The discussion about the problem of the kicks took over the Formula One world after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, when several drivers complained about the shaking, especially the seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who visibly left with back pain. Other rivals, including AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Alpine's Esteban Ocon, called for intervention from the International Automobile Federation to ensure the drivers' physical integrity.

The FIA has said that it is investigating possible solutions to the problem and should determine a vertical oscillation limit. But at the last race, in Canada, the porpoising did not appear as intensely as on the streets of Baku. At least in Alpine's case, the quiques were within a very acceptable limit for Ocon and Fernando Alonso.

"It is the role of the FIA to help with all safety issues, and I'm sure they are looking into that. But there is a process that needs to be respected, and I'm sure they will do that. I didn't see much porpoising out there," said Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer after the race in Montreal.

Alpine não quer que outras equipes tenham vantagem com medidas de segurança contra o porpoising (Foto: Alpine) — Alpine doesn't want other teams to have an advantage with safety measures against porpoising (Photo: Alpine)

"We asked our drivers on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the worst, when you can't handle porpoising, and zero being no tick. We were on two today, for example, that was their opinion. So I guess it was not a problem here, but you never know how it is going to be on other circuits," said the American manager.

The implementation of rules to contain porpoising has generated debate among the teams. Red Bull attacked Mercedes, and claimed that the W13's quiques are the German team's fault, and not the regulation's. Alpine is in favor of the rules, and the German team is not. Alpine is in favor of safety measures, but is also concerned about the posibility of some teams using this as a strategy to gain a competitive advantage.

Uma das cenas do final de semana foi a dificuldade de Lewis Hamilton em deixar o W13 (Foto: Mercedes/LAT Images) — One of the scenes of the weekend was Lewis Hamilton's difficulty in leaving the W13 (Photo: Mercedes/LAT Images)

"If the FIA determines that it's a safety issue, as long as the grid stays balanced and some of the teams don't use this as a tactic to gain a competitive advantage, then I'll be happy. We will never object to a safety thing. But as I said, the porpoising here was at two out of ten, it's almost nothing," Szafnauer explained.

"It's a problem for us, but we've increased the height of the car, lost aerodynamic pressure, and come to a reasonable setting. And I'm pretty sure everyone can do that. I don't know what the others are doing. But my guess is that they don't want to lose downforce, so they use a lower height and that causes porpoising. I think it's pretty easy [to solve]," analyzed the Alpine manager.

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