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

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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?🤔

FERRARI TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

Despite not classifying in 5 races, Leclerc finished the season ahead of Sainz

The two were close in the races (12 vs 10), but LEC was the better qualifier (15 vs 7)

Both got poles, but only SAI got a win

Who will be on top next year?🤔

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MCLAREN TEAMMATES BATTLE⚔️

Rookie Piastri was no match for the experienced Norris:

Norris:
-Got over twice his points (205 vs 97)
-Qualified ahead in 15 races
-Finished ahead in 17 races
-Got 7 podiums: just 2 off Perez in the RB19!

Both got P2 in qualifying and races.
Do you think the gap will close significantly next year?🤔