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PRACTICE 2 - LONG RUNS: Russell was quickest: his gap to SAI was over half a second. The Hards (which RUS used) could be a better racing tyre... but no doubt that Mercedes' pace is looking great. 🥇RUS 🥈SAI +0.588s 🥉PER +0.670s 4️⃣PIA +0.730s 5️⃣VER +0.893s…
All the teams (Alonso’s long run was the slowest on the grid).
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PERFORMANCE IN QUALIFYING
⬅️ Worse / Better ➡️
⬇️ Lower / Higher top speed ⬆️
🔴'King of Baku' Charles Leclerc got his 4th pole in a row despite a modest top speed (same for Mercedes, Williams, and Haas).
🟠McL had the lowest one! Proof that grip is more important than straight-line speed in Baku qualifying, but they could struggle to attack/defend tomorrow.
🔵RedBull can be aggressive, exploiting their +3km/h top speed advantage vs Ferrari and Mercedes and +6km/h over McLaren.
What's your prediction for the race? 🤔
⬅️ Worse / Better ➡️
⬇️ Lower / Higher top speed ⬆️
🔴'King of Baku' Charles Leclerc got his 4th pole in a row despite a modest top speed (same for Mercedes, Williams, and Haas).
🟠McL had the lowest one! Proof that grip is more important than straight-line speed in Baku qualifying, but they could struggle to attack/defend tomorrow.
🔵RedBull can be aggressive, exploiting their +3km/h top speed advantage vs Ferrari and Mercedes and +6km/h over McLaren.
What's your prediction for the race? 🤔
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Norris reached consistently higher top speeds (~4km/h more) than Piastri in qualifying: this should aid his recovery drive!
PIA's top speed was the worst on the grid!
His additional downforce, however, could help with tyre wear.
(Laps with a tow were excluded.)
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PIA's top speed was the worst on the grid!
His additional downforce, however, could help with tyre wear.
(Laps with a tow were excluded.)
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Piastri surprised Leclerc under braking getting a well-deserved win! 👏
McL’s excellent T16 exit and less loaded DRS plane made him gain up to the middle of the straight. 🛠
SAI-PER crash helped McL get a sizeable lead in the WCC. 💥
10 points for Williams. 🔥
BEA: first in history to drive 2 races with 2 teams getting points in both! 👌(Keeping a 7-times WDC behind for many laps).
What’s YOUR opinion? 🤔
McL’s excellent T16 exit and less loaded DRS plane made him gain up to the middle of the straight. 🛠
SAI-PER crash helped McL get a sizeable lead in the WCC. 💥
10 points for Williams. 🔥
BEA: first in history to drive 2 races with 2 teams getting points in both! 👌(Keeping a 7-times WDC behind for many laps).
What’s YOUR opinion? 🤔
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💡McLaren has a "Mini-DRS", which acts on top of the "Flexy wing"
- Wing flex: McL > Ferrari >> RedBull
- McL has a never-seen-before lift of the upper plane leading edge: it's as if the DRS opens partially at high speed, providing a further advantage.
The effect is measurable: McL had the highest top speed when the DRS was inactive despite being slowest when the DRS was open (Data from quali).
Is this legal? 🤔
- The flexy wing is, as it passed the FIA's load tests. A wing that flexes are 'against the spirit of the rules', but until the load tests change to avoid that such a thing is perfectly ok.
- I'm not sure about the deformation of the DRS plane: I expect Ferrari to protest that, but the outcome is hard to predict.
Photo and idea: @brakeboosted, @multiviewer
- Wing flex: McL > Ferrari >> RedBull
- McL has a never-seen-before lift of the upper plane leading edge: it's as if the DRS opens partially at high speed, providing a further advantage.
The effect is measurable: McL had the highest top speed when the DRS was inactive despite being slowest when the DRS was open (Data from quali).
Is this legal? 🤔
- The flexy wing is, as it passed the FIA's load tests. A wing that flexes are 'against the spirit of the rules', but until the load tests change to avoid that such a thing is perfectly ok.
- I'm not sure about the deformation of the DRS plane: I expect Ferrari to protest that, but the outcome is hard to predict.
Photo and idea: @brakeboosted, @multiviewer
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Formula Data Analysis
💡McLaren has a "Mini-DRS", which acts on top of the "Flexy wing" - Wing flex: McL > Ferrari >> RedBull - McL has a never-seen-before lift of the upper plane leading edge: it's as if the DRS opens partially at high speed, providing a further advantage. The…
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The legality of the ‘mini-DRS’ seemingly depends on whether it would revert to the ‘fully-closed’ position in case of failure
McLaren nullified its 1.74s/lap race pace gap in one year, gaining more than anyone! 📈
Solid improvement by Haas, Williams, and Mercedes. 👌
RedBull lost all its 2023 advantage (0.54s/lap vs Ferrari). 📉
The field got much closer: 4 teams within 0.22s/lap! (1.02s/lap last year).
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Solid improvement by Haas, Williams, and Mercedes. 👌
RedBull lost all its 2023 advantage (0.54s/lap vs Ferrari). 📉
The field got much closer: 4 teams within 0.22s/lap! (1.02s/lap last year).
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In Baku:
🔴Ferrari's DRS improved dramatically (+20km/h in '24 vs +13km/h in '23).
🔵RedBull's was the strongest, stronger even than last year's.
🟠McLaren's top speed when the DRS was active was the lowest.
⚫️Mercedes ran a less loaded wing➡️Fastest without DRS and matched for fastest with.
(Data from quali; DRS=OFF data from the main straight, immediately before the drivers activated DRS.)
🔴Ferrari's DRS improved dramatically (+20km/h in '24 vs +13km/h in '23).
🔵RedBull's was the strongest, stronger even than last year's.
🟠McLaren's top speed when the DRS was active was the lowest.
⚫️Mercedes ran a less loaded wing➡️Fastest without DRS and matched for fastest with.
(Data from quali; DRS=OFF data from the main straight, immediately before the drivers activated DRS.)
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Singapore GP Preview 👀
- 2 chicanes were removed last year, making the 3rd sector quicker.
- A FOURTH DRS zone is being added this year.
4 DRS zones + very loaded wings ➡️ DRS effectiveness crucial for qualifying performance. 💡
Traction and braking are critical; cornering not as much.
Due to their recent performance and the track characteristics, I expect McLaren and Ferrari to fight for the win.
📸 @pirellisport
- 2 chicanes were removed last year, making the 3rd sector quicker.
- A FOURTH DRS zone is being added this year.
4 DRS zones + very loaded wings ➡️ DRS effectiveness crucial for qualifying performance. 💡
Traction and braking are critical; cornering not as much.
Due to their recent performance and the track characteristics, I expect McLaren and Ferrari to fight for the win.
📸 @pirellisport
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REAR WINGS - Singapore GP
The track has gotten much quicker compared to ‘22 (two chicanes less, a fourth DRS zone added), yet teams are still using maximum-load wings.
The additional DRS-zone helps with that in quali, yet those in free air in the race will effectively have a ‘parachute’ behind the cockpit. 🪂
📸: @AlbertFabrega
The track has gotten much quicker compared to ‘22 (two chicanes less, a fourth DRS zone added), yet teams are still using maximum-load wings.
The additional DRS-zone helps with that in quali, yet those in free air in the race will effectively have a ‘parachute’ behind the cockpit. 🪂
📸: @AlbertFabrega
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FP2 DATA HIGHLIGHTS 👀
1) BEST SECTORS:
Ferrari and McL left little to competitors: P1-P4 in S1; +0.18s vs next quickest (RUS) in S2 and +0.26s (vs PER) in S3.
PER was 3rd quickest in S3, VER 2nd slowest.
2) GRIP:
Ferrari was unmatched in the last, fast left-hander (~5g lateral acceleration).
McL and Racing Bulls had superior braking, however.
3) MINISECTORS:
Ferrari and McL seem to have similar characteristics and traded blows in S1 and S3.
TSU was quickest in several of S2's 90-degree corners!
Who's looking favourite for pole, in your opinion? 🤔
1) BEST SECTORS:
Ferrari and McL left little to competitors: P1-P4 in S1; +0.18s vs next quickest (RUS) in S2 and +0.26s (vs PER) in S3.
PER was 3rd quickest in S3, VER 2nd slowest.
2) GRIP:
Ferrari was unmatched in the last, fast left-hander (~5g lateral acceleration).
McL and Racing Bulls had superior braking, however.
3) MINISECTORS:
Ferrari and McL seem to have similar characteristics and traded blows in S1 and S3.
TSU was quickest in several of S2's 90-degree corners!
Who's looking favourite for pole, in your opinion? 🤔
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RACE PACE - Singapore GP
🥇🟠NOR
🥈🔵VER +0.41s/lap
🥉🟠PIA +0.68s/lap
A dominant performance by NOR and McL: much quicker than the 2nd quickest car (RedBull in terms of final gap, albeit stuck-in-traffic LEC was arguably at least as quick) and than his teammate (hit by traffic).
Ferrari's disastrous qualifying ruined their weekend by making them unable to express the car’s potential. 💡
Solid pace for ALO/HUL/TSU/COL! 👌
NOR now 52points behind VER (who did good damage-limitation).
🥇🟠NOR
🥈🔵VER +0.41s/lap
🥉🟠PIA +0.68s/lap
A dominant performance by NOR and McL: much quicker than the 2nd quickest car (RedBull in terms of final gap, albeit stuck-in-traffic LEC was arguably at least as quick) and than his teammate (hit by traffic).
Ferrari's disastrous qualifying ruined their weekend by making them unable to express the car’s potential. 💡
Solid pace for ALO/HUL/TSU/COL! 👌
NOR now 52points behind VER (who did good damage-limitation).
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Singapore GP - Gap to Race Winner:
Two drivers impressed the most: Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc:
In the first stint (Mediums), NOR increased his advantage on VER from 5s on lap 10 to 25s on lap 28: ~1.1s/lap quicker! 😳
LEC quickest in the last stint (Hards), even more than PIA who was on a 2L-fresher tyre. Leclerc could have gotten P2 had he started in a better spot. 🤕
Two drivers impressed the most: Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc:
In the first stint (Mediums), NOR increased his advantage on VER from 5s on lap 10 to 25s on lap 28: ~1.1s/lap quicker! 😳
LEC quickest in the last stint (Hards), even more than PIA who was on a 2L-fresher tyre. Leclerc could have gotten P2 had he started in a better spot. 🤕
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