Charles Leclerc questions new FIA measures as Ferrari progress could be 'put in the bin' over porpoising

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has questioned the FIA’s decision to implement new regulations in the middle of a season, in order to combat the porpoising issues experienced by rival teams. It has been a troublesome weekend so far for the Monegasque in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. In FP1 he could only manage fifth, whilst in FP2 he found pace as he finished second behind championship rival Max Verstappen.

Ad/> Leclerc reacted to the decision by the FIA by stating his sympathy for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell of Mercedes, who have particularly struggled with the porpoising issues. Canadian Grand Prix'It was a disaster' — Hamilton blasts 'undriveable' Mercedes after Montreal FP214 HOURS AGO However, Leclerc did maintain that it may hand Ferrari a disadvantage by limiting the progress his team had made, to avoid experiencing the heavy porpoising to the extent of other drivers. He said: “On the one hand, I obviously understand George's point, because when you see him and Lewis get out of their car after Baku, it's very bad.

“You can feel probably the pain that Lewis is going through at the moment. And this is not acceptable. “But, on the other hand, also, you cannot underestimate the amount of work that's been done in the last few months by teams to actually get on top of those issues.

This has been our main priority since the first time we tried these cars. “We've been working to get on top of those issues. I think the improvement has been massive, and now all of the work that we've done, [do we] just put it in the bin because obviously there's maybe one team that is struggling more than others.