Alright, so telemetry is out:
LEC v VER
* LEC best lap came on the 2nd attempt with the same tire, same thing that SAI did.
* Compared to FP2 engine mode is closer to the same as RBR, but it's still not full beans on LEC's car.
* S3 continues to be a real struggle for VER, braking is much earlier, T10 is just very slow mid corner, he has to use the brake a lot more and is off throttle for the whole corner while LEC is on the throttle all the corner except for apex.
* Also in T1 however Ferrari can use the throttle more and goes through that corner 5kph faster on average and 6kph faster min speed.
* Top speed advantage for RBR, probably due to engine but also the lower DF wing, is among the highest in the last races at 6-7kph.
Car strengths and weaknesses appear unchanged between FP1 and FP2.
LEC v SAI
* Pretty identical laps but SAI does just slightly better in T5-6 which sets him up well for the rest of S2. S1 and S3 have a combined difference of 0.013 between the 2 in favor of LEC.
* Both cars on their 2nd attempt on the soft, showing actually somewhat normal tyre degradation, Max tried to best his lap on 2nd attempt but couldn't.
Race sims:
* Very impressive race sim for RBR
* Merc has older Mediums so their pace isn't that bad actually, but they aren't on the same level as RBR
* Ferrari seemingly with bad race pace, although LEC had some laps in the middle where his laps were compromised by traffic, laps 3-4-5-6. Lap 2 to lap 7 for LEC show similar degradation as to what RBR saw with VER. So why is Ferrari slow? Same story as FP1:
engine is very tuned down as you can see from the speed on the straights.