Doesnt all customer teams have to run the same PU mapping across the weekend though?
So making a super aggressive map for Charles last race would be out the window?
I don’t think so. Sainz has been running higher engine mappings than Leclerc since Brazil. He has been consistently faster down the straights since Brazil.
I hope he gets it because there is a very strong chance it will be his last considering his career path.
Pretty close with Norris/Piastri.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑08 Dec 2024, 03:12Ferrari definitely had the strongest lineup for qualifying this season.
Piastri is definitely not as good a qualifier as Sainz is if we're looking at the qualifying head to head, pace aside. Sainz is right up there with Norris, Russell, Verstappen, and Leclerc most of the time. Moreover, he can outqualify Leclerc 1/3 of the time; Piastri only outqualified Norris a handful of times this season, and one of those was due to a yellow flag error.JPower wrote: ↑08 Dec 2024, 05:48
Pretty close with Norris/Piastri.
In terms of race pace, still fairly close between the two(Sainz has greatly improved on that front over the past 2 years). Will finish the calcs next week but I think the only teammates closer will be end up being Hamilton/Russell who are essentially dead even on Sundays.
Even with Hamilton starting from worse positions and likely working harder to advance, the race pace is still there. Fred can take solace in that at least. If he can gel with the 2025 car in quali next year, I think he'll be very competitive with Leclerc. A consistent year and the WCC is in reach if the car is there.
I agree... though Abu Dhabi isn't an amazing track for overtaking so I don't expect Brazil levels of positions gained here.