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[RGAEDA]

Wow! That is something, stuck within a second since safety car. Thought he would use the big brains move he tried a few laps before last lap but gasly was smart enough to see that coming.

[Juzh]

Max managed to overtake Gasly momentarily (wasnt shown on tv) by dumping the battery into 130R (347 kmh vs normal ~325-330), but then Gasly had more on main straight and repassed him. They told Max they will try the same thing on the last lap, but obviously Gasly did the same and wasn't saving for main straight, so in the end they held positions. Max had 2-3 tenths on him, but it wasn't enough to overtake.

[Sergej]

not much to say about the race, let's see what they will "cook" during this month.

[Valeo]

That was still better pace wise than I expected yesterday
Time to sort out a few things now but I don't expect much for Miami, more likely Mclaren will be back on top.

[AR3-GP]

Max managed to overtake Gasly momentarily (wasnt shown on tv) by dumping the battery into 130R (347 kmh vs normal ~325-330), but then Gasly had more on main straight and repassed him. They told Max they will try the same thing on the last lap, but obviously Gasly did the same and wasn't saving for main straight, so in the end they held positions. Max had 2-3 tenths on him, but it wasn't enough to overtake.

Alpine is benefitting from the small edge the Mercedes PU gives. They were faster here but Max is Max. Alpine should have been up the road. Perhaps they can clear the midfield with the weight reduction...

[avantman]

Wow! That is something, stuck within a second since safety car. Thought he would use the big brains move he tried a few laps before last lap but gasly was smart enough to see that coming.

There nothing smart about just having a vastly superior engine and a better aero likely as well. In equal cars Gasly would be further behind Max than Hadjar currently is, who undoubtedly is a driver of higher class than Gasly.

[RGAEDA]

Wow! That is something, stuck within a second since safety car. Thought he would use the big brains move he tried a few laps before last lap but gasly was smart enough to see that coming.

There nothing smart about just having a vastly superior engine and a better aero likely as well. In equal cars Gasly would be further behind Max than Hadjar currently is, who undoubtedly is a driver of higher class than Gasly.

No doubt. Since gasly cannot repass max on the main straight(because it's last lap), he just defended by blocking max in last 2 corners(not allowing max to repeat his move he did few laps before).

[venkyhere]

Verstappen is still trying to drive the car like it's a Venturi floor car. Hadjar has adapted his style for these cars more effectively at the moment. I think he could've probably pipped Gasly with the fairly substantial upgrades!

Hmm... I wonder what will happen to your conclusion in case Verstappen finishes the race ahead of Hadjar tomorrow. Don't you think you are drawing inferences from a very small sample set ?

Qualifying pace and race pace are very different!

I said Hadjar has been doing a very good job adapting his style in qualifying! As they haven't both finished a race together yet, it's hard to infer who might be adapting better on the long runs, let's hope tomorrow we find out!

Point me to where you said 'qualifying' in your original post. I can't find it.
Apart from fuel load, there isn't much difference between Q and R in this formula (except some 0.5MJ difference in regen limits), apart from tyre wear. The battery size is 4MJ and the recharge/deployment numbers are between 7-9MJ. So there is no 'draining the battery' in Q, like it was between 2014-2025.

Hope the race result (HAD finishing 24s behind VER, after adjusting for SC pitstop) is informing. A race pace difference of ~0.45/lap (which in no way demeans HAD, he is an excellent driver anyway). Please don't come to conclusions with a very small sample size.

[DJ Downforce]

Hmm... I wonder what will happen to your conclusion in case Verstappen finishes the race ahead of Hadjar tomorrow. Don't you think you are drawing inferences from a very small sample set ?

Qualifying pace and race pace are very different!

I said Hadjar has been doing a very good job adapting his style in qualifying! As they haven't both finished a race together yet, it's hard to infer who might be adapting better on the long runs, let's hope tomorrow we find out!

Point me to where you said 'qualifying' in your original post. I can't find it.
Apart from fuel load, there isn't much difference between Q and R in this formula (except some 0.5MJ difference in regen limits), apart from tyre wear. The battery size is 4MJ and the recharge/deployment numbers are between 7-9MJ. So there is no 'draining the battery' in Q, like it was between 2014-2025.

Hope the race result (HAD finishing 24s behind VER, after adjusting for SC pitstop) is informing. A race pace difference of ~0.45/lap (which in no way demeans HAD, he is an excellent driver anyway). Please don't come to conclusions with a very small sample size.

A solid result for Verstappen! Clearly the upgrade is delivering in race trim

Let's hope they can optimise the setup and both drivers can have a solid result with the new parts in Miami!

[avantman]

I should kindly remind everyone that Hadjar was rated significantly higher than Antonelli based on the evidence of last year. Theres no reason to believe Isack wouldnt be leading the championship id he had a chance to drive that Mercedes now.
And yet, MV manages to outpace his teammate by 20, 30 plus seconds in race trim, by far the biggest margins between teammates across all top teams, and most other teams as well.
Yet, we keep on hearing from the people he did not adapt, he can make no difference anymore getting to drive for once a brand new car that was not built entirely for him and his liking. This car was literally built for him to hate and yet he is so impressively fast in it. Qualifying has never been less relevant in the history of F1, there wont be 7-8 tenths gaps anymore, between anyone in the same car. Leclerc said all we need to kniw about it yesterday.

[Sergej]

well

[Vettel165]

The season stars again in Miami after 4 weeks. Lets see what team can do.

[gandharva]

[avantman]

Double

[avantman]

Utter tragedy. Not even this particular piece of evidence, but the fact the majority of fan base finds this proper racing, even exciting. Even so many on this very forum, which was supposed to be for more like connoisseurs of motorport rather than just casual fans.
But what if I’m wrong and it’s simply silly Max didn’t use his energy strategically enough, not being capable of adapting to new demands , unlike the next Senna young Kimi?