of Formula One cars. New technical regulations introduced over the winter have had a knock-on effect on the ride of F1 cars this year, resulting in some cars bouncing dramatically over bumps as well as being susceptible to an aerodynamic phenomenon known as porpoising, which also results in the cars bouncing uncontrollably on their suspension. On the bumpy street circuit of Baku one week ago, the bouncing issues were so severe for some teams that the sport's governing body, the FIA, decided to intervene on safety grounds by...
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