Between pumping and tailgating, the drivers have their backs full

Eight races after the start of the season, several teams are still facing the “pumping” phenomenon. The severity of the phenomenon differs from one team to another, but also from one track to another and, in this respect, the long bumpy straights of Baku made the problem particularly thorny for some, Mick Schumacher having even been the victim of a water leak on his Haas which caused a shutdown during the first tests. Even within a stable, the findings are diverse. While Carlos Sainz declared having