For the next three races (until Silverstone suspension), we will be competing for Podiums and might even steal a highly unlikely win (SC, top 3 crash, etc.).
According to the reports, Merc was exploiting the flexible FW the most, and Ferrari the least. I know the real impact will be on race pace, but if Merc lose even 1 tenth in qualifying and Ferrari go from being the 4th force in qualifying to 3rd, it opens up P4-P5. Our race pace has been strong all year, and Charles or Lewis could replace George as the regular P3/P2 if one of the top 3 (Norris, Max, Piastri) struggles. It might be hope.
The only concern for Spain is that Brundle was talking on the F1 TV preview and mentioned he thinks Ferrari will lack the DF needed for Spain (Ride Height-running too soft). He is typically one of the only analysts who makes sense, and coupled with Charles' pessimistic comments, Spain might not be suited to us. FP2 will tell us where we are, the FW TD might have no impact, but until the end of the weekend, it is fun to have hope.
I was interested, so I did ave quali positions thus far for FER and Merc, last row is excluding Max and Min values from average.
