Lewis Hamilton & Co. Give Their Verdict on Visibility Issues With 2022 F1 Cars

The new 2022 F1 Challengers are structurally quite different from their predecessors. The cars come with much larger wheels and lesser visibility for the drivers. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Daniel Ricciardo have talked about this.

The 2021 and 2022 cars are quite different. The new cars are pretty unique and one of a kind. These new-era cars don’t have a different driving style but have a steep learning curve according to Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel.

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F1 had its season’s first pre-season testing in Barcelona a week ago. The teams threw everything they got to collect the maximum possible data from the three-day testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Even though the top teams and drivers gave their best to send in data, most of the drivers pointed out the reduced visibility from the cockpit.

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Drivers like Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso have also talked about the reduced visibility. The Spaniard asserted that the tire winglets added more problems to it. Daniel Ricciardo on top of that has expressed that the onboard camera gives the wrong picture.

The Defending World Champion also expressed his thoughts on the visibility issue. Even though the Dutchman agreed it won’t be much of an issue in open track, this certainly can be a problem in street circuits such as Monaco or Jeddah.

When asked Lewis Hamilton about this, he joked about it. The seven-times world champion has said, “Then we’ll just put a cushion in the cockpit to sit a little higher.”

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Apart from this, the new cars have encountered a unique and unexpected problem termed as “porpoising”. With this, the cars go through a ripple effect in straights. The mechanics are, however, optimistic that they can get rid of the problems before the cars hit Bahrain pre-testing.

F1 goes to Bahrain for their pre-season testing from March 10 to March 12. The first Grand Prix of the season is to follow from March 18 at the same venue.