OCO went from slowest (304 km/h avg, no DRS) to quickest! (334 km/h avg, peaking at 342 km/h). Teammate BEA was tied for 2nd best: ⚪️Haas was quick on the straights in both quali and race!
🟣COL hit 343km/h once
Not only were #F1 top speeds much higher than last year, they were also always high! (And reached earlier)
-2025: Very high drag; DRS ON vs OFF had a big impact on top speed
-2026: Minimal drag due to active aero; overtake-mode adds deployment above 290km/h, but the top speed is *not* impacted much
FP2 #F1 DATA ANALYSIS 📊
Was the case in the test, it’s happening again now: the QUICKEST laps were made with a LOWER top speed!
💡 Explanations:
-Ideal strat: deploying as much as possible as early as possible, then reduce electric energy
-The quicker a team is, the larger the incentive to sandbag
Reminder that you can join my Fantasy F1 league through this link:
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See you there, and may the best strategist win!
I'M HOSTING AN #F1 FANTASY LEAGUE! 🚗
I will use the official 'F1 Fantasy' platform. League name: 'Formula Data Analysis'
2 ways to join:
-Link: fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/j...
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Beat your friends through my analyses; may the best Performance Engineer win! 🏆
And that’s with a generic wing profile! Ferrari has shaped the rear end specifically to maximise this concept
Could be a critical advantage
Ferrari’s rotating rear wing could cut drag by a further 7%, worth 5-8 km/h on fast #F1 tracks 💡
Rear-wing CdA (drag) drops by 0.010. But the effect propagates upstream:
• Rear tyres: –0.024 CdA (!!)
• Chassis: –0.014 CdA
CFD by Maya HTT shows every component sees unchanged or reduced drag
I'M HOSTING AN #F1 FANTASY LEAGUE! 🚗
I will use the official 'F1 Fantasy' platform. League name: 'Formula Data Analysis'
2 ways to join:
-Link: fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/j...
-League Code: P3WOBNM0E09
Beat your friends through my analyses; may the best Performance Engineer win! 🏆
-Tyres (Front and Rear Corner) produce most of the drag. They also produce lift, like the chassis!
-The floor produces ~47% of the car's downforce in Straight Mode, and ~76% (!!) in Straight Mode
-The wake stays much closer to the car in Straight Mode
'Straight Mode' reduces drag by ~1/5, according to a CFD simulation I requested to Maya HTT !
Key points:
-Downforce is more affected (-31%) than drag (-21%)
-Rear wing drag reduces massively (-70%); next up is Front wing (-43%)
Read on 👇
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Unfortunately I don't yet, but great idea!
💡 Who launched best in Bahrain?
Median 0–200 km/h times from all starts in the final #F1 test!
-RUS quickest: 5.30s, nearly previous-gen pace!
-🟥LEC and🟧 PIA were right there
-RBPT-powered drivers were quick; Cadillac and Audi struggled ⚠️
ALL the data in the first comment 👇
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
[Each dot is a start]
-🟩Aston completed just ONE 0–200 launch (which wasn't bad)
-🟦VER produced a ridiculous 4.36s run: pit-lane start, held 11,000 rpm for some time, dropped to 5,000, then slingshotted forward
LEC had a good start almost every time. GAS was quick!
Raw data by FormulaGhostLap 🤝
💡 Who launched best in Bahrain?
Median 0–200 km/h times from all starts in the final #F1 test!
-RUS quickest: 5.30s, nearly previous-gen pace!
-🟥LEC and🟧 PIA were right there
-RBPT-powered drivers were quick; Cadillac and Audi struggled ⚠️
ALL the data in the first comment 👇
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
…more balanced ERS deployment between medium and high speeds. Due to the very long gear, they'll likely have to downshift at full throttle once the clipping starts!
The three Ferrari-Powered teams share the same ratio. Same for Red Bull/Racing Bulls, and Alpine/Williams
Via JMP #YesJMPcan #Adv
-McL expects a low top speed due to high drag in Straight Mode and/or plans little deployment at high speed. Additionally, the Mercedes engine might remain close to its peak power well above 10500rpm
-Audi expects a high top speed, its PU loses a lot of power above 10500, and plans to have a more…
LENGTH OF 8th GEAR PER TEAM AND PU ⚙️
Rules allow max fuel flow starting from 10500rpm --> peak power around here as friction increases above that 💡
At 10500rpm, McL is travelling at just 288 km/h... Audi? 319km/h!
Possible implications of this 31km/h (10%!) difference:
[Read on 👇]
Ferrari’s “Rotating Wing” is the wildest concept since DAS - Here's how it works!
🔴Corner-Mode (Traditional): Max downforce, moderate drag
🟢Parachute-Mode (90°): downforce drops to ~0, drag skyrockets, possibly helping slow the car at the start of braking (🔵Straight → 🔴Corner)
Read on 👇
Possible effects:
✅Less drag in Straight-Mode
✅Higher drag at braking start
✅Reduced rolling resistance on straights
⚠️Less stable initial braking?
⚠️Higher tyre wear on straights?
Ferrari tailored the rear end to exploit this:
-Highly cambered wing profiles → rotation massively reduces drag
-Exaust deflector→ gases hit the wing’s lower side, boosting downforce in 🔴 Corner Mode and helping cancel drag in 🔵 Straight Mode
🔵Straight-Mode (180°): wing faces the OPPOSITE direction. With a cambered flap, this minimises drag… and even generates lift!
Ferrari’s “Rotating Wing” is the wildest concept since DAS - Here's how it works!
🔴Corner-Mode (Traditional): Max downforce, moderate drag
🟢Parachute-Mode (90°): downforce drops to ~0, drag skyrockets, possibly helping slow the car at the start of braking (🔵Straight → 🔴Corner)
Read on 👇
Thanks Nikhil!
Thanks Kelly!
The wine was good, let’s hope the car is even better! 🍾🏎️
The wine was good, let’s hope the car is even better! 🍾🏎️
Turning 30 today! 🎂
Was ‘just’ 26 when I opened this page 😁
I even received a McLaren MP4/4 model from my wonderful Reddit/Discord mod 🏎️
Did you know that the McLaren MP4/4 led a record-breaking 97.3% of all the laps of the 1988 season? 📊
The top 3 laps (RUS, PIA, LEC) all had a moderate speed on the main straight. Still huge differences deployment-wise: Ferrari deployed the least out of T3 and in T12, and the most out of T13!
Audi, which had very low top speeds in the past test, has finally tested a higher-deployment mode
#F1
Aston’s power was actually decent for most of the lap, except for the main straight. They were as quick as Cadillac out of T3, T10, and faster out of T13 and T15! For both, speed in T12 was limited by the engine, and Aston decided to deploy more there
