'Puzzling' top speeds in FP2🤔

-Aston was fastest despite running a very loaded rear wing➡️Higher engine mode?
-On the other hand, Mercedes had a pretty low top speed considering the lower downforce wing they were running!➡️Draggy chassis?

All teams within 3km/h of each other!

Leclerc got P1 in FP2 by gaining under braking over Verstappen:

The SF-24 (and LEC) seem very strong in this regard, and didn't sacrifice the corner exit too much. He used his signature 'partial throttle' when braking!👌

VER gained a lot in turn 10 and the following straight.

The SF-24 seems competitive everywhere in Albert Park (braking, cornering, traction and straight-line speed).

Unless he had significantly less fuel in the tank, this might be LEC’s best shot for a pole position, as he also stated.

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LONG RUNS - FP2

🟠McL had the lowest average laptime, producing the quickest lap in the process, too

🔴Ferrari's was just 0.15s behind on average, though

🔵RBR and 🟢Aston were close, but RBR's high variance might suggest some sandbagging

⚫️Merc didn't do any real long runs

Practice 2 - Time at Maximum Throttle:

Aston Martin’s performance in FP2 is hard to decipher🤔

They had the highest top speed (323km/h) despite their loaded rear wing BUT they could stay full throttle more than any other team, which is usually correlated with less power, more drag and better grip.

Despite all these positives, STR’s gap to LEC was over 0.5s.

💡My opinion, comparing STR’s telemetry to LEC’s:
Aston’s DRS has improved significantly, providing an excellent top speed when active.
They still have significant drag without it.
The PU doesn’t seem to be turned up too much, while the grip is average to good.

How do you interpret these contradictory data? 👀

Each car's characteristics - #AustralianGP Quali

Right side: higher mean speed (better performance👌)
Upper side: better top speed (lower drag🚀)

🟡Red Bull was extremely efficient, but🟠McL was quick DESPITE their terrible top speed!

Aston and Mercedes performed similarly

Sainz had the pole in the bag, but he unfortunately made a mistake into Turn 9!😲

He was on par with Verstappen, but🟣braked too late into T9 and🟢had to lift in T10, losing around 0.4s!

He started gaining again, but not enough

Still, incredible post-surgery performance👏

📊Best sectors in Qualifying

- Ferrari was the most competitive car in Sector 1 (P1 and P3).
- The very fast Sector 2 (for the most part a long straight with a DRS zone) was RedBull’s playground.
- In Sector 3 (the slowest) the two cars were equally quick, while McL struggled more.

Hamilton’a exclusion from Q3 had to do with an uncompetitive performance in Sector 1.

In Sector 3, instead, he was quicker than Russell despite not running in Q3! (Where the track conditions were better).

🗒Notes on #AustralianGP
-Heroic Sainz WINS through a flawless race. Just 11 points behind VER despite skipping a weekend
-RBR didn’t impress all weekend and is nowhere without VER. The season is still open!
-McL got more points (27) than Merc (26) and Aston (25) did in 3 races!

Laptime change over last year (Qualifying)

🟠McLaren improved the most (over 1.8s/lap), but the starting point was terrible

🔴Ferrari reduced the gap to 🔵RedBull
Instead, 🟢Aston and ⚫️Mercedes got much farther from pole!

Only ⚪️Haas and 🟣Alpine actually got slower

RACE PACE - Australian GP
(Considering each team’s faster driver)

For once, 🔴Ferrari was fastest!
🟠McL was close, though: ~0.1s/lap difference

🔵PER had over 0.5s/lap slower than SAI: VER would NOT have won easily

🟢Aston and Merc were matched

Thanks ‘Formula1 Stat Analysis’ for helping me with this one!🤝

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"I’m having a walk in the original Temple of Speed! 🏎

I’ve measured the banking of the old Parabolica: ~40degrees at the highest point, 7deg more than the most banked corner in NASCAR!

I struggled to reach the highest point by feet."

🔴Bearman asked me for this analysis, and I couldn't refuse!😁

F2 Qualifying
Speed Trap (Vertical) vs Average Speed (Horizontal)

The dashed trend line shows that better average speed↔️higher top speed (Better aero efficiency and corner exit)

Two exceptions:⚫️Rodin and 🟠Campos teams showed large wing load differences!

Made via JMP Software

How does F1 compare to F2?
Speed Trap: ~ +40km/h (+14%)
Average Speed: ~ +35km/h (+16%)

Huge difference!
Their speed advantage over the whole lap seems to be analogous to their top-speed advantage

We can conclude that F1 cars gain a lot... everywhere
And Ollie now knows it!

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