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REMEMBER WHEN REDBULL WAS UNDERPOWERED?

Their '17 car was held back by Renault's low power (and unreliability):
-Competitive in street circuits
-Unsuitable for fast tracks

Still, Newey's team trimmed the rear wing significantly while retaining good downforce: P4 by Daniel Ricciardo in Monza!

Remember when Ferrari surprised everyone in 2017?

The SF70H was much shorter than the Mercedes (3594mm vs 3726mm wheelbase)

Strengths:
-Downforce
-Race Pace

Weaknesses:
-Top Speed
-Reliability (season-end)

In '18/'19 Ferrari reduced the drag - but lost their downforce edge.

📸: Foto Morio

📉Mercedes' inexorable (so far) decline:

POINTS AFTER 5 RACES:
2019: 217 (1st)
2020: 180 (1st)
2021: 148 (2nd)
2022: 95 (3rd)
2023: 96 (3rd)
2024: 52 (4th)

Will the team come on top of their problems? And when?🤔

The 'Ferrari Rollercoaster'🎢

POINTS AFTER 5 RACES:
2019: 121 (2nd)
2020: 55 (3rd)❌
2021: 78 (4th)
2022: 157 (1st)✅
2023: 78 (4th)
2024: 151 (2nd)

Ferrari was 3rd in '20 (due to poor competition), and just 4th in '21 and '23!

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🗒Notes on Miami GP

- Low grip➡️High track evolution: timing in quali will be crucial!
- Long straight➡️Excessive drag will be costly! Peculiar track, as it includes a very slow section, too.
- Rear-limited, due to the frequent traction zones.

Your prediction?🤔
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REAR WINGS - Miami GP

⚫️Merc: Medium-high load🔼 (very deep spoon)➡️They'll struggle on the straights

🟠McL: Medium▶️
🔴Ferrari/🔵RBR: Medium-low🔽

🟣Alpine is testing two specs:
-GAS: Medium-low🔽
-OCO: Low load!⏬ (Engine deficit?)

Very diverse choices across the grid!
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McLaren's upgrade is massive!💡

🟣RedBul-style extended upper lip
🔴Shorter, wider inlets
🟢New cooling louvres
🔵Redesigned sidepods➡️more 🟡undercut (that allows air to reach the back)

9 performance updates (0 to 2 for the other teams): can you spot a few more?🤔

Norris was already quicker than both Ferrari cars in China, which couldn't heat their Hards properly.

If this upgrade works as intended, I expect them to get closer to RBR and fight more easily with Ferrari in all conditions.

Ferrari will introduce their big update in Imola.

TOP SPEEDS - FP1

The figures relative to each car's fastest lap don't tell the whole story:
-PIA (Only 50% of the updates) 337km/h
-NOR (Updated car) 341km/h [+4km/h]

🟠Norris' updated McLaren had an excellent top speed despite running a relatively loaded rear wing

BEST SECTORS - Sprint Quali Miami GP

🟠Norris was quickest in Sector 2 and Sector 3, and just 0.07s behind VER in S1
Quicker than PIA in all sectors: the updated car looked competitive everywhere

Mercedes struggled massively in the fast Sector 3: lowest top-speed of the field

MINISECTOR ANALYSIS - Miami GP

McLaren's upgrades might have solved their high drag: 340km/h (+2km/h vs RBR and Ferrari)
⬇️
NOR quickest on the straights

VER quickest on most partial-load corners

Kudos to LEC for starting P2 despite the lack of running and the non-upgraded car

Miami GP - Sprint Qualifying | Top Speed:

Teams can change the setup again after the Sprint, but who will use that for a rear wing change?🤔

-Mercedes might decrease the load (they were very slow on the straights, for a small downforce gain)
-Williams might increase the load: they were 1s off in S1 alone!

💭THOUGHTS ON Miami GP SPRINT

🔵VER wins, yet his ex-teammate RIC stole the show: brilliant P4!🏆
🟠No laps for NOR➡️No data to improve the setup for quali/race❌
⚫️No pace nor top speed for Merc: they might reduce the wing load🛠
🔴LEC: P2 with no updates👌

YOUR take?🤔

RACE PACE - Miami GP SPRINT

4 groups:
1)Front Runners (0.22s/lap between VER and PER)
2)The 'RIC Train' (SAI was 0.65s/lap slower than LEC: he likely had more pace in his pocket)
3)HUL (chilling)
4)MAG Train

RUS 3rd slowest! Lowest top speed in SQ➡️Hard to overtake slower cars

TOP SPEEDS - Miami GP SPRINT

Albon reached 361km/h!🚀
Williams ran a very skinny rear wing: in fact, his teammate SAR was 2nd fastest (355km/h).

HUL/LEC/VER never used DRS: yet, HUL was 12km/h quicker than VER, explaining HAM's difficulty in overtaking the other Haas.