Lewis Hamilton spoke about his health at a press conference ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. According to the Mercedes driver, he has had more headaches than usual this season and he attributes that to the build-up of the car on the straights.
Lewis Hamilton: “When we talk about micro-concussions from build-up, I’ve had a lot more headaches in recent months. I haven’t seen a specialist about it simply because I didn’t take it too seriously and just took painkillers. I hope I don’t have a concussion.”
One of the solutions to the problem of fouling on straight lines is to increase the ground clearance of the car. In Montreal, Lewis said the Mercedes engineers had already set the car to maximum clearance, but this does not help eliminate the build-up.
“We lifted the car in both the last and previous races, but the build-up was still there,” Lewis continues. – The build-up is related to the structure of the airflow under the floor, so all season we raised the car and only in Barcelona were we able to lower it a little bit.
In Barcelona, for the first time in the season, we had no build-up except for fast corners, and in Monaco and Baku it returned, so we had to get the car back up. And even with high ground clearance, the superstructure remained, but we can’t get the car any higher due to the design of the rear suspension.
When lifting the car, of course, we lose speed, but in our case, the yaw is due to a violation of the airflow under the car.
Source: F1 News
I’m Todderic Kirkman, a journalist and author for athletistic. I specialize in covering all news related to sports, ranging from basketball to football and everything in between. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, I have become an invaluable asset to my team. My ambition is to bring the most up-to-date information on sports topics around the world.
