The rules announced by the FIA to prevent the bounce of many current Formula 1 cars are not yet in effect during the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. The automotive federation also did not name a specific starting point, but confirms that the Montreal race is only being used to collect data.
On Thursday it was reported that new rules will be introduced to prevent the phenomenon porposing should reduce. Many drivers fear health risks due to the bouncing effect, and have been asking for an intervention from the FIA for some time.
That intervention came, and for the time being is twofold. During the inspection, it is checked whether the floor of the car has not worn too much from below due to the continuous bouncing on the asphalt. If this is the case, the teams must eventually prevent this with a different set-up.
In addition, the FIA wants to calculate a formula that should determine the maximum vertical acceleration of the car. For this purpose sensors are used that are in the cars. If a car moves vertically too aggressively, once the rules are in effect, the team must fix it themselves.
Especially for the latter means, the FIA needs a lot of data, which should eventually lead to the right specific limits for each car. It will take regulators time to fix this, which makes the Canadian Grand Prix too early.
Formula 1 will travel to Silverstone in two weeks for the British Grand Prix. While not yet confirmed, that’s a logical time to let the anti-bouncing rules take effect.