Listen to this article Along with engine partner Mercedes, Aston Martin is among the teams most impacted by porpoising. While some rivals have dialled it out and Ferrari appears to be able to deal with it without compromising performance, Aston has been obliged to raise the ride height of the car, taking it out of the optimum aerodynamic window. “I think we cannot explore the aero potential that the car is having due to the porpoising,” said Krack. “And this puts like a virtual barrier on how far we can go. So we cannot extract the performance that the car is really having, this is the main problem.” Krack says that the car will be improved in a “couple of races”, implying that updates are coming for the Spanish GP in Barcelona. However, he is reluctant to be too tied to a public declaration of when new parts are scheduled to hit the track, and what impact they are likely to have. “I think in a couple of races we will be in …

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