For Ferrari it couldn’t have been worse in Canada. A weekend Of F1 where expectations were very high and instead, all things considered, the worst was revealed. A bad setback that actually brings the redhead back to planet earth after the emotional intoxication of Montecarlo. In 2 weeks, in Spainwe will undoubtedly have different findings within a dissimilar scenario where, the prancing Horse, will necessarily have to provide answers on many questions. In the meantime we can analyze the race a Montrealtrying to understand what happened for the other teams too top.
Let’s look at the average speeds on the straights during the first stint. By looking at the data you can clearly quantify what Bozzi, track engineer from Monegasque, communicated on the radio during the race. On the three main straights Charles lost between 8 and 10 km/h from the leading drivers, due to the problem relating to power unit. Sainzdespite being a little faster than his companion, paid a price track position not ideal. For this reason the Spaniard was forced to anticipate the braking phase, leaving something in terms of average speed on the straight.
Among the leading riders, however, no major differences emerge in general terms, with Red Bull, McLaren And Mercedes approximately on the same level as regards this fundamental. The only noteworthy fact that we can undoubtedly point out concerns the management of the hybrid system on the W15 Of George Russell. By moving the aiming point to the central section of the graph, it is clearly seen how, in the straight between turns 7 and 8, the Englishman’s gray and black German single-seater exploits, more than its opponents, the additional power that the motor generators guarantee MGU-H And MGU-k
The climatic situation is not the most comfortable Canadaallows you to carry out an analysis relating to the average speed maintained by the pilots in three different sections of the track Montreal. The layout of the track Quebec it dried quite quickly thanks to the new surface, while the race strategy with the constantly evolving track was blocked by the imminent arrival of a new sheet of water. Rain which ultimately showed up late and with decidedly less intensity than expected.
F1, Ferrari very slow due to traffic
In this part of the Grand Prixthe seven-time world champion and next driver Ferrarito the century Sir Lewis Hamiltonaboard his Mercedes W15 manages to bring a higher average speed into the curve, in all the sections analysed, when compared to that of the rest of the competitor taken into consideration. The experience of the Anglo-Caribbean driver allows for equal performance in slow and fast racing. The expert British driver, on the radio, was asked to pay particular attention to the exit from turn 2, the only section in which the original driver Stevenage he couldn’t excel.
The performance of the two was also good McLaren. Norrisaboard his McL38 he showed a decidedly superior pace compared to his teammate. During the first stintboth track engineers of the historian team British have reminded their drivers of the need to cool the tires. To do this, we went off the optimal trajectory to exploit the still wet parts of the track. The target provided to Plates was to keep the tires below 80 degrees at the rear, to limit the phenomena caused from overheating.
Thanks to the superior pace in the curves and straights, the winner of the Miami Grand Prix he managed to get closer Verstappen in the first laps of the race and to gain first position without too much trouble. The two Ferrari instead they are inevitably slower, finding themselves entangled in a group of single-seaters which at this stage of the race did not have the pace of the leaders. On the other hand, starting from behind following a poor qualification further complicated things for the team F1 most famous in the world. Also for the two “Carlo” il focus was to cool the tires as much as possible, even if in their case the overheating was generally lower
F1, Verstappen better in corners, Norris has to manage oversteer
In the second part of the race, with dry tyres, we were able to more clearly identify the real values of the various single-seaters. Verstappenwhile continuing to complain about problems with the front end and an attitude on the curbs of the RB20 number 1 not optimal, overall it is the best. In talent of Hasselt gets the fastest average reference in the slower sections,. He does it because he manages to make the most of a well-balanced single-seater with a low fuel load.
Norris he is the driver who comes closest to the speeds set by the world champion. Landau he praised the gannet’s performance McLaren especially in the medium-fast turns, showing himself to be much stronger than his teammate. The young Englishman earned something compared to Verstappen in these changes of direction, however at the expense of greater wear of the compounds. The superior energy imposed on the tires forced him, at the direction of the boxto manage oversteering out to administer the tires.
Ultimately we analyze the data relating to peak speed and use of the DRS throughout the entire race. The following graph refers to the section between curves 12 and 13, where Ricciardo it is on average the fastest with both the device open and the wing closed. Between top team Mercedes records the best references thanks to a reduction device drag very efficient. When they opened the mobile wing, Hamilton and Russell they gained 22 and 25 km/h compared to the sessions in which the device was not activated.
The two McLaren instead they proved to be better at the beginning of the stretch DRS, taking advantage of a single-seater that is more skilled in traction and cornering, as we have seen in the previous graphs. The retreat of the two Ferrari does not allow you to analyze the performance of the SF-24 from this aspect and opens up to some considerations regarding the weekend carried out by Italian single-seaters. Going from the double podium with a victory in Principality to the double retreat in Quebec it definitely hurts. For the third Grand Prix in a row do not have real feedback on the goodness or otherwise of the efficiency of the SF-24.
Authors: Alessandro Arcari – @berrageiz – Leonardo Pasqual – @PasqualLeonardo
Images: Scuderia Ferrari – F1Tv
