📊 Austrian GP - Qualifying | Quali Analysis
🟩 Mercedes (RUS) got pole by being competitive everywhere.
🟥 Ferrari was still the slowest on the straights despite the updated engine. Best-in-grid downforce.
🟦 RBR: Best Top Speed.
🟧 McL: Lacks aero efficiency (Low top speed, slowest in fastest corner).
🟩 Mercedes (RUS) got pole by being competitive everywhere.
🟥 Ferrari was still the slowest on the straights despite the updated engine. Best-in-grid downforce.
🟦 RBR: Best Top Speed.
🟧 McL: Lacks aero efficiency (Low top speed, slowest in fastest corner).
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📊 Austrian GP - Race | Race Pace Analysis
Verstappen had the best race pace, by a tiny margin (0.07s). Great comeback after the crash!
ANT almost as quick as RUS, McLaren 3rd best car.
Ferrari’s extra stop didn’t pay off: HAM was barely quicker than PIA, who pitted twice.
Racing Bulls best of the rest.
Verstappen had the best race pace, by a tiny margin (0.07s). Great comeback after the crash!
ANT almost as quick as RUS, McLaren 3rd best car.
Ferrari’s extra stop didn’t pay off: HAM was barely quicker than PIA, who pitted twice.
Racing Bulls best of the rest.
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🏎 Ferrari's Terrible Tyre Wear at the Barcelona-Catalunya and Austrian GP
Ferrari's tyre wear on the Medium compound was terrible - TWICE that of the other teams 😳 (>1.5s/lap slower after just 13 laps)!
In Catalunya, their higher wear forced a 3-stop strategy, which proved best. They were forced into the same approach in Austria, where, however, a 2-stopper was actually better.
So in Catalunya, worse wear + the best strategy evened out. In Austria, it was worse wear AND worse strategy!
On the Hards, Ferrari was the slowest top team. On Mediums, they pushed too hard at the start of the stint (matching Mercedes' lap times), and their wear skyrocketed. The extreme heat likely hurt their rear grip, which LEC said was missing.
Plenty to learn and improve on for the next races..
Ferrari's tyre wear on the Medium compound was terrible - TWICE that of the other teams 😳 (>1.5s/lap slower after just 13 laps)!
In Catalunya, their higher wear forced a 3-stop strategy, which proved best. They were forced into the same approach in Austria, where, however, a 2-stopper was actually better.
So in Catalunya, worse wear + the best strategy evened out. In Austria, it was worse wear AND worse strategy!
On the Hards, Ferrari was the slowest top team. On Mediums, they pushed too hard at the start of the stint (matching Mercedes' lap times), and their wear skyrocketed. The extreme heat likely hurt their rear grip, which LEC said was missing.
Plenty to learn and improve on for the next races..
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📊 Austrian GP - Qualifying | Mercedes's Deployment Secret?
I've looked at ALL laps from Austria Quali and found big differences in deployment/harvesting strategies! 👀
⬛️ Mercedes: acceleration drops minimally with speed. They can do this because they harvest at FULL THROTTLE below 150 km/h - something no other team does!
🟦 RBR: strong deployment and minimal harvesting at ~200 km/h, but acceleration drops massively with speed. Clipping lasts a long time, though less intense than Mercedes'.
🟥 Ferrari: sits between the two extremes, and has the lowest acceleration above 310 km/h (weak ICE).
Cars will be energy-starved at Silverstone: a strong ICE and a smart ERS strategy will be critical!
Via @JMP_software
I've looked at ALL laps from Austria Quali and found big differences in deployment/harvesting strategies! 👀
⬛️ Mercedes: acceleration drops minimally with speed. They can do this because they harvest at FULL THROTTLE below 150 km/h - something no other team does!
🟦 RBR: strong deployment and minimal harvesting at ~200 km/h, but acceleration drops massively with speed. Clipping lasts a long time, though less intense than Mercedes'.
🟥 Ferrari: sits between the two extremes, and has the lowest acceleration above 310 km/h (weak ICE).
Cars will be energy-starved at Silverstone: a strong ICE and a smart ERS strategy will be critical!
Via @JMP_software
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📊 British GP - Sprint Qualifying | Top Speed & Time at Maximum Throttle
Ferrari did a miracle with the ERS strategy, allowing HAM to achieve a brilliant pole! 😲
LEC and HAM could stay full throttle more than any other driver, maximising the energy they could harvest. They then deployed it to achieve the best top speeds BY FAR!
Excellent traction/grip → more harvesting opportunities
It's also possible that they turned the new PU slightly up.
Completely unexpected, honestly!
Ferrari did a miracle with the ERS strategy, allowing HAM to achieve a brilliant pole! 😲
LEC and HAM could stay full throttle more than any other driver, maximising the energy they could harvest. They then deployed it to achieve the best top speeds BY FAR!
Excellent traction/grip → more harvesting opportunities
It's also possible that they turned the new PU slightly up.
Completely unexpected, honestly!
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📊 British GP - Sprint Qualifying | Top Speed & Time at Maximum Throttle Ferrari did a miracle with the ERS strategy, allowing HAM to achieve a brilliant pole! 😲 LEC and HAM could stay full throttle more than any other driver, maximising the energy they could…
It's like the team read the post I made yesterday about Mercedes being able to harvest more by staying full throttle longer, especially at low speed...
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📊 Austrian GP - Qualifying | Mercedes's Deployment Secret?
I've looked at ALL laps from Austria Quali and found big differences in deployment/harvesting strategies! 👀
⬛️ Mercedes: acceleration drops minimally with speed. They can do this because they harvest…
I've looked at ALL laps from Austria Quali and found big differences in deployment/harvesting strategies! 👀
⬛️ Mercedes: acceleration drops minimally with speed. They can do this because they harvest…
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📊 British GP - Race |RACE PACE
Leclerc was THE KING of Silverstone! 👑
0.22s/lap quicker than RUS despite using one fewer set of tyres, and 0.30s/lap faster than 9-time winner HAM on the same strategy.
ANT just 0.2s/lap behind LEC despite using a single set of Mediums for almost all his race (laps since issue removed)!
🚨 The quicker Aston (ALO) was 4.63s/lap behind…
A terrific race ended as a terrible farce
ANT lost points today, yet got something possibly more precious in return: like HAM winning on 3 wheels and Schumacher winning stuck in 5th, he could show everyone that he has grit of a true champion.
Leclerc was THE KING of Silverstone! 👑
0.22s/lap quicker than RUS despite using one fewer set of tyres, and 0.30s/lap faster than 9-time winner HAM on the same strategy.
ANT just 0.2s/lap behind LEC despite using a single set of Mediums for almost all his race (laps since issue removed)!
🚨 The quicker Aston (ALO) was 4.63s/lap behind…
A terrific race ended as a terrible farce
ANT lost points today, yet got something possibly more precious in return: like HAM winning on 3 wheels and Schumacher winning stuck in 5th, he could show everyone that he has grit of a true champion.
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📊 British GP - Race |Top Speed per Lap
Hamilton hit 350 km/h, by far (+6 km/h) the highest top speed in the race! 🚀
Contributing factors:
- First race with the upgraded ICE at sea level ✅ (the Austrian altitude hurt the small turbo).
- First race with the low-drag diffuser. ✅
As seen over a single lap, Ferrari’s top speed has become much more competitive, making energy management in the race easier too.
LEC led throughout, so no overtake mode: “just” 320 km/h.
STR barely exceeded 310!
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Alonso reached 334 km/h thanks to overtake mode + a very strong slipstream!
Hamilton hit 350 km/h, by far (+6 km/h) the highest top speed in the race! 🚀
Contributing factors:
- First race with the upgraded ICE at sea level ✅ (the Austrian altitude hurt the small turbo).
- First race with the low-drag diffuser. ✅
As seen over a single lap, Ferrari’s top speed has become much more competitive, making energy management in the race easier too.
LEC led throughout, so no overtake mode: “just” 320 km/h.
STR barely exceeded 310!
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Alonso reached 334 km/h thanks to overtake mode + a very strong slipstream!
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⚙️ Mercedes: Best Power Unit?
Contrary to F1 ADUO, over a Silverstone quali lap, RBR didn't appear to have the highest power — Mercedes did!💡
(Ferrari still way back despite the PU update.)
RBR's power drops off sharply above 290 km/h (where maximum ERS power must decrease linearly with speed): Mercedes may have the better harvesting/deployment strategy, allowing higher power above that threshold, or simply less drag (which is factored into the "Specific Power" metric).
Note:
v³ on the horizontal axis, Power/Mass ratio on the vertical (including drag contribution).
Linear fit below 290 km/h (constant ERS power, drag increasing with v³); ERS power drops linearly above 290 km/h per the regulations.
Only straight-mode, full-deployment instants considered
Analysis in collaboration with the brilliant @FormulaGhostLap: check out their page!
Next up:
Comparing performance across tracks to isolate the effect of Ferrari's new PU, high altitude, and RBR's weight reduction. Follow @FDataAnalysis not to miss it!
Contrary to F1 ADUO, over a Silverstone quali lap, RBR didn't appear to have the highest power — Mercedes did!💡
(Ferrari still way back despite the PU update.)
RBR's power drops off sharply above 290 km/h (where maximum ERS power must decrease linearly with speed): Mercedes may have the better harvesting/deployment strategy, allowing higher power above that threshold, or simply less drag (which is factored into the "Specific Power" metric).
Note:
v³ on the horizontal axis, Power/Mass ratio on the vertical (including drag contribution).
Linear fit below 290 km/h (constant ERS power, drag increasing with v³); ERS power drops linearly above 290 km/h per the regulations.
Only straight-mode, full-deployment instants considered
Analysis in collaboration with the brilliant @FormulaGhostLap: check out their page!
Next up:
Comparing performance across tracks to isolate the effect of Ferrari's new PU, high altitude, and RBR's weight reduction. Follow @FDataAnalysis not to miss it!
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📊 Belgian GP | Antonelli Telemetry Analysis 2025 vs 2026
Look at this telemetry: can you believe that it's the SAME track?!? 🤯 (⬜️'25 vs 🟩'26)
Spa's long full-throttle sections starve the '26 cars of energy, making them massively slower before most braking points. 🪫
Take T16-17 (uphill): ANT lost 1km/h in '25, 48km/h in '26!
The '26 car, on full throttle, does NOT accelerate out of T10, DESPITE the rule changes made to limit clipping!
I've never seen such a big year-on-year difference in any racing series...
Look at this telemetry: can you believe that it's the SAME track?!? 🤯 (⬜️'25 vs 🟩'26)
Spa's long full-throttle sections starve the '26 cars of energy, making them massively slower before most braking points. 🪫
Take T16-17 (uphill): ANT lost 1km/h in '25, 48km/h in '26!
The '26 car, on full throttle, does NOT accelerate out of T10, DESPITE the rule changes made to limit clipping!
I've never seen such a big year-on-year difference in any racing series...
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📊 Belgian GP - Qualifying | Qualifying 2025 vs 2026
Mercedes lost the least performance, yet was still over 3s/lap slower than last year!
Positions before penalties:
Mercedes P6 ('25) → P1 ('26)
RBR P4 → P2
McLaren P1 → P3
Ferrari P3 → P5
Aston was closer in pace to the '25 F2 pole than to their own '25 quali time: just 7.149s ahead of F2, but 7.617s off their best from last year!
Mercedes lost the least performance, yet was still over 3s/lap slower than last year!
Positions before penalties:
Mercedes P6 ('25) → P1 ('26)
RBR P4 → P2
McLaren P1 → P3
Ferrari P3 → P5
Aston was closer in pace to the '25 F2 pole than to their own '25 quali time: just 7.149s ahead of F2, but 7.617s off their best from last year!
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📊 Belgian GP - Race | Race Pace Analysis
ANT was quickest, end of story!
0.20s/lap faster than LEC, 0.22s/lap ahead of VER!
LEC ended up fighting ANT rather than VER by pitting under the VSC. Still, a monumental drive (and a tremendous team effort to secure P2 in Spa with such an engine deficit)!
NOR had the pace: faster than HAM despite traffic, and fastest lap of the race!
Based on the onboards and his performance in free air, Hamilton’s damage didn’t seem to impact his performance significantly (maybe one tenth per lap).
PIA’s too, based on his engineer’s team radio.
Still, something to keep in mind...
ANT was quickest, end of story!
0.20s/lap faster than LEC, 0.22s/lap ahead of VER!
LEC ended up fighting ANT rather than VER by pitting under the VSC. Still, a monumental drive (and a tremendous team effort to secure P2 in Spa with such an engine deficit)!
NOR had the pace: faster than HAM despite traffic, and fastest lap of the race!
Based on the onboards and his performance in free air, Hamilton’s damage didn’t seem to impact his performance significantly (maybe one tenth per lap).
PIA’s too, based on his engineer’s team radio.
Still, something to keep in mind...
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📊 Belgian GP - Race | Race Pace Analysis ANT was quickest, end of story! 0.20s/lap faster than LEC, 0.22s/lap ahead of VER! LEC ended up fighting ANT rather than VER by pitting under the VSC. Still, a monumental drive (and a tremendous team effort to secure…
Thoughts on the Belgian GP:
- Another terrific performance by ANT;
- The VSC was needed, but its timing and duration disproportionately helped Ferrari;
- Great drive again by LEC. Based on crash dynamics (not the final outcome), however, he deserved the penalty more than HAM;
- Following RUS’s crash, the WCC might be more open than the WDC;
What’s YOUR take? 👀
- Another terrific performance by ANT;
- The VSC was needed, but its timing and duration disproportionately helped Ferrari;
- Great drive again by LEC. Based on crash dynamics (not the final outcome), however, he deserved the penalty more than HAM;
- Following RUS’s crash, the WCC might be more open than the WDC;
What’s YOUR take? 👀
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⚙️ Belgian GP - Race | Russell's Deployment Issue
🟦 Russell was overtaken by Piastri from 3 positions back due to a deployment issue: his speed got stuck at 308 km/h, and the car couldn't accelerate! 🪫
It only started accelerating again at the end of the straight.
🟦 ANT had weak deployment too, but no "speed limiter"!
🟧 McLaren (same PU) accelerated far more. 🔋
Image 2:
Russell took Eau Rouge/Raidillon in 8th gear: McLaren used 7th despite having the shortest gear ratios on the grid, while ANT even briefly dropped to 6th!
Could the deployment software have been fooled by taking these corners in the highest gear?
His rpm dropped to 10,176, below the 10,500 rpm threshold required to unlock full fuel flow → the ICE wasn't even running at full power!
[Screenshot and idea by @uruptosmth]
🟦 Russell was overtaken by Piastri from 3 positions back due to a deployment issue: his speed got stuck at 308 km/h, and the car couldn't accelerate! 🪫
It only started accelerating again at the end of the straight.
🟦 ANT had weak deployment too, but no "speed limiter"!
🟧 McLaren (same PU) accelerated far more. 🔋
Image 2:
Russell took Eau Rouge/Raidillon in 8th gear: McLaren used 7th despite having the shortest gear ratios on the grid, while ANT even briefly dropped to 6th!
Could the deployment software have been fooled by taking these corners in the highest gear?
His rpm dropped to 10,176, below the 10,500 rpm threshold required to unlock full fuel flow → the ICE wasn't even running at full power!
[Screenshot and idea by @uruptosmth]
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⚙️ First Aston Martin Upgrade in 2026
Aston Martin is bringing their first update this weekend; it MUST work, or they won't be admitted to races starting from around Singapore! 🚫
Their quali performance went from bad to worse: 0.220% farther from pole EACH EVENT with a robust trend (R²: 0.6).
The regression predicts them going above the 107% laptime threshold 6 quali sessions from now: at that point, they won't be allowed to race anymore!
Last time this happened in 2012 in Australia, to HRT.
✅ Most improved teams: Cadillac (Started slowest, is now approaching the midfield) and Racing Bulls (Midfielder at start, now solidly best-of-the-rest).
✅ Most improved top teams? Ferrari and RBR.
What do you think: will they work? They surely need to...
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Aston Martin is bringing their first update this weekend; it MUST work, or they won't be admitted to races starting from around Singapore! 🚫
Their quali performance went from bad to worse: 0.220% farther from pole EACH EVENT with a robust trend (R²: 0.6).
The regression predicts them going above the 107% laptime threshold 6 quali sessions from now: at that point, they won't be allowed to race anymore!
Last time this happened in 2012 in Australia, to HRT.
✅ Most improved teams: Cadillac (Started slowest, is now approaching the midfield) and Racing Bulls (Midfielder at start, now solidly best-of-the-rest).
✅ Most improved top teams? Ferrari and RBR.
What do you think: will they work? They surely need to...
Made via @JMP_software
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⚙️ First Aston Martin Upgrade in 2026 Aston Martin is bringing their first update this weekend; it MUST work, or they won't be admitted to races starting from around Singapore! 🚫 Their quali performance went from bad to worse: 0.220% farther from pole EACH…
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📊 Hungarian GP - Practice 2 | Session Overview
BEST SECTOR GAPS:
🟥 Ferrari was quickest in FP2 and is the weekend's favourite thanks to these track characteristics!
- 4 Straight-mode zones: Less drag → less impact of engine power, less energy to be deployed.
- No energy shortage: 9MJ available in quali over a short track.
- Many medium-speed corners, especially in sector 2, make SF-26's great downforce shine!
Updated 🟧 McL is looking great!
Mercedes didn't impress. ANT and RUS complained about balance and feeling.
ALO's B-spec Aston ran on low power, yet was quicker than 8 other drivers in the twisty S2: promising!
BEST SECTOR GAPS:
🟥 Ferrari was quickest in FP2 and is the weekend's favourite thanks to these track characteristics!
- 4 Straight-mode zones: Less drag → less impact of engine power, less energy to be deployed.
- No energy shortage: 9MJ available in quali over a short track.
- Many medium-speed corners, especially in sector 2, make SF-26's great downforce shine!
Updated 🟧 McL is looking great!
Mercedes didn't impress. ANT and RUS complained about balance and feeling.
ALO's B-spec Aston ran on low power, yet was quicker than 8 other drivers in the twisty S2: promising!
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📊 Hungarian GP - Practice 2 | Session Overview BEST SECTOR GAPS: 🟥 Ferrari was quickest in FP2 and is the weekend's favourite thanks to these track characteristics! - 4 Straight-mode zones: Less drag → less impact of engine power, less energy to be deployed.…
TOP SPEED:
Ferrari's top speed was very good, too!
And they didn't seem to be in a more powerful engine mode.
Instead, RBR ran a very conservative power mode.
MINISECTORS:
HAM/NOR/VER minisector battle: HAM was quickest for over half the lap (53.7%); NOR for just 19% of it (but he gained significantly whenever he was quickest, losing little when he wasn't).
Ferrari's top speed was very good, too!
And they didn't seem to be in a more powerful engine mode.
Instead, RBR ran a very conservative power mode.
MINISECTORS:
HAM/NOR/VER minisector battle: HAM was quickest for over half the lap (53.7%); NOR for just 19% of it (but he gained significantly whenever he was quickest, losing little when he wasn't).
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