pantherxxx wrote: ↑31 May 2025, 17:33
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@FDataAnalysis
#F1 #SpanishGP LONG RUNS (FP2)

SOFT
1)

VER 1:19.918
2)

NOR 1.20:220
3)

LEC 1:20.287
4)

RUS 1.20:847

MEDIUM
1)

NOR 1:18.76

2)

VER 1.20:088
3)

LEC 1.20:675
My take:
-NOR's pace on mediums was incredible
-VER was unusually strong in his long runs (RBR has been running a lot of fuel + low engine modes in FP2 most weekends)
-Soft looks viable, but Medium is the better tyre
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Considering how much Verstappen improved from Fp to qualifying, if he can improve similarly in race pace, we will have a good race.
I am surprised he doesn't mention that the stints are not directly comparable.
1-Max's second stint (as opposed to Lando's first) was on the softs (meaning he had less fuel than Lando).
2-Lando's Medium stint was his second stint (compared to Max's first), which in turn also means he had less fuel than Max.
Fuel corrected, there's almost nothing in the soft runs and the gap with the mediums is overly inflated, because Lando more than likely was instructed to go full pace till the end of the session (only had like 4 or 5 laps) to better judge deg.
If the longs runs from yesterday are to be taken into consideration, they should be neck and neck in terms of race pace.