As the Formula 1 teams battle with porpoising with the new 2022 cars, Jody Egginton says bringing back active suspensions is not the answer.

Taking to the track at the Circuit de Catalunya last week for the opening group shakedown the majority of the drivers complained about their cars bouncing up and down on the straight.

Porpoising is a consequence of this year’s move to ground effect aerodynamics.

The car is pushed down onto the track by the downforce and, as it gets closer to the ground, that causes the underfloor aero to stall.

When that happens the car then rises away from the track, which leads to the underfloor aero kicking in, and again the car is pushed into the ground.