LEC v VER v SAI v PER
LEC v VER v HAM v RUS
a single 6 car graph would be too hard to read so split in 2, it remains kinda hard to read... Anyway for the first time I can say, it's just FP1...
PER v LEC shows some good stuff:
* Basically until Casino (T4) Perez is pushing quite a bit harder than LEC, then he takes T4 much easier.
* The whole of S2 is pretty even but Mirabeau Bas and Portier and the tunnel straight Ferrari can probably push more judging form acceleration curve and other corners
* Braking into pools Ferrari is suffering from some top speed, and some corrections (few out of place brake touches)
* In S3 it seems both are taking it easy for different reasons, PER is not going on the pedal as fast while LEC is braking earlier and not as hard.
RUS v LEC
* Much earlier braking into T1 from RUS (similar to HAM actually)
* Again, LEC takes that whole Casino section much easier than RUS
* Some struggle in slow corners for that Mercedes
* Good acceleration and top speed for Mercedes, so a bit less in the tank, for the tunnel
* In the last sector both drivers like above are taking it easy in different ways
It seems Merc is struggling in the slow corners, very pointy too as if it struggled to turn the car.
Doesn't seem clear who's ahead, aside from Ferrari and RedBull behing ahead of Merc, it doesn't look to be particularly close between top 2 and the rest, but it's just FP1 and everyone was indeed just messing around so far.