2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, Sep 13-15

[Sergej]

I would bet on a Leclerc/Norris win.

[ScuderiaLeo]

Top teams' average career finishing positions at Baku (F1) so far.

[Driver]: [Average] ([Average with outliers removed])

1. PER: P2
2. LEC: P4
3. HAM: P6 (P4)
4. VER: P6 (P2)
5. SAI: P6
6. RUS: P9 (P5)
7. NOR: P8
8. PIA: P11 [*Only one race]

[AR3-GP]

Top teams' average career finishing positions at Baku (F1) so far.

[Driver]: [Average] ([Average with outliers removed])

1. HAM: P6 (P4)
2. VER: P6 (P2)

Is 2021 the outlier? What a despicable race

[ScuderiaLeo]

Is 2021 the outlier? What a despicable race

I got that stat from X, but I think the races removed are

1. VER: 2021
2. HAM: 2021
3. RUS: 2019, 2021

The most baffling part to me is, perhaps obviously, Perez's "King of the Streets" thing... imagine the scenes if he somehow returned to form at this race?

[PlatinumZealot]

It was Daniel who proclaimed himself king of the streets with absolutelty nothing to back that up. Seems Perez earned that title... But not so sure if he has held onto it!

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It was Daniel who proclaimed himself king of the streets with absolutelty nothing to back that up. Seems Perez earned that title... But not so sure if he has held onto it!

Sergio is king of the streets by virtue of just being 'decent' at street tracks as opposed to underwhelming at regular circuits

[Luscion]

Rear wings for Baku

[Luscion]

They've extended the DRS zone by 100 meters

https://www.racefans.net/2024/09/12/drs ... d-passing/

[Formula 1 fan 1996]

Are Mercedes and Red Bull using low or medium downforce rear wings?

[Luscion]

Are Mercedes and Red Bull using low or medium downforce rear wings?

i believe RB are running a medium downforce and thats the wing Merc used at Monza, so low downforce

[Formula 1 fan 1996]

Are Mercedes and Red Bull using low or medium downforce rear wings?

i believe RB are running a medium downforce and thats the wing Merc used at Monza, so low downforce

Okay, thank you for information.

[avantman]

Mercedes seems to be better on front-limited tracks, though.

Mercedes have unreal front end. That's why Hamilton has been struggling so much with these cars, but does relatively well in races, because you they are never pushing to the limit there, and he gets more comfy with the rear end..
I'm really curious to see how would Max do in modern Mercedes. All points out that he would shine in their car. For sure it would suit him a lot better than the new Red bulls.

[Vanja #66]

Are Mercedes and Red Bull using low or medium downforce rear wings?

Both were used in Spa and we can probably consider both as low load wings. Monza wings are another level of low basically. Ferrari is also using same low load wing like Spa, while McLaren fitted medium-low they used in Jeddah, Miami, Imola, etc. No idea why they've gone so big, it's more likely just a test

[bananapeel23]

Rear wings for Baku

Wow, I never noticed the odd shape of the Ferrari wing. It's like the opposite of a spoon shaped upper element. The upper element seems to get taller (or thicker?) towards the middle, almost like the F2 wings, just more subtle.

Apart from that, Ferrari seems to be running a barn door compared to the others, especially with those (presumably) draggy tips. Have they just decided that they want to dominate sector 1 and 2 and accepted that they will be a sitting duck on the straights, or do you think they will change wings?

[PlatinumZealot]

Turning the tyres on will be a huge deal in Qualifying. Keeping them in the zone for the race will also be very diffifult.