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🚀 With a fresh power unit, Verstappen hit the highest top speed (346 km/h, same as low-drag Sauber) in his stunning charge from pit lane to the podium, despite an early puncture!
Reminiscent of Hamilton’s 2017/2021 Brazil comebacks
🏁 Fastest race pace too, even in traffic; full analysis tomorrow!
Reminiscent of Hamilton’s 2017/2021 Brazil comebacks
🏁 Fastest race pace too, even in traffic; full analysis tomorrow!
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚀 With a fresh power unit, Verstappen hit the highest top speed (346 km/h, same as low-drag Sauber) in his stunning charge from pit lane to the podium, despite an early puncture!
Reminiscent of Hamilton’s 2017/2021 Brazil comebacks
🏁 Fastest race pace too, even in traffic; full analysis tomorrow!
Reminiscent of Hamilton’s 2017/2021 Brazil comebacks
🏁 Fastest race pace too, even in traffic; full analysis tomorrow!
🏁#F1 SPRINT PACE
1)NOR
2)ANT +0.07s/lap
3)RUS +0.24
4)VER +0.35
5)LEC +0.72
6)HAM +0.85
7)ALO +0.90
Highest top speed: 351km/h (BEA)
Best off the line: OCO / Worst: STR
Aero setup info for qualifying/race in the first comment👇
1)NOR
2)ANT +0.07s/lap
3)RUS +0.24
4)VER +0.35
5)LEC +0.72
6)HAM +0.85
7)ALO +0.90
Highest top speed: 351km/h (BEA)
Best off the line: OCO / Worst: STR
Aero setup info for qualifying/race in the first comment👇
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🏁#F1 SPRINT PACE
1)NOR
2)ANT +0.07s/lap
3)RUS +0.24
4)VER +0.35
5)LEC +0.72
6)HAM +0.85
7)ALO +0.90
Highest top speed: 351km/h (BEA)
Best off the line: OCO / Worst: STR
Aero setup info for qualifying/race in the first comment👇
1)NOR
2)ANT +0.07s/lap
3)RUS +0.24
4)VER +0.35
5)LEC +0.72
6)HAM +0.85
7)ALO +0.90
Highest top speed: 351km/h (BEA)
Best off the line: OCO / Worst: STR
Aero setup info for qualifying/race in the first comment👇
NOR was just 0.014s behind VER in Sector 1, and quickest in the other 2. VER lost over 4 tenths in S2 alone!
Teams by ideal lap/sector
1)🟠McL/NOR (quick everywhere)
2)🟢Aston/ALO (well-rounded)
3)⚫️Merc (Struggled in S2, good S3)
4)🔵RBR/VER (Fantastic S1, disaster S2)
...
7)🔴Ferrari! Worst in S3
#F1
Teams by ideal lap/sector
1)🟠McL/NOR (quick everywhere)
2)🟢Aston/ALO (well-rounded)
3)⚫️Merc (Struggled in S2, good S3)
4)🔵RBR/VER (Fantastic S1, disaster S2)
...
7)🔴Ferrari! Worst in S3
#F1
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NOR was just 0.014s behind VER in Sector 1, and quickest in the other 2. VER lost over 4 tenths in S2 alone!
Teams by ideal lap/sector
1)🟠McL/NOR (quick everywhere)
2)🟢Aston/ALO (well-rounded)
3)⚫️Merc (Struggled in S2, good S3)
4)🔵RBR/VER (Fantastic S1, disaster S2)
...
7)🔴Ferrari! Worst in S3
#F1
Teams by ideal lap/sector
1)🟠McL/NOR (quick everywhere)
2)🟢Aston/ALO (well-rounded)
3)⚫️Merc (Struggled in S2, good S3)
4)🔵RBR/VER (Fantastic S1, disaster S2)
...
7)🔴Ferrari! Worst in S3
#F1
#BrazilGP WINGS 🇧🇷
Medium-load setups on average, but with plenty of variety:
• Medium-low: Mercedes, Racing Bulls (better if dry)
• Medium-high: Aston, Alpine, Haas (better if wet)
Big design contrasts: ‘V’-shaped lower plane for McL/Ferrari vs full-width for Red Bull
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Medium-load setups on average, but with plenty of variety:
• Medium-low: Mercedes, Racing Bulls (better if dry)
• Medium-high: Aston, Alpine, Haas (better if wet)
Big design contrasts: ‘V’-shaped lower plane for McL/Ferrari vs full-width for Red Bull
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November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#BrazilGP WINGS 🇧🇷
Medium-load setups on average, but with plenty of variety:
• Medium-low: Mercedes, Racing Bulls (better if dry)
• Medium-high: Aston, Alpine, Haas (better if wet)
Big design contrasts: ‘V’-shaped lower plane for McL/Ferrari vs full-width for Red Bull
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Medium-load setups on average, but with plenty of variety:
• Medium-low: Mercedes, Racing Bulls (better if dry)
• Medium-high: Aston, Alpine, Haas (better if wet)
Big design contrasts: ‘V’-shaped lower plane for McL/Ferrari vs full-width for Red Bull
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What’s going on with Alpine? 🤔
In Mexico, every team went quicker in quali than last year - except for Alpine, which was 0.654s SLOWER!
GAS qualified 18th (8th last year)
They currently sit dead last in the WCC, their worst showing since 1978!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
In Mexico, every team went quicker in quali than last year - except for Alpine, which was 0.654s SLOWER!
GAS qualified 18th (8th last year)
They currently sit dead last in the WCC, their worst showing since 1978!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What’s going on with Alpine? 🤔
In Mexico, every team went quicker in quali than last year - except for Alpine, which was 0.654s SLOWER!
GAS qualified 18th (8th last year)
They currently sit dead last in the WCC, their worst showing since 1978!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
In Mexico, every team went quicker in quali than last year - except for Alpine, which was 0.654s SLOWER!
GAS qualified 18th (8th last year)
They currently sit dead last in the WCC, their worst showing since 1978!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
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So… I discovered something while digging through some old code of mine...
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So… I discovered something while digging through some old code of mine...
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
So… I discovered something while digging through some old code of mine...
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So… I discovered something while digging through some old code of mine...
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
Remember 🔵Red Bull's 'godly' DRS from 2023? It's back!
In Mexico it reduced drag by an estimated 34.7% ✅
Others:
🟢Merc 34.0% ✅
🟠McL 27.1%
🔴Ferrari 21.4% ❌
Read on 👇 #F1
🟠Piastri’s race was ruined by traffic: was P9 after a poor quali and bad start, and only ran in free air during parts of the last stint!
In my view, a one-stopper would have helped, letting him pass those ahead (all on two stops) as they pitted
Can PIA reverse course? Can VER recover? 👀
In my view, a one-stopper would have helped, letting him pass those ahead (all on two stops) as they pitted
Can PIA reverse course? Can VER recover? 👀
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🟠Piastri’s race was ruined by traffic: was P9 after a poor quali and bad start, and only ran in free air during parts of the last stint!
In my view, a one-stopper would have helped, letting him pass those ahead (all on two stops) as they pitted
Can PIA reverse course? Can VER recover? 👀
In my view, a one-stopper would have helped, letting him pass those ahead (all on two stops) as they pitted
Can PIA reverse course? Can VER recover? 👀
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MEXICO’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
MEXICO’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
MEXICO’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
MEXICO’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
⛽️Fuel-corrected laptimes vs 🛞tyre age
Mediums or softs, fresh or worn - it didn’t matter: NOR had a huge ~0.4s advantage all else being equal!
Only exception: end of the soft stint, when VER and SAI were quickest!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan
🟠NOR was quickest… despite using one less tyre set than most! 😳
🟠PIA lost 0.15s/lap despite pitting twice
⚪️BEA was 3rd fastest, but not quick enough vs 🔵VER /🔴 LEC to offset the extra stop
Alpine slowest by far… no surprise!
#F1
🟠PIA lost 0.15s/lap despite pitting twice
⚪️BEA was 3rd fastest, but not quick enough vs 🔵VER /🔴 LEC to offset the extra stop
Alpine slowest by far… no surprise!
#F1
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🟠NOR was quickest… despite using one less tyre set than most! 😳
🟠PIA lost 0.15s/lap despite pitting twice
⚪️BEA was 3rd fastest, but not quick enough vs 🔵VER /🔴 LEC to offset the extra stop
Alpine slowest by far… no surprise!
#F1
🟠PIA lost 0.15s/lap despite pitting twice
⚪️BEA was 3rd fastest, but not quick enough vs 🔵VER /🔴 LEC to offset the extra stop
Alpine slowest by far… no surprise!
#F1
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October 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
October 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🇲🇽 Mexico’s 2285m altitude cuts air density by 20.7% ➡️ analogous drop in downforce, drag, cooling and engine air intake!
Keys to performance:
✅Being able to bolt on downforce (efficiently if possible)
✅Strong cooling capability
✅Large turbocharger, which can spin faster to burn the 100kg/h fuel flow
Keys to performance:
✅Being able to bolt on downforce (efficiently if possible)
✅Strong cooling capability
✅Large turbocharger, which can spin faster to burn the 100kg/h fuel flow
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico’s 2285m altitude cuts air density by 20.7% ➡️ analogous drop in downforce, drag, cooling and engine air intake!
Keys to performance:
✅Being able to bolt on downforce (efficiently if possible)
✅Strong cooling capability
✅Large turbocharger, which can spin faster to burn the 100kg/h fuel flow
Keys to performance:
✅Being able to bolt on downforce (efficiently if possible)
✅Strong cooling capability
✅Large turbocharger, which can spin faster to burn the 100kg/h fuel flow
💡In a race, drag does not dictate which car reaches the highest top speed - the slipstream intensity does!
🟠NOR: LOWEST quali top speed (highest drag) yet HIGHEST AVERAGE top speed in the race (stuck behind LEC!)
🟢 STR hit 342 km/h, +19 km/h vs quali, where he was only 12th in the speed traps!
🟠NOR: LOWEST quali top speed (highest drag) yet HIGHEST AVERAGE top speed in the race (stuck behind LEC!)
🟢 STR hit 342 km/h, +19 km/h vs quali, where he was only 12th in the speed traps!
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
💡In a race, drag does not dictate which car reaches the highest top speed - the slipstream intensity does!
🟠NOR: LOWEST quali top speed (highest drag) yet HIGHEST AVERAGE top speed in the race (stuck behind LEC!)
🟢 STR hit 342 km/h, +19 km/h vs quali, where he was only 12th in the speed traps!
🟠NOR: LOWEST quali top speed (highest drag) yet HIGHEST AVERAGE top speed in the race (stuck behind LEC!)
🟢 STR hit 342 km/h, +19 km/h vs quali, where he was only 12th in the speed traps!
🏁 RACE PACE #F1
🟠NOR was <0.1s/lap slower than VER on average; 🔵VER was managing, yet NOR was stuck behind 🔴LEC for long!
HAM was 0.18s/lap slower than LEC; PIA’s gap to NOR was over twice that!
Finally, a race where Ferrari could fight McL
Little pace from 🟡Racing Bulls; none from 🟣Alpine
🟠NOR was <0.1s/lap slower than VER on average; 🔵VER was managing, yet NOR was stuck behind 🔴LEC for long!
HAM was 0.18s/lap slower than LEC; PIA’s gap to NOR was over twice that!
Finally, a race where Ferrari could fight McL
Little pace from 🟡Racing Bulls; none from 🟣Alpine
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🏁 RACE PACE #F1
🟠NOR was <0.1s/lap slower than VER on average; 🔵VER was managing, yet NOR was stuck behind 🔴LEC for long!
HAM was 0.18s/lap slower than LEC; PIA’s gap to NOR was over twice that!
Finally, a race where Ferrari could fight McL
Little pace from 🟡Racing Bulls; none from 🟣Alpine
🟠NOR was <0.1s/lap slower than VER on average; 🔵VER was managing, yet NOR was stuck behind 🔴LEC for long!
HAM was 0.18s/lap slower than LEC; PIA’s gap to NOR was over twice that!
Finally, a race where Ferrari could fight McL
Little pace from 🟡Racing Bulls; none from 🟣Alpine
#F1 SPRINT KEY STATS 🏁
Start:
-VER quickest to 100 km/h, but OCO reached 200 km/h in the least time
-Poor starts for both Astons; worst by SAI
Top speeds:
-ANT hit 340 km/h (slipstream + DRS)
-VER: 305 km/h (no DRS nor slipstream). Yet ALB managed 312 km/h in the same conditions!
Race prediction?
Start:
-VER quickest to 100 km/h, but OCO reached 200 km/h in the least time
-Poor starts for both Astons; worst by SAI
Top speeds:
-ANT hit 340 km/h (slipstream + DRS)
-VER: 305 km/h (no DRS nor slipstream). Yet ALB managed 312 km/h in the same conditions!
Race prediction?
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#F1 SPRINT KEY STATS 🏁
Start:
-VER quickest to 100 km/h, but OCO reached 200 km/h in the least time
-Poor starts for both Astons; worst by SAI
Top speeds:
-ANT hit 340 km/h (slipstream + DRS)
-VER: 305 km/h (no DRS nor slipstream). Yet ALB managed 312 km/h in the same conditions!
Race prediction?
Start:
-VER quickest to 100 km/h, but OCO reached 200 km/h in the least time
-Poor starts for both Astons; worst by SAI
Top speeds:
-ANT hit 340 km/h (slipstream + DRS)
-VER: 305 km/h (no DRS nor slipstream). Yet ALB managed 312 km/h in the same conditions!
Race prediction?
💡 Interesting:
2nd (🟠McL) and 3rd (🟢Sauber) fastest in SQ had the worst top speed (324 km/h) ➡️ performance from high downforce
🔵Pole-sitter had the 2nd highest (327 km/h) ➡️ great drag/downforce balance
Austin rewards diverse aero load levels!
⚪ Haas = inefficient (high drag, no standout downforce)
2nd (🟠McL) and 3rd (🟢Sauber) fastest in SQ had the worst top speed (324 km/h) ➡️ performance from high downforce
🔵Pole-sitter had the 2nd highest (327 km/h) ➡️ great drag/downforce balance
Austin rewards diverse aero load levels!
⚪ Haas = inefficient (high drag, no standout downforce)
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💡 Interesting:
2nd (🟠McL) and 3rd (🟢Sauber) fastest in SQ had the worst top speed (324 km/h) ➡️ performance from high downforce
🔵Pole-sitter had the 2nd highest (327 km/h) ➡️ great drag/downforce balance
Austin rewards diverse aero load levels!
⚪ Haas = inefficient (high drag, no standout downforce)
2nd (🟠McL) and 3rd (🟢Sauber) fastest in SQ had the worst top speed (324 km/h) ➡️ performance from high downforce
🔵Pole-sitter had the 2nd highest (327 km/h) ➡️ great drag/downforce balance
Austin rewards diverse aero load levels!
⚪ Haas = inefficient (high drag, no standout downforce)
BEST SECTORS - FP1 #F1
ALO quickest in S1 (shorter straight, very fast snake). Next were HAM (very high PU mode) and VER
HUL quickest in S2 (which includes the longest straight), despite an unimpressive top speed. McL next
Papaya drivers quickest in S3
ALO quickest in S1 (shorter straight, very fast snake). Next were HAM (very high PU mode) and VER
HUL quickest in S2 (which includes the longest straight), despite an unimpressive top speed. McL next
Papaya drivers quickest in S3
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
BEST SECTORS - FP1 #F1
ALO quickest in S1 (shorter straight, very fast snake). Next were HAM (very high PU mode) and VER
HUL quickest in S2 (which includes the longest straight), despite an unimpressive top speed. McL next
Papaya drivers quickest in S3
ALO quickest in S1 (shorter straight, very fast snake). Next were HAM (very high PU mode) and VER
HUL quickest in S2 (which includes the longest straight), despite an unimpressive top speed. McL next
Papaya drivers quickest in S3
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Medium to Medium-High rear wings in Austin - with some quirky choices!
🟠 McL: deep but narrow lower-plane spoon, focusing on the most efficient central section (compare with 🔴 Ferrari’s)
Least loaded wings? RB (skinniest upper plane) & Williams (lower plane).
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🟠 McL: deep but narrow lower-plane spoon, focusing on the most efficient central section (compare with 🔴 Ferrari’s)
Least loaded wings? RB (skinniest upper plane) & Williams (lower plane).
📸 @albertfabrega.bsky.social #F1
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Medium to Medium-High rear wings in Austin - with some quirky choices!
🟠 McL: deep but narrow lower-plane spoon, focusing on the most efficient central section (compare with 🔴 Ferrari’s)
Least loaded wings? RB (skinniest upper plane) & Williams (lower plane).
📸 @albertfabrega.bsky.social #F1
🟠 McL: deep but narrow lower-plane spoon, focusing on the most efficient central section (compare with 🔴 Ferrari’s)
Least loaded wings? RB (skinniest upper plane) & Williams (lower plane).
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