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Austrian GP SUMMARY

- RUS won again after almost 2 years! 37 points for Merc.
- ‘Aggressive’ NOR-VER fight ended in the worst way possible⚠️
- Opposite to the Sprint, McL’s pace improved through the session: PIA P2.
- LEC hopeless after L1 contact.
- Haas: 12 points, and HUL beat PER!➡️Overtook Alpine in WCC.

What’s your take on the crash and the preceding and following penalties?🤔
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Formula Data Analysis
Austrian GP SUMMARY - RUS won again after almost 2 years! 37 points for Merc. - ‘Aggressive’ NOR-VER fight ended in the worst way possible⚠️ - Opposite to the Sprint, McL’s pace improved through the session: PIA P2. - LEC hopeless after L1 contact. - Haas:…
Tyre degradation was extremely high today, even taking into account the fact that Pirelli brought their softest compounds here (C3-C5).

Despite that, the Medium was actually a better tyre than the Hard, as the latter had similar durability at the expense of grip.
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Austrian GP RACE PACE (Up to L64)

VER 0.05s/lap quicker than NOR, but lost more time in the pits.

Team pace (s/lap, faster driver on 2 stops)
🥇RBR
🥈McL +0.05
🥉Merc +0.30
4️⃣Ferrari +0.35
5️⃣Haas +0.97 (‼️)
6️⃣RacingBulls +1.09
7️⃣Alpine +1.10
8️⃣Williams +1.27
9️⃣Aston +1.28 (‼️)
🔟Sauber +1.45
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SPEED TRAP (QUALIFYING)

📈Haas: best top speed on the two main straights➡️In the race, it was easier for them to attack and defend .

📉McLaren and (even more so) Alpine suffered from high drag: no wonder NOR struggled to attack VER (and OCO/GAS had trouble overtaking)!

Made via @JMP_software
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⚠️ Verstappen complained about 'clipping', and he was right: he had a consistent top-speed deficit to Norris (the opposite than in qualifying), which grew larger in the 2nd stint.

🪫His ERS deployment reduced towards the end of the straight, limiting his top speed.

📈Norris' pace improved significantly throughout the race, allowing him to attack the leader in the last stint.
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Silverstone: probably the most demanding track for the tyres! 🛞

- Extremely high wear (despite the hardest C1-C3 compounds).
- Cornering grip is crucial for performance here!

Most will use medium-load wings.

McL's downforce and RedBull's efficiency will be handy.

Who's your bet?🤔
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Remember when Charles Leclerc
got on the podium of the British GP in the underpowered SF1000? 👀

Ferrari gambled by using a very unloaded rear wing, producing two benefits:
- Much less drag➡️Excellent top speed.🚀
- Less stress on the carcass➡️Improved tyre wear! 🛞

HAM's won by driving on 3 wheels after his front left failed.💥
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Formula Data Analysis
Remember when Charles Leclerc got on the podium of the British GP in the underpowered SF1000? 👀 Ferrari gambled by using a very unloaded rear wing, producing two benefits: - Much less drag➡️Excellent top speed.🚀 - Less stress on the carcass➡️Improved tyre…
The effect of downforce on tyre degradation is interesting:

Most of the time, adding downforce REDUCES the degradation, as the tyres slide less which prevents spikes in temperature and friction power from being generated.

However, adding too much downforce can increase the degradation, if the driver uses the additional grip to corner at a higher speed (therefore producing higher tyre forces, which induce more wear).

In general, tyre wear is improved by:

1) High downforce, but not to the point of inducing excessive tyre forces.
2) Making the driver not push 100% in the fast corners, which greatly reduces the sliding for a minimal performance loss.
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Did you know you can find all my previous tech discussions and explanations (e.g. 'Which parts of an F1 car produce the most drag' and 'What is an Inerter?') neatly organised in my Subreddit?🤩

🛠Here is the link to it: new discussions are welcomed!
https://www.reddit.com/r/F1DataAnalysis/
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💡REAR WINGS

Teams must strike a good balance between:
- cornering grip🛞 (more wing load),
- straight-line performance 🚀(less wing load).

This is my attempt at making sense of each team's choice!

Differences, while minor, become clear when comparing Aston and Sauber.

📸: @AlbertFabrega
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Finally a good shot of RedBull's new vertical inlet! 👀 (Introduced in Spain)

RB20's launch puzzled everyone about the possible shape of their inlets.

After understanding their concept better in the first races, they've found the confidence to make its design more complex.🛠

📸: @AlbertFabrega ; @autosport
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NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE UPGRADES for #BritishGP
(not track-specific)

-Haas: 7📈
-RedBull, Aston: 2
-Mercedes, Sauber, RacingBulls: 1
-Ferrari, McL, Williams, Alpine: 0

🛠Ferrari is working to understand the bouncing problems induced by their Barcellona package.
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The updated Ferrari struggled significantly more in the fast corners (bouncing?) than the old one⚠️

⚪️SAI: Imola-spec
🔴LEC: Spain-spec

LEC couldn't use VIII gear through Copse, as he had to lift more!
His gain in the slower sections might be due to his softer tyre

The bouncing can be limited by raising the car, but that would remove precious downforce from it!

A tricky issue, similar to the one Mercedes experienced with the 'tractor' W13
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FP2 DATA HIGHLIGHTS
Norris already 0.171s quicker than '23 pole - but his engine was turned up already; the opposite for VER!

1) Ideal Laps:
NOR quickest in every sector.
VER lost ~0.4s in S1 alone.
2nd fastest: HUL in S1, PER in S2, LEC in S3.

2) McL was full-throttle for way less time than others: NOR approached T13 and T15 way faster (more power), and had to lift more.
HAM/STR: used a lot of throttle, yet their laptimes were unimpressive➡️Low engine mode.
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FP2 LONG RUNS

Norris was quickest on Mediums.
Russell quickest on Softs.

Yet, VER impressed the most: just 0.074s/lap slower than NOR despite a significant top speed deficit! (~8km/h into T6 and T9).

ALO's consistency was insane: 12 laps within +-0.2s!
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📊BEST SECTORS - FP2

Much higher engine mode for NOR compared to VER, who consequently had a big gap in S1.💡

HUL's upgraded Haas was 2nd fastest in S1.📈

RedBull quick in S2.

LEC (Spain-spec Ferrari) and Mercedes in S3.

[All drivers made their best laps on Softs.]
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