Wanting again at a telemetry evaluation from the efficiency within the qualifying session for the 2024 Method 1 British Grand Prix, we will instantly discover a number of the principal issues that the Ferrari SF-24 single-seater confronted final weekend on the 5.891-kilometre Silverstone Circuit, which ultimately ended with one other disappointing final result for the Maranello workforce.
Within the first sector of the Silverstone monitor, the fixed efficiency within the battle for pole place between Mercedes and McLaren is clear. The Brackley automobiles obtain higher finish of straight velocity in comparison with the Woking automobiles, which excel in traction. It must be famous that the laps analyzed for Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz check with the primary try in Q3.
Saturday’s third-place finisher aborted his final lap because of understeer on acceleration after flip 13. This took him onto the grass, forcing him to raise off. Carlos Sainz, alternatively, missed the apex at flip 4 and skilled important oversteer in the identical bend. This error was additionally because of imperfect preparation for his push lap, ensuing from poor timing when leaving the storage. This pressured him right into a battle for place with Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri.
Returning to the telemetry, we see that George Russell is persistently quicker on the primary straight however doesn’t make a major distinction over his rivals. Lando Norris, alternatively, manages to raised movement his automotive by route modifications. The primary variations in type and method are noticeable at flip 3. Carlos Sainz carries far more velocity into the nook, maximizing his automotive’s efficiency below braking.
Mid-corner, the Spaniard has the very best minimal velocity, however when getting again on the fuel, he loses the rear, gifting away the three-tenths he had gained below braking. This prevents him from positioning his automotive nicely within the transition between turns 3 and 4, subsequently paying the value in traction on the straight main to show 6.
Lando Norris and Geroge Russell have a distinct method to show 3, with Lando staying a lot nearer to the curb, touching it. George, alternatively, stays wider, rising the radius and discovering higher acceleration. Nevertheless, after reaching 100% throttle, the pole sitter experiences a rear snap going over the outer kerbs, inflicting him to lose a number of kilometers per hour in comparison with Lando Norris. Carlos Sainz manages to get better a number of the misplaced traction by the wonderful acceleration offered by the Ferrari Energy Unit and using drag discount system. Together with Russell, the Spaniard reaches the very best prime velocity earlier than braking for flip 6, 315 kilometers per hour.
Within the center sector, Russell and Norris make a distinction in comparison with Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari within the passage by turns 6 and seven. The Spaniard is extra conservative below braking however fails to hold a lot velocity by the nook because of an absence of grip in medium-slow corners. Solely on the exit from flip 7 does Carlos restrict the injury, staying farther from the curb and carrying a number of extra kilometers per hour of velocity.
The 2 English drivers, alternatively, keep nearer to the apex, indicating how immediately’s main automobiles can discover extra steering angle, maximizing grip with out unsettling the automotive. Between the braking at flip 6 and the traction after flip 7, Carlos Sainz loses a complete of three-tenths in comparison with Russell, about half of the hole on the finish of the lap.
At Copse, there aren’t any corrections from the three drivers, however the Ferrari driver has to raise off extra (about 20%), dropping velocity, particularly on entry. At Becketts, the three drivers method with a velocity of 308 kilometers per hour. Even within the quicker part of the monitor, there aren’t any main corrections, apart from Russell’s entry onto the Hangar Straight. Evaluating telemetry and onboard footage, the Mercedes driver pays for larger velocity after flip 12 with slight understeer on acceleration after flip 13.
This forces him to make use of a higher steering angle and to be extra conservative with the throttle. Saturday’s pole sitter thus loses one thing in acceleration, with Norris gaining again half a tenth of a second. In these corners, Carlos Sainz once more suffers from the shortage of grip plaguing the Ferrari SF-24. As in flip 7, the Spanish driver doesn’t present important corrections in driving however is pressured to hold much less velocity into the nook to keep away from dropping the automotive.
Within the closing sector of the circuit, notably on his final try, George Russell maximizes the efficiency of his W15, widening the hole with Lando Norris. On the Hangar Straight, the pole sitter maintains a better common velocity, additionally due to wonderful DRS. George hits a prime velocity of 325 kilometers per hour, delaying the braking enter. This permits him to hold extra velocity into the nook, exploiting his tires in higher situation, with much less partial throttle in comparison with his rivals.
After flip 15, the three drivers attain 100% throttle virtually concurrently, sustaining very comparable speeds within the part earlier than the ultimate braking level of the monitor. As within the earlier nook, Russell delays the brake enter at flip 16, maximizing the efficiency of his automotive on entry. Nevertheless, the Englishman is slower within the transition by flip 17 and within the closing acceleration section.
Saturday’s qualifying was extraordinarily detrimental for the historic Ferrari workforce. The Maranello automobiles present an absence of grip in medium-slow corners, saving the efficiency solely due to the wonderful energy unit. To regain their route, new simulator exams might be performed forward of the Budapest weekend. In the meantime, the Maranello workforce hoped that Sunday’s race would go higher in some adversarial climate situations which may have favored their comeback. Sadly, a transparent lack of tempo from the SF-24 automobiles and a flawed technique name for Charles Leclerc when it comes to mounting the intermediate tires compromised Ferrari’s British Grand Prix, because the Italian facet misplaced factors towards all its three principal opponents.
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