MONACO GP FP2 ANALYSIS 🏎📊
1) MINIMUM SPEEDS:
Will any team stay above FIFTY km/h in F1's slowest corner? 😛
🟠 PIA had the highest minimum speed (48), 🔴 LEC the lowest (43), as he tried to prioritise the exit. He still lost to PIA there, though.
2) BEST SECTORS:
🔴 Ferrari was quickest in Sectors 1 (LEC) and 3 (HAM)
🟠 McL in S2 (PIA)
Ferrari seems to have a complete package: Sector 1 requires good traction out of Saint-devote and good front-end and driver confidence for the turn-in at Massenet. Sector 3 requires good downforce and stability/agility in changes of direction
3) GAP VISUALISED:
It was a back-and-forth between 🔴 LEC and 🟠 PIA: LEC gained up to the T6 hairpin, but PIA gained there. PIA was almost 3 tenth in front at the chicane after the tunnel! LEC recovered and got in front in T17.
Qualifying will be tight and race-deciding! 😬
What's your prediction? 👀
1) MINIMUM SPEEDS:
Will any team stay above FIFTY km/h in F1's slowest corner? 😛
🟠 PIA had the highest minimum speed (48), 🔴 LEC the lowest (43), as he tried to prioritise the exit. He still lost to PIA there, though.
2) BEST SECTORS:
🔴 Ferrari was quickest in Sectors 1 (LEC) and 3 (HAM)
🟠 McL in S2 (PIA)
Ferrari seems to have a complete package: Sector 1 requires good traction out of Saint-devote and good front-end and driver confidence for the turn-in at Massenet. Sector 3 requires good downforce and stability/agility in changes of direction
3) GAP VISUALISED:
It was a back-and-forth between 🔴 LEC and 🟠 PIA: LEC gained up to the T6 hairpin, but PIA gained there. PIA was almost 3 tenth in front at the chicane after the tunnel! LEC recovered and got in front in T17.
Qualifying will be tight and race-deciding! 😬
What's your prediction? 👀
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MONACO GP - QUALIFYING
🟠 McLaren improved more than any other team in Monaco quali: almost half a second quicker than last year. ✅
🟢 Aston's Imola upgrades work: 2nd most-improved team in Monaco, and third row again for ALO! 👌
🟣 Alpine's best lap was over one SECOND slower than last year. 🚨
[Track conditions were slightly worse this year.]
🟠 McLaren improved more than any other team in Monaco quali: almost half a second quicker than last year. ✅
🟢 Aston's Imola upgrades work: 2nd most-improved team in Monaco, and third row again for ALO! 👌
🟣 Alpine's best lap was over one SECOND slower than last year. 🚨
[Track conditions were slightly worse this year.]
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MONACO GP - QUALIFYING | TRACK DOMINATION
Qualifying was very close: 🟠 NOR dominated ~30% of the lap, 🔴 LEC ~40%!
NOR lost little where he was slower than LEC, and gained significantly where he was quicker --> pole by 0.109s!
🔵 VER was very competitive in the Fairmont hairpin (T3) and at lap end (T12 to T18), but he lost significantly in the other sections --> gap over 7 tenths!
Qualifying was very close: 🟠 NOR dominated ~30% of the lap, 🔴 LEC ~40%!
NOR lost little where he was slower than LEC, and gained significantly where he was quicker --> pole by 0.109s!
🔵 VER was very competitive in the Fairmont hairpin (T3) and at lap end (T12 to T18), but he lost significantly in the other sections --> gap over 7 tenths!
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MONACO GP - RACE PACE ANALYSIS
The performance delta between the front runners and everyone else was INSANE: only the top 5 were not lapped! 🤯
- NOR, LEC, and PIA had a very similar pace, as overtaking was impossible. ❌
- HAD finished P6, yet he was lapped and over 2s/lap slower than NOR! 💡
- Nightmarish race for Mercedes: RUS and ANT were quickest by far once in free air (thanks to the fresh tyres), still ANT was over 3s/lap slower ON AVERAGE: that's the huge impact that the traffic had on their race! 🚨
- Two cars (Williams) got points despite being lapped TWICE!
Do you think that the second mandatory stop improved the GP? 👀
The performance delta between the front runners and everyone else was INSANE: only the top 5 were not lapped! 🤯
- NOR, LEC, and PIA had a very similar pace, as overtaking was impossible. ❌
- HAD finished P6, yet he was lapped and over 2s/lap slower than NOR! 💡
- Nightmarish race for Mercedes: RUS and ANT were quickest by far once in free air (thanks to the fresh tyres), still ANT was over 3s/lap slower ON AVERAGE: that's the huge impact that the traffic had on their race! 🚨
- Two cars (Williams) got points despite being lapped TWICE!
Do you think that the second mandatory stop improved the GP? 👀
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MONACO GP - TOP SPEED PER LAP
I've checked the data from all the sessions: no car ever reached 300km/h during the Monaco Weekend! 😳
The highest was 295km/h, by STR in the race. Highest in quali was lower (no slipstreams), 292km/h by OCO and ALB: that's lower than the minimum speed in Silverstone’s T1! 🗒
This is the only track where the highest speed is often reached WITHOUT DRS💡 (Out of the tunnel, as the longer full-throttle time and downhill gradient matter more than the main straight's DRS zone!)
I've checked the data from all the sessions: no car ever reached 300km/h during the Monaco Weekend! 😳
The highest was 295km/h, by STR in the race. Highest in quali was lower (no slipstreams), 292km/h by OCO and ALB: that's lower than the minimum speed in Silverstone’s T1! 🗒
This is the only track where the highest speed is often reached WITHOUT DRS💡 (Out of the tunnel, as the longer full-throttle time and downhill gradient matter more than the main straight's DRS zone!)
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Good news, fans of Imola: we could still race there next year, but I need your help for that!🙏
The Spokesman of Imola’s Mayor contacted me: the next 2 weeks will be crucial to show our interest and convince F1 to keep it
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The Spokesman of Imola’s Mayor contacted me: the next 2 weeks will be crucial to show our interest and convince F1 to keep it
32871 people have already signed the petition: I’m among them, let’s go!!! 🏎
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Formula Data Analysis
Good news, fans of Imola: we could still race there next year, but I need your help for that!🙏 The Spokesman of Imola’s Mayor contacted me: the next 2 weeks will be crucial to show our interest and convince F1 to keep it 32871 people have already signed…
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SPAIN PREVIEW 🏎📊
Softest (Monaco) to Hardest Compounds!
Medium/High Downforce.
Cornering is king.
Very high tyre stress, esp. the front left. 🛞🔥
The medium/high-speed corners should suit McLaren, but the ‘Flexy-wing’ ban could shake the order!💡
2024:
🥇🔵VER
🥈🟠NOR
🥉⚫️HAM
What’s your prediction for 2025? 🤔
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Softest (Monaco) to Hardest Compounds!
Medium/High Downforce.
Cornering is king.
Very high tyre stress, esp. the front left. 🛞🔥
The medium/high-speed corners should suit McLaren, but the ‘Flexy-wing’ ban could shake the order!💡
2024:
🥇🔵VER
🥈🟠NOR
🥉⚫️HAM
What’s your prediction for 2025? 🤔
📸 @pirellisport
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The 'flexy-wing' clampdown is here: it will hurt several teams, and some more than others 🚨
Making the front wing flex provides two benefits:
✅Less drag on straights;
✅Aero balance (lower front downforce coefficient at high speed ➡️balance shifts towards understeer ➡️more stable at high speed).
Several teams (McL, Mercedes, Ferrari, etc) stiffened their front wing to comply (notice McLaren's additional bracket).
To my understanding, ⚫️Mercedes' wing flexed the most, then 🟠McL, then 🔴Ferrari/🔵RBR.
@dr_obbs came to similar conclusions. This could make Mercedes slide further back, and allow Ferrari and RBR to catch up with McLaren.
This will get spicy! 🔥
Making the front wing flex provides two benefits:
✅Less drag on straights;
✅Aero balance (lower front downforce coefficient at high speed ➡️balance shifts towards understeer ➡️more stable at high speed).
Several teams (McL, Mercedes, Ferrari, etc) stiffened their front wing to comply (notice McLaren's additional bracket).
To my understanding, ⚫️Mercedes' wing flexed the most, then 🟠McL, then 🔴Ferrari/🔵RBR.
@dr_obbs came to similar conclusions. This could make Mercedes slide further back, and allow Ferrari and RBR to catch up with McLaren.
This will get spicy! 🔥
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Formula Data Analysis
The 'flexy-wing' clampdown is here: it will hurt several teams, and some more than others 🚨 Making the front wing flex provides two benefits: ✅Less drag on straights; ✅Aero balance (lower front downforce coefficient at high speed ➡️balance shifts towards…
- The maximum vertical deflection cannot exceed 15mm (was 20mm before) when a 1000N force is applied symmetrically, and 10mm (was 15mm) when it is applied to just one side.
- The deflection of the trailing edge cannot exceed 3mm (was 5mm before).
So a 25%-40% reduction: significant!
- The deflection of the trailing edge cannot exceed 3mm (was 5mm before).
So a 25%-40% reduction: significant!
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SPANISH GP - FP2
1) TOP SPEEDS:
We still don't know which teams were hurt the most by the 'Flexy front wing' clampdown, but one thing is sure:
McLaren, usually a draggy car, had an excellent top speed in FP2! 😬
The telemetry suggests a PU mode similar to their competitors'.
So, what happened is either:
- McL wasn't hurt as expected relative to others;
- They ran a slightly less loaded front wing than otherwise (rear too, for balance): unchanged drag, yet lost some downforce.
1) TOP SPEEDS:
We still don't know which teams were hurt the most by the 'Flexy front wing' clampdown, but one thing is sure:
McLaren, usually a draggy car, had an excellent top speed in FP2! 😬
The telemetry suggests a PU mode similar to their competitors'.
So, what happened is either:
- McL wasn't hurt as expected relative to others;
- They ran a slightly less loaded front wing than otherwise (rear too, for balance): unchanged drag, yet lost some downforce.
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Formula Data Analysis
2) BEST MINISECTORS: It wasn't just the top speed: 🟠PIA was quicker than 🟢RUS and 🔵VER at the end of all full-throttle sections, indicating low drag. Yet, RUS could stay full-throttle through T9: his very loaded rear wing gave him excellent downforce! (PIA…
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SPANISH GP - LONG RUNS (FP2)
🔴 SOFT
1) 🟦VER 1:19.918
2) 🟧NOR 1.20:220
3) 🟥LEC 1:20.287
4) 🟩RUS 1.20:847
🟡 MEDIUM
1) 🟧NOR 1:18.76 ‼️
2) 🟦VER 1.20:088
3) 🟥LEC 1.20:675
My take:
- NOR's pace on mediums was incredible;
- VER was unusually strong in his long runs (RBR has been running a lot of fuel + low engine modes in FP2 most weekends);
- Soft looks viable, but Medium is the better tyre.
What's YOUR prediction? 🤔
🔴 SOFT
1) 🟦VER 1:19.918
2) 🟧NOR 1.20:220
3) 🟥LEC 1:20.287
4) 🟩RUS 1.20:847
🟡 MEDIUM
1) 🟧NOR 1:18.76 ‼️
2) 🟦VER 1.20:088
3) 🟥LEC 1.20:675
My take:
- NOR's pace on mediums was incredible;
- VER was unusually strong in his long runs (RBR has been running a lot of fuel + low engine modes in FP2 most weekends);
- Soft looks viable, but Medium is the better tyre.
What's YOUR prediction? 🤔
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SPANISH GP - RACE PACE
🟦 Verstappen was quickest on average but scored only 1 point: his extra stop cost him time and forced a restart on Hards. Contact with RUS was the final nail in the coffin.
RBR used TEN tyre sets in total! 😳
🟧 PIA was the fastest three-stopper; 🟧 NOR just 0.06s/lap slower; 🟥 LEC was further off but quick enough to grab the podium.
🟥 HAM never found the pace, 0.28s/lap slower than his teammate on average. Swapping them was the right call.
🟩 HUL maximised his chances.
McLaren’s supposed drop in pace from the flexi-wing clampdown? Nowhere to be found. 😬
🟦 Verstappen was quickest on average but scored only 1 point: his extra stop cost him time and forced a restart on Hards. Contact with RUS was the final nail in the coffin.
RBR used TEN tyre sets in total! 😳
🟧 PIA was the fastest three-stopper; 🟧 NOR just 0.06s/lap slower; 🟥 LEC was further off but quick enough to grab the podium.
🟥 HAM never found the pace, 0.28s/lap slower than his teammate on average. Swapping them was the right call.
🟩 HUL maximised his chances.
McLaren’s supposed drop in pace from the flexi-wing clampdown? Nowhere to be found. 😬
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SPANISH GP TOP & MINIMUM SPEEDS
TOP SPEEDS
- OCO reached 345km/h in the race, but TSU was fastest on average: 339km/h 🚀(average of his 15 highest speeds).
- HAM and PIA never used DRS.💡
MIN SPEEDS
- VER, PIA, and NOR had the highest speed in the slowest corner.👌
- Sauber's mechanical grip was lacking, it seems: lowest figures for HUL and BOR.
TOP SPEEDS
- OCO reached 345km/h in the race, but TSU was fastest on average: 339km/h 🚀(average of his 15 highest speeds).
- HAM and PIA never used DRS.💡
MIN SPEEDS
- VER, PIA, and NOR had the highest speed in the slowest corner.👌
- Sauber's mechanical grip was lacking, it seems: lowest figures for HUL and BOR.
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SPANISH GP - QUALIFYING | 2025 vs 2024
Williams’ performance in the SpanishGP quali was their 2025 worst gap-wise, yet they were the only team to improve their 2024 laptime: that’s how bad last year’s car was!
[Track conditions were worse this year.]
Mercedes, Aston, and McL gained over the other teams. Ferrari lost ~0.15s to them, but RBR was far worse (~0.28s lost to McL)!
Williams’ performance in the SpanishGP quali was their 2025 worst gap-wise, yet they were the only team to improve their 2024 laptime: that’s how bad last year’s car was!
[Track conditions were worse this year.]
Mercedes, Aston, and McL gained over the other teams. Ferrari lost ~0.15s to them, but RBR was far worse (~0.28s lost to McL)!
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