Perez and SAR reached 343km/h in the Abu Dhabi GP
PER reached 338km/h on average on his 15 fastest attempts!

Low drag car + Effective DRS +Frequent tows and DRS.

Fastest (PER) and slowest (TSU) both had HONDA PUs: that's why you don't estimate the power using race top speeds!

This season had 50 overtakes per race on average: the 4th highest value since 1984!

Would have been 44 without Zandvoort (186 overtakes, the all-time record)!

Ground effect helped.

2011 (when DRS was introduced) has the record: 66 overtakes/race.

Made via @JMP_software

The line indicates each season's average number of overtakes; each race is represented by a black dot.

DRS undoubtedly increased the number of overtakes, but it sometimes made passing too easy: what's your opinion?🤔

COST OF CRASHES💥💵

Williams suffered over 7 MILLION dollars (estimated) in crashes during this season - that's over 5% of the budget cap!

SAR alone caused over 4M$ worth of crashes.

SAI: +2M$ in last 2 races.

Teams like Mercedes will have more resources to develop their car.

How Leclerc ALMOST got P1 at the start of the #AbuDhabiGP🧐

He used more throttle at the start, keeping his revs higher
Both went 100% throttle after 3.3s

VER probably underestimated the available grip and reached 200km/h 0.2s later than LEC!

He kept P1 by braking later👌

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🛞TYRE STRATEGIES - #AbuDhabiGP

Just TSU and OCO did a one-stopper, beating their teammates. TSU was aided by his starting position (6th vs RIC's 15th), but OCO started behind GAS: the one-stopper wasn't inherently worse👍

ALO's early stop (lap 12) hurt his pace💥

RACE START ANALYSIS - Abu Dhabi GP:

LEC was quickest off the line: 0.2s quicker than VER to reach 200km/h, and would have gotten the lead if not for VER's very late braking.👌

BOT was QUICK on Hards! 🚀

ALB struggled the most: he needed 0.5s more than LEC to reach 100km/h! 📉

The ⚪️ Hard compound was way better than the 🟡Medium in the Abu Dhabi GP

-Less wear, as expected ✅
-Slightly better pace at the beginning of the stint ✅(drivers could do less tyre management).

One-step harder compounds would have been more appropriate, in my opinion.

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DRIVERS STANDINGS EVOLUTION

🔵RedBull 1-2 since the very first race.

🟠McLaren's improvement has been outstanding. 📈

Ricciardo's return coincided with AlphaTauri's change in form (thanks to RedBull's rear suspension): he gained 5 positions in just one race! (P6 in Mexico).

COST OF CRASHES PER DRIVER💥💵

Sargeant's salary was 1M$; but he cost an additional 4.3M$ in crashes!😳
Even worse, the driver's salary is not counted under the budget cap, but the cost of crashes is!

VER obliterated PER also concerning crash costs: starting first helps!

FINAL DRIVER STANDINGS

Verstappen got over 26 points per GP, on average: that would not have even been possible before the introduction of the Sprint weekends!🤯

The fight for 4th place was fierce; after Abu Dhabi:
-SAI lost 3 places
-LEC gained 2
-ALO gained 1, getting P4!

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QUALIFYING TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

ALB 22 - SAR 0😳
VER 20 - PER 2
ALO 19 - STR 3

Mercedes had a balanced lineup in qualifying: 11 v 11
Leclerc confirms he is a much better qualifier than Sainz

What's your opinion? How do you expect this to change next year?🤔

RACE TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

VER 20 - PER 2😳
ALB 19 - SAR 3
ALO 18 - STR 4

Harder to 'dominate' in the races vs qualifying (more variables)

Alpine: 11 vs 11
HAM beat RUS 15 vs 7 despite being matched in qualifying

What's your opinion? How do you expect this to change next year?🤔

Despite their mid-season slump,🟢Aston gained 225 points over last year📈
🔴Ferrari, instead, lost 148📉
⚫️Mercedes was not far off: 106 points lost

2022: Ferrari 554 vs Aston 55
2023: Ferrari 406 vs Aston 280

🟠McL improved massively, too!
🔵RB gained 101 points over 2022 😳

DRIVERS' POINTS CHANGE VS LAST YEAR

🟢Alonso gained 125 points 📈
🔴Leclerc lost 102📉

2022: Leclerc 308 vs Alonso 81
2023: Leclerc 206 vs Alonso 206

🔵VER gained 121 points over his dominant '22 season; PER lost 20!

⚫️Mercedes' points loss was mostly due to Russell

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REDBULL TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

VER:
-Got over twice PER's points
-Qualified and finished in front in 20 out of 22 races
-Out of these 20 races, he won in 19 of them!

His WINS (19) were over TWICE Checo's PODIUMS! (9)

Do you think the gap will close significantly next year?🤔

MERCEDES TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

Contrary to 2022, this year Hamilton outperformed Russell in almost every metric:
-59 more points
-Ahead in 15/22 races
-6 podiums vs 2
-Best finish (P2 in Mexico)
-A pole position
-Fewer retirements

Who will be on top next year?🤔