Jason

Found my favourite European club! @FCPorto what an experience 🤩 Porto Porto allezzzz 🎶

TeamLH would you like the good news or the bad news? I’ll start with the bad news: I went through every single racing lap of telemetry from Japan, and it’s crystal clear Hamilton did not have an inherent PU problem. What he experienced was a lack of power on isolated laps, indeed caused by wheel-spin. However, I don’t believe these were from excessive tyre wear - especially at that stage of the race - but more just micro-errors exactly how Leclerc experienced it during the China Sprint qualifying. Errors that are not lap-time consuming in previous eras, are now more costly than ever. There are a few laps, after the SC restart, where on the off board shots you see HAM having major snaps over oversteer on exit of turn 9 and I believe they subsequently cost him power on those laps, but not permanently. In turn, that may have cost him the P3 still. The “good” news is that this year has proven to me once again that it all comes down to how the tyres are brought into a stint. The slower you bring in the tyre, the faster the overall stint will become. We’ve seen it across both Mercedes and Ferrari cars this year, and in these 2026 regulations it’s more prominent than ever. Bring in the tyre too quickly, you’ll get more sliding and more inconsistent deployment whilst also having a greater drop off towards the end of the race. HAM simply pushed far too hard on the SC restart and it destroyed the rest of his race. Exactly what he did in the China sprint, but the opposite to what he did in China’s GP and Australia.

Not surprised to read this, Pirelli tyres notoriously need a gentle introduction which Leclerc clearly did in both stints. Because of Russell behind, Lewis didn’t have that luxury in the second stint and likely overdid it

🔴 Ferrari : quelques informations après la course de Suzuka. - Hamilton n'a pas rencontré de problèmes avec son groupe motopropulseur, mais il a souffert d'une dégradation plus importante de ses pneus durs par rapport à Leclerc, ce qui entraînait également une consommation d'énergie plus élevée due au patinage néfaste. Cela a également accentué l'usure des pneus. - En sortie de virage, celui qui dispose d'un bon réglage bénéficie d'avantages considérables sur le temps au tour. Cela peut se traduire par un gain d'énergie de 1 à 2 % à chaque accélération. Cela dépend également de l'état des pneus ou du style de pilotage. Dans le cas de Hamilton, par exemple, Carlo Santi lui a demandé à un moment donné d’alléger de 15 % l’accélération en sortie de virage, de ralentir pour gagner en énergie globale et améliorer son temps au tour. Les données montrent que Leclerc avait plus de vitesse en ralentissant d’une manière que Vasseur qualifie de « contre-intuitive ». - Cette génération de voitures est plus "Rear Limited". Ferrari l'a compris et s'est lancée dans un développement plus ambitieux à l'arrière, reportant les travaux sur l'efficacité aérodynamique pure. - Ferrari a fait du bon travail pour tenir tête à Mercedes, mais cela ne suffit pas encore en termes de gestion d'énergie. (🌕 Plus d'informations dans l'article de @GiulyDuchessa : autoracer.it/ferrari-gara-s…)

This has to be up there😭😭

Second P3 of the season for @Charles_Leclerc 💪

@Charles_Leclerc One of your very best P3 finishes!!

Another podium here in Japan. Pushed to the very max until the end. Now time to go back to Maranello and use the break to develop as much as possible the car. Happy to see Ollie okay after the nasty crash.

you just know russell thought he'd walk this championship when he realized how much of an illegal engine he had pre-season, probably already prepared his speech at home in his mirror only for kimi to show him levels

Every time Leclerc drops a performance this good i get so much dopamine followed by a sad feeling wondering when he will get the car he deserves 💔💔💔💔💔

@leclercsletters 100% that’s Carlos and Max 😂

"in the race i don't really know what the others think - i spoke to some drivers and they all seem to be quite positive, but i know there are others who are not positive with these cars AT ALL (laughing)"

First laps, first trophy

These regs are rewarding the drivers with great racing IQ - that’s why Leclerc and Piastri were so strong today and why Russell struggled

‘why do u rep charles leclerc’ idk man take a look for urself

Some people have dared to say that Russell is a better driver than Charles 🤣 🫨🫨🫨🫨

Oscar to Charles: "I finally see what you mean by the mushrooms." 😭 #JapaneseGP

It’s amusing how much Charles Leclerc treats George Russell like his pet dog 🐾

give my boy the car please!!!

Charles Leclerc post-race team radio (P3): "LET'S GO. I wish it was for a win but feels good." OUR GOAT 😍 #JapaneseGP

P3 coming in strong! 🏆 What a drive to the podium @Charles_Leclerc!! 💪