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[AR3-GP]

I wonder how Suzuka will go for Ferrari. I expect that they will have the fastest sector 1 throughout the weekend but bleed time in sector 2 and particularly sector 3. I predict the gap to be 0.5 tenths in an optimistic world.

It depends on whether or not they can make the macarena wing work.

[catent]

I wonder how Suzuka will go for Ferrari. I expect that they will have the fastest sector 1 throughout the weekend but bleed time in sector 2 and particularly sector 3. I predict the gap to be 0.5 tenths in an optimistic world.

I think I saw Autoracer estimating a 0.3s gap, but who really knows.

S1 is a bit deceptive, because while it does include the high/medium-speed esses in S1, it also includes all of the front straight. I think Ferrari will be strong through the esses, but I don't know that they'll necessarily be significantly ahead of Mercedes there.

S2 is where I'd expect Ferrari will likely be best and have a chance to find time on Mercedes, specifically T9, T10/T11 (hairpin), and T13/T14 (spoon).

S3 will be rough through the back straight and 130R, but I'd expect Ferrari to find time in the chicane. Edit: the more I think about it, I'm not sure 130R will necessarily be flat-out, in which case Ferrari may be able to find some time there, but like the esses, I doubt they'll be significantly ahead of Mercedes.

I'd like to think (hope, maybe) it'll be relatively more competitive than Australia, and probably China, too. But I don't expect they're likely to have a chance to win, barring issues for Mercedes during the race, or an usually poor qualifying.

[Luscion]

https://x.com/KemalSengulll/status/2034270798844666350

The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races has affected the teams' update plans.

Most teams had planned major updates for Bahrain. Now, they will use the 1-month break to bring more comprehensive packages to Miami.

Ferrari will also bring its major update to Miami. The team is particularly working to improve its performance on straights

He also tweeted about Ferrari's upgrades after the australian gp and said Ferrari expect to close most of the gap to Merc with them

[Seanspeed]

https://x.com/KemalSengulll/status/2034270798844666350

The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races has affected the teams' update plans.

Most teams had planned major updates for Bahrain. Now, they will use the 1-month break to bring more comprehensive packages to Miami.

Ferrari will also bring its major update to Miami. The team is particularly working to improve its performance on straights

He also tweeted about Ferrari's upgrades after the australian gp and said Ferrari expect to close most of the gap to Merc with them

I very much doubt they can achieve that with chassis upgrades alone.

[AR3-GP]

https://x.com/KemalSengulll/status/2034270798844666350

The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races has affected the teams' update plans.

Most teams had planned major updates for Bahrain. Now, they will use the 1-month break to bring more comprehensive packages to Miami.

Ferrari will also bring its major update to Miami. The team is particularly working to improve its performance on straights

He also tweeted about Ferrari's upgrades after the australian gp and said Ferrari expect to close most of the gap to Merc with them

Is Mercedes just going to stand around during all this time? If Mercedes brings an equal step, the gap will remain the same.