The Formula 1 teams will hold a meeting with the FIA before the Austrian Grand Prix in which several topics will be discussed regarding those who do not agree with the highest body of motorsports, according to Autosport.com. The most controversial aspect that will be dealt with at that meeting will be ‘porpoising’, especially the way the FIA intends to control it.
Some teams don’t understand why why the FIA has launched two technical regulations in this regard and much less why they have interfered in this aspect: “What will be next? That they measure the level of water on the track to force us to change from intermediate tires to those for extreme rain?”, Said a team manager.
The boss of the Red Bull team, Christian Horner has stated that what should be discussed is “the process” and “why this issue has been discussed.” In addition, Horner does not understand the need for technical regulations in this regard either: “In this British Grand Prix it seems that there has not been much ‘porpoising’, so it seems that the teams are solving it”.
Even the Mercedes team, probably the team that has suffered the most from this problem throughout the season, is also not very convinced about measuring the ‘porpoising’: “We will fix problems to improve our performance, not by measurements”
In addition to this problem, the meeting will also address other issues that concern the ten teams on the grid, such as the budget ceiling set for this season and how it has been affected by inflation, as well as the new engine regulations that will come into force in 2026.