What is porpoising, and has F1 made it extinct for 2023? By Madeline Coleman. ... — Formula 1 (@F1) February 24, 2022. The regulation changes for the 2022 season introduced a ground-effect floor ...

Newcomer F1 fans might find some of the sport's jargon hard to follow, and "porpoising" is a particularly strange term. Here's what it means.

Porpoising involves severe vertical oscillations as an F1 car’s underbody gets too close to the ground. When this happens, the underfloor aerodynamics can stall, leading to a sudden reduction of ...