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Where Did McLaren's Great Pace Come From?
Join our F1 Mailing List for a chance to win $1000! đ https://driver61.beehiiv.com/subscribe đ§ Thanks to Scarbs for joining us once again! Go follow him on Twitter for F1 Tech news! đ https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech In Bahrain, McLaren was NOWHERE. Awful pace, a car that was apparently âvery very difficult to driveâ and a P14 and P15 for the two drivers. And that would have been P18 and 19 if the three Red Bull engines had held together. But theyâve had one hell of a resurgence, with Lando getting a podium in Imola and some strong results in Australia. So what have they changed for the Emilia Romagna GP? And where are they going from here? Well, this story with the McLaren starts in Bahrain - where we were all wondering if the McLarens were going to be the backmarkers for this year. They only beat Latifi and Hulk (in a car he had never driven before) - and yes the Red Bulls and Gasly who all DNFâd. If you look at Qualifying, their delta to the fastest cars in Qualifying was about a second and a half. Then, looking at race pace - the delta was a little bigger. Now, this is harder to tell in the race, with traffic, degrading tyres and the list goes on. But you can see that the McLaren is consistently a way off the pace. Lando said - âWe donât really have a good enough car to do betterâ and explained that he had to push really hard just to keep up at the beginning, only then to deg the tyres and fall off the pack altogether. â€Follow Driver61 on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †Follow Scott on: †Twitter - https://twitter.com/scottkmansell †Instagram - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta #Formula1 #McLaren #Driver61
The Weakness Ferrari Revealed in Imola
Join our F1 Mailing List for a chance to win $1000! đ https://driver61.beehiiv.com/subscribe đ§ Thanks to Scarbs for joining us once again! Go follow him on Twitter for F1 Tech news! đ https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech That was a difficult weekend for Ferrari. Sainz out of the race on lap one and Leclerc in the barrier and recovering to only 6th position. So, what exactly happened to both drivers and what does it mean in the title fight? First up Sainz. He had his off in qualifying, ending up in the wall in Rivazza in Q2. He tried to carry a bit too much speed into the corner, having turned in on the kerb, which was likely a little damp, and the rear of his car didnât want to stick. This was another mistake by Sainz, which cannot have done his confidence much good. Being able to predict what a car will do is so important to a driver, and when it doesnât grip when you expect it to, it makes you drive a little bit below the limit, and therefore slower. Now, Iâm not 100% on whether this spin was due to the kerb being damp or Carlos not predicting the balance of the Ferrari properly - either way the result was the same. Sainz then went on to have a good drive in the sprint, getting back up to 4th. However, his start for the Sunday race wasnât great, getting overtaken by Norris and then being in a position where he was wheel to wheel with Ricciardo. Riccardo was ahead going down to turn one, but Sainz was much more confident on the brakes - which you can often be when youâre on the outside (this is where a little lockup or a bit too much speed wonât cause too much of an issue, like it might if youâre on the inside of another car). â€Follow Driver61 on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †Follow Scott on: †Twitter - https://twitter.com/scottkmansell †Instagram - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta #Formula1 #ImolaGP #Driver61
Ferrari's Hidden Advantage
Join our F1 Mailing List! đ https://driver61.beehiiv.com/subscribe Ferrari have a MASSIVE advantage this season, and itâs not just that their car is fast. They seem pretty untouchable. Theyâre quick on the straights, and through the slow corners and, over a lap, nobody can touch them. They seem to have solved the Porpoising issues, been able to adapt their car for the three (very different) circuits weâve had so far, and been quick on every tyre theyâve run. But on top of that, they have been leveraging a couple of key advantages (and doing it very well). Let's get into it. đ§ Thanks to Scarbs for joining us once again! Go follow him on Twitter for F1 Tech news! https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech The first thing to bear in mind is that Ferrari rocked up to the first test with a strong car. A very defined concept that they have been running ever since, they have made very few changes to it. And those little changes have all been for track-specific reasons. Whereas if you look at Mercedes, Red Bull (or any of the other teams for that matter), they have been making component upgrades, vast setup changes and different concepts on each of their cars. If you look back at Lewis and Georgeâs cars in Jeddah, the cars were set up very differently. (And Lewis made sure we knew it) Whereas Ferrari have stuck to its original plan, and it paid off. They have been learning their car inside out, gaining valuable experience with it - without the disruption of big setup or performance changes. By the way, if you havenât signed up to the newsletter yet, sign up in the description - weâre bringing the most interesting F1 news to your inbox each week. †Join our Driver61 Community Discord! - https://discord.gg/driver61 †Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 â€Follow us on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †Follow Callum on: †TikTok - @callumraces https://tiktok.com/@callumraces †Twitter - @callum_mcintyre https://twitter.com/@callum_mcintyre †Instagram - @mcintyre.jpg https://www.instagram.com/mcintyre.jpg/ #Driver61 #Formula1 #Ferrari
What was the Weird Light under Mercedes' Car? Australian GP
Join our F1 Mailing List! đ https://driver61.beehiiv.com/subscribe Donât know if you were too awake for the Australian GP, but if you were - you would have spotted this bright light below Lewis Hamiltonâs car. And itâs interesting stuff - really showing that Mercedes are still trying to fully understand their car. Itâs well known that Mercedes are still trying to get down to the weight limit - with many people estimating that they are nearly 10 kilograms overweight. They even went over the car and chose areas to cut back on paint, saving them about 350 kilograms. So why did they then bolt on this shiny sensor that weighs about 1.5 kilos? Is it worth taking Lewisâ car further overweight? Lewis said this just after Qualifying - âIâve got something on my car which makes the car a little heavier⊠hopefully, it will enable the team to gather more information from the race tomorrowâ So what are they trying to measure? And will it pay off? From what we know, Mercedes have a couple of main issues. Porpoising (which weâll get to), weight and drag. Starting with drag, Toto has admitted that you can go cutting back wing angles and other downforce (but also drag) producing elements - but that leaves them with less downforce than other teams. Not ideal. They can recoup this, but only by dropping the ride height - which then sparks off their porpoising issues. So that is the problem, they need to figure out their porpoising issues to then increase downforce and cut back on drag. So itâs an issue that compounds. The car bounces and the drivers struggle to drive on the limit and the balance is all over the place - so you raise the car up but that comes with its own performance penalty. You decrease downforce from the floor - so have to compensate with draggy downforce from the wings. You can actually see it, look at the front wing of Charles, then Lewis. And itâs the same for the rear wing. The difference is pretty huge. †Join our Driver61 Community Discord! - https://discord.gg/driver61 †Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 â€Follow us on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †iPad Drawing sponsored by Concepts, you can get an exclusive free trial here! - https://concepts.app/driver61 AG1 by Athletic Greens is a comprehensive, all-in-one greens powder engineered to fill the nutritional gaps in your diet and support your bodyâs nutritional needs across four pillars of health: Gut health, Immune support, Energy and Recovery! Itâs packed with 75 vitamins minerals, whole-food sourced ingredients and combines the perfect amount of micronutrients, absorption and taste to jumpstart your daily routine. AG1 is available in the US, Canada, UK and Europe. #F1 #Formula1 #Hamilton
Why Max's Red Bull Caught Fire in Australia
Thanks to Scarbs once again for joining us! Follow him on Twitter - seriously, do it. https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech So Max has been robbed 38 points in three races, with two DNFs due to engine issues. And itâs not just max, in Bahrain Checo had an engine-induced Sbinala and Gaslyâs car also got pretty toasty. So are all of these issues linked? Or is the Australia DNF a new issue? 2022 Australian Grand Prix Letâs get into it. †Follow Scott on Twitter - https://twitter.com/scottkmansell †Instagram - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok First then, the issue in Bahrain was said to be a Fuel Lock, that was brought on by the late Safety car. Now, if youâve worked on older cars you will know why this happens. Itâs essentially where vapour (either fuel vapour or air) get trapped in the fuel system. And very often this can completely block the fuel lines - which caused Max and Checoâs engines to stop during the Bahrain Grand Prix. We expect to be down to the E10 fuel in these new cars - rather than a leaky pipe which typically what causes the same issue on older cars. And the E10 fuel really seems to be creating some issues for Red Bull powertrains. But really, it should be something they could fix pretty quickly - and when Max won in Saudi - we thought they had. †Join our Driver61 Community Discord! - https://discord.gg/driver61 †Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 †Subscribe to our Spanish Channel! Driver61 en Español https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJDZjR55V8KaTuGMkNIx8iw †Watch the full race highlights here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt8ANZIZ8Co&t=154s #F1 #Formula1 #Driver61
How Leclerc Defeated Verstappen | Bahrain GP
Thanks to CyberGhost VPN for sponsoring the video. Enjoy 83% off and 4 additional months by clicking on the link đ https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/Driver61 Join our F1 Mailing List! đ https://driver61.mailchimpsites.com We saw some aggressive overtaking from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in this weekendâs Bahrain Grand Prix. After the race, Leclerc said: âIt is hard racing, as we have seen with Max in the past. But Iâm also an aggressive driver in the way I fight with others.â This will have been a strong message to Verstappen, so letâs look at it from each driverâs perspective. By lap 17, Verstappen had caught Leclerc and made a strong move going down the pit straight - helped by the straight-line speed of the Red Bull. Leclerc defended pretty heavily, as much as he really could on the wide Bahrain circuit. I think here, he would have wanted to keep Max on the inside, off the racing line and in all of the dust and dirt. This way, Leclerc had a much better line through turn 1, cleaner - and grippier - tyres and DRS in the next section of track. He actually said that he wasnât trying to be too late on the brakes into turn 1, as the DRS detection line was in the braking zone. As we know, this line which enables DRS in the next section if a driver is behind another when crossing it, so Leclerc was being pretty clever here, saying: âI expected it (the overtake) and actually I wanted it. Because I knew that if he wasnât overtaking me there, he would overtake me on the run to Turn 4 with the DRS. âSo I was on purpose braking very early into Turn 1 to be just behind in the DRS detection and to get it on the run to Turn 4 to get him back. It always worked out. †Join our Driver61 Community Discord! - https://discord.gg/YCqFxF27VS †Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 â€Follow us on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †iPad Drawing sponsored by Concepts, you can get an exclusive free trial here! - https://concepts.app/driver61 đș F1 Driverâs Technique Explained †Sennaâs bizarre technique: https://bit.ly/3lORK59 †How Schumacherâs style won 7 championships: https://bit.ly/3527cVz †Alonsoâs strange steering: https://bit.ly/2Z7a93v †How Verstappen will be F1 champion: https://bit.ly/3jK6L6n †How Verstappen is so fast in the wet: https://bit.ly/32WMVhr đș F1 Engineering †How F1 brakes work: https://bit.ly/3h0Whh0 †How an F1 clutch works: https://bit.ly/3i0oDJM †Whatâs inside an F1 gearbox: https://bit.ly/2DzMqRW †How F1 teams change four tyres in two seconds: https://bit.ly/2QVpkIl đïž Track & Racing Driver! †Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA †Get faster on track with our FREE 25-part tutorial series:http://bit.ly/2PypIMK †Our real-world training programmes: http://bit.ly/2ktjtgV đ Sim Racers! †My sim wheel: https://bit.ly/354BBlY †My sim pedals: https://bit.ly/3eJckQo †Our sim racing course: https://bit.ly/34WuV7p †Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA †Driver61 Sim Racing Channel: http://bit.ly/2BMdk4B #F1 #Leclerc #BahrainGP
Who Will be on Pole in Bahrain? | Bahrain GP
So with the first two practices out of the way before this weekendâs Bahrain grand prix, which team and which driver is looking like theyâll grab pole and what are my guesess for the top 5 positions in qualifying? Which cars are looking predictable and fast, and which are looking like⊠a bit of a nightmare. Some of the cars look predictable, fast and nice to drive - some of them looked an absolute nightmare. Letâs get into it. †Join our Driver61 Community Discord! - https://discord.gg/YCqFxF27VS †Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 â€Follow us on: †Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta â€TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok †iPad Drawing sponsored by Concepts, you can get an exclusive free trial here! - https://concepts.app/driver61 đș F1 Driverâs Technique Explained †Sennaâs bizarre technique: https://bit.ly/3lORK59 †How Schumacherâs style won 7 championships: https://bit.ly/3527cVz †Alonsoâs strange steering: https://bit.ly/2Z7a93v †How Verstappen will be F1 champion: https://bit.ly/3jK6L6n †How Verstappen is so fast in the wet: https://bit.ly/32WMVhr đș F1 Engineering †How F1 brakes work: https://bit.ly/3h0Whh0 †How an F1 clutch works: https://bit.ly/3i0oDJM †Whatâs inside an F1 gearbox: https://bit.ly/2DzMqRW †How F1 teams change four tyres in two seconds: https://bit.ly/2QVpkIl đïž Track & Racing Driver! †Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA †Get faster on track with our FREE 25-part tutorial series:http://bit.ly/2PypIMK †Our real-world training programmes: http://bit.ly/2ktjtgV đ Sim Racers! †My sim wheel: https://bit.ly/354BBlY †My sim pedals: https://bit.ly/3eJckQo †Our sim racing course: https://bit.ly/34WuV7p †Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA †Driver61 Sim Racing Channel: http://bit.ly/2BMdk4B #Driver61 #F1 #BahrainGP
Formule 1 : pourquoi la saison 2022 va tout révolutionner, feat. Esteban Ocon & Fernando Alonso
Pour gagner un Grand Prix de Formule 1, il faut trois ingrĂ©dients : un trĂšs bon moteur, un trĂšs bon pilote... et savoir trĂšs bien utiliser lâair. Les voitures de courses sont conçues pour fendre lâair en ligne droite, en profitant de leur rĂ©sistance dans les virages pour rester collĂ©es Ă la piste. Mais il y a un revers : une F1 laisse derriĂšre elle un air plus chaud et plus instable : le « dirty air », ou « air sale ». Un handicap pour les poursuivants, qui rend les dĂ©passements plus compliquĂ©s et casse parfois l'ambiance de la course. En 2022, la F1 fait sa rĂ©volution, pour dĂ©cupler le spectacle. Comment ? On vous explique, grĂące Ă des animations 3D et aux rencontres exclusives des pilotes Esteban Ocon et Fernando Alonso, de lâĂ©curie Alpine. â Pour suivre et comprendre l'actualitĂ©, abonnez-vous Ă la chaĂźne YouTube du Monde (et activez la cloche pour les notifications đ !) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=LeMonde Sources : Nombre de dĂ©passements par course, Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/nf4jkq/f1_overtaking_database_19942020/ Sur YouTube : Depielo (en français), https://www.youtube.com/c/DepieloF1 Chain Bear & Driver61 (en anglais) https://www.youtube.com/c/Driver61/featured Grand Prix de Hongrie 2021, Race Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2kkuQS_gXk&t=212s Vettel : « It was very hard to follow in the dirty air » https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.what-the-teams-said-race-day-in-hungary-2021.kaRDJ6GzhC746kreYLQKa.html Formula 1, Everything you need to know about the 2022 F1 car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmWJOy9vT4 How a Formula 1 race car works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7707zEX9X4&t=31s