'The bouncing is not an issue' - Leclerc not bothered by Ferrari porpoising

• Ferrari and Charles Leclerc aren't too affected by the porpoising affecting teams in 2022.

• Leclerc said despite the issues, he still manages to extract maximum performance from his car.

• Ferrari confirmed it would address the porpoising issues soon.

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The Ferrari F1-75 suffers from porpoising problems like many other cars on the grid, but Charles Leclerc has revealed he is "not very sensitive" to it.

Porpoising, which refers to the bouncing motion of the car on its suspension seen mainly on the straights, has been a thorn in the side of several drivers this season, with Mercedes' George Russell saying recently it costs his team a lot of performance.

Ferrari and Leclerc also seemed to be dealing with a lot of porpoising at the recent Australian GP. While they are looking to address it soon with the introduction of floor upgrades, they have the luxury of having a driver who is not too bothered by it.

According to Motorsport-Total.com, Leclerc said after the Australian Grand Prix: "I don't know why, but I'm not very sensitive to it. And, of course, I feel it. But it doesn't bother me too much in terms of performance, only in Turn 9, maybe a little bit. I wouldn't have been able to go any faster if I hadn't had the bouncing.

"On the restart, it was a bit difficult because I had it before Turn 1. That's when you're not so sure on the brakes. But everything went well. But of course, it's not really comfortable to do 58 laps like that."

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Addressing the issue

At the same time, Leclerc knows it is an issue Ferrari will need to address.

He added: "It's definitely something we want to tackle. Because it