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[avantman]

Speculating where Max would be even before Q3 finished to see the actual gaps at the top….LOL on you guys. So childish.

[AR3-GP]

Max will be easily second fastest behind Russell once the car works. Then Red Bull needs to find another 3 tenths and Max will be there to fight for wins.

I don't feel that it's as bad as we first thought. Car is still overweight. That could be the entire 3 tenths. There's potential ( ).

You think Max would have been 4 tenths faster than Hadjar? I would have put it around 0.25s.

No I must have counted wrong. I'd only put 2-3 tenths ahead of Hadjar. That's P2 right?

[AR3-GP]

[pantherxxx]

Verstappen easy win tomorrow. He will use superior sim skills and abuse the overtake button to outsmart everyone. It will be 2024 Interlagos, just without the rain. Trust the plan.

[euv2]

Verstappen easy win tomorrow. He will use superior sim skills and abuse the overtake button to outsmart everyone. It will be 2024 Interlagos, just without the rain. Trust the plan.

More chance of getting lapped by Russell.

[Valeo]

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Must be that superior energy deployment Toto and George were talking about

[AR3-GP]

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Must be that superior energy deployment Toto and George were talking about

RBPT doesn't look that bad compared to Mercedes in my opinion. The telemetry is confusing but I feel that he lost some time (momentum) in T6 and T9 rather than purely on the straight. The clipping is almost exactly the same for Hadjar and Russell. There's a reason that both of the VCARBs are in Q3 here. RBPT has a very efficient PU.

[Emag]

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I think there's a combination of things going on there. The engine having more power is probably one of them, but Mercedes has nailed the entire configuration + deployment strategy. I am thinking they have the perfect drag/downforce combo to complement that engine. Even their customer is not getting anywhere near them in those two straights between T9/T10

But RedBull is looking good. I think Max could have fought for the front row here.

[AR3-GP]

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I think there's a combination of things going on there. The engine having more power is probably one of them, but Mercedes has nailed the entire configuration + deployment strategy. I am thinking they have the perfect drag/downforce combo to complement that engine. Even their customer is not getting anywhere near them in those two straights between T9/T10

But RedBull is looking good. I think Max could have fought for the front row here.

I don't see big deployment difference between RBPT and Merc. What I see is Russell carries higher min speed in T6 and T9 and just carries that down both straights. The clipping shape is exactly the same.

[AR3-GP]

Hadjar could get P2-P3 here.

[Emag]

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I think there's a combination of things going on there. The engine having more power is probably one of them, but Mercedes has nailed the entire configuration + deployment strategy. I am thinking they have the perfect drag/downforce combo to complement that engine. Even their customer is not getting anywhere near them in those two straights between T9/T10

But RedBull is looking good. I think Max could have fought for the front row here.

I don't see big deployment difference between RBPT and Merc. What I see is Russell carries higher min speed in T6 and T9 and just carries that down both straights. The clipping shape is exactly the same.

I wasn't being specific enough, but yes the first big straight is probably just drag + better exit out of T6 compared to others. RB seems to have similar levels of drag but Russell is getting a better exit out of T6.

The next straight though, after T10, that's where you can see a deployment difference with RBPT.

[AR3-GP]

Hadjar!!

[Valeo]

Great job!

[euv2]

Not bad from Hadjar, RBR need to find another 5 tenths to be competitive, too much to ask? 3 tenths from weight reduction should be the first step asap.

[AR3-GP]

Will Antonelli get a penalty?