LEC won the Monaco GP...lapping over EIGHT seconds per lap slower than in quali$ 😳

HAM was quickest, and 0.04s/lap quicker than VER, who even on fresher tyres couldn't attack RUS (77 laps on Mediums!).

No pace difference P1 to P5.
14 drivers finished as they started.
7 pit stops.

Race pace in 2023 (before it started to rain) as a reference:

The race pace of the leader got 1.030s slower, even though the pole time IMPROVED by 1.095s.

This was in great part due to the first lap red flag, which made it possible to run the race on a single tyre set.

This is Ferrari's best chance to win the Constructors Championship since 2018!💡

After 8 races:
🔵276 RBR
🔴252 Ferrari
🟠184 McL

Red Bull faces correlation problems and PER is underperforming (P5 in the WDC): the championship seems open!

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Gap to Charles Leclerc - Monaco GP:

Russell resorted to intense tyre management in the first 25 laps, losing over 15s to LEC.📉

Doing so, he had enough pace to defend against the much quicker VER (whose tyres had 51 laps less!), concluding a 77-lap stint on Mediums.👌

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Canadian GP PREVIEW:

- Stop&Go track ➡️ Traction (like Monaco) and Braking crucial!
- Medium/Low wing load: Just enough downforce for stable braking and good traction/cornering; avoid excessive drag.

🔴Ferrari and 🟠McL should be strong and close to 🔵VER.

What’s YOUR prediction? 🤔

I don’t expect Mercedes, and even less so Aston, to be on Ferrari’s and McLaren’s level here.

Let’s see how the outlook changes after FP2!

In 2026, F1 cars:

- Will get 0.2m shorter and 0.1m narrower➡️30kg lighter (still 16kg heavier than in ‘21).
- Active aero: Z-mode vs X-mode (more downforce and drag).
- DRS replaced by a ‘push to pass’ button➡️increased power after 290km/h.
- More powerful ERS.

👍 or 👎?

Additionally, the car’s downforce is expected to drop by ~30%; drag should be reduced too.

This, combined with the car’s lower average engine power, should produce worse laptimes compared to now, but should hopefully aid overtaking and make the sport more sustainable.

Rear Wings - Canadian GP

💡The track's long straights call for medium-low load, but the rain will make more loaded wings more beneficial.

🌧Rain will hit on Friday and Saturday, but not necessarily on Sunday: F1 teams have a bet to make!

Mercedes' has a unique wing design.

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The ‘26 #F1 rules will make it HARDER to overtake in tracks like Monaco💡

‘Manual Override Mode’ will replace the DRS:
- Electric power for the attacking driver: 350kw.
- It will decrease linearly over 290km/h for the defending one.📉

But most cars don’t reach 290km/h in Monaco!⚠️

This problem is not unique to Monaco: it also applies to ‘conventional’, high-downforce race tracks.

Hungary, for example: in the fastest lap of the race, VER only reached 301km/h on the main straight: he remained over 290km/h for less than 3s.

The FIA MUST make the speed threshold track-specific.