Race Start Analysis - #QatarGP

The field was EXTREMELY tight: just a 0.3s difference between the best and worst 0-200km/h time!😳

📈Best starters: ALB, VER, LEC, BOT, NOR, TSU, and ZHO (best 0-200 time, but they started on Mediums!)

All those starting on Softs needed 5.5s

Minimum Speeds (turn6) - #QatarGP

Gasly and Russell reached three figures once: 100km/h for both. RUS had the highest speed on average: 97km/h, considering his 15 highest values.

STR was slowest, and ALO 3rd slowest: Aston probably didn't have good mechanical grip.

Positions during #QatarGP

📈Russell's recovery was phenomenal: dead last (18th) on lap 3, he briefly became 2nd on lap 14, when others pitted. He got P4 on lap 35.


ALB briefly led, but only for part of the lap. Does this count as a Grand Slam for Verstappen? 🤔

"At the time, ALB was leading Williams' first lap at the front since 2015. He led roughly 98% of it and dove into the pits. But since VER crossed the start-finish line first, he was credited with 'leading the lap'."

🛞Tyre Strategies (in a race where the maximum mandated stint length was 18 laps)

Drivers who pitted the latest were Albon (lap 18) and Verstappen (lap 17). Albon could do one lap more as his set was new.

ZHO, ALB, TSU and LAW were advantaged by having 4 new sets!

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Last year's RedBull was a threat, but Newey's team improved it everywhere!📈

Austria:
+3km/h top speed➡️~3% less drag
+5km/h fast turn➡️~+4% downforce?
+2km/h slow turn➡️~6% more 'mechanical' grip!

And the car looks pretty similar!🤯

The computations are rough estimates based on these concepts:
- For a given level of power, the drag reduction required grows with the cube of speed.
- The cornering forces/grip required increases with the square of speed.

Can a team fight with RB next year? Which one?🤔

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Last year's Ferrari had high drag: they improved it, but the car got worse!💀

Suzuka:
+4km/h top speed📈
-4 km/h fast turn📉➡️Lower Downforce?
Same speed in the slowest corner
+0.2s laptime!🤯

Will Ferrari fight with RB again?🤔
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Mercedes significantly improved drag over the W13!👌

Suzuka:
+5 km/h top speed📈
+1 km/h fast turn📈
-2 km/h in the slowest turn📉
-0.36s laptime📈

Can Mercedes go back to pre-2022 performance?🤔
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The impressive evolution of #F1 Floors (2005 vs 2023)

💡2 causes:
- Development
- Ground effect: Instead of being 'flat', the floor now has 'Venturi Channels' producing significant downforce

Cars are much larger:
Wheelbase: 3050mm ➡️ 3600mm
Width: 1796mm ➡️ 2000mm

31% more area! 😳

McLaren made a HUGE step forward in all areas!

Suzuka:
+7 km/h top speed📈
+6 km/h fast turn📈
+1 km/h in the slowest turn📈
-1.02 s laptime📈🤯

What an improvement!🏆

Will they get a win this season?🤔

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A quick comparison which gives you an idea of the growth! https://t.co/qCtkL7aqJF

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF AUSTIN TRACK💡

Fast corners + Frequent straights
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Efficiency is crucial
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🔵RB🟠McL🔴Ferrari advantaged

Succession of corners + traction zones
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Rear Tyres on fire!🔥
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'Gentle' ERS deployment will help🔋

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Even though Mercedes' high-ish drag should not help them in Austin, the floor upgrade they are bringing there might change the outcomes

If the floor ends up increasing its downforce, whey could (finally) run a less loaded rear wing and move up the order concerning top speed