Formula Data Analysis

It was shocking to realise that 20% of the current #F1 grid is following my page! 🤯 (4 out of 20) Verstappen was the first to do so (in 2022), and since then he’s always won the WDC! The power of data analysis? 🤣👀 @Max33Verstappen @FranColapinto @PierreGASLY

@alogoc @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 @redbullracing @Max33Verstappen Good catch Cadillac: +3.57s/lap Thanks mate!

@FDataAnalysis @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 @redbullracing @Max33Verstappen It says 11.Aston +3.45 12 Cadilac + 3.00

RACE PACE #MiamiGP 📊 BEST PACE: ANT, NOR Race decided by ANT's 1-lap earlier pit and clean overtake, not by differences in pace FAST PACE: PIA, LEC LEC almost matched PIA before the issue (analysis coming tomorrow!) SLOWER: RUS, HAM, VER HAM had extensive bodywork damage VER did 51L on a Hard set RUS had no excuses (while ANT carried the team) #F1

@noobbricks @brakeboosted @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 @redbullracing @Max33Verstappen Agreed

@FDataAnalysis @brakeboosted @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 @redbullracing @Max33Verstappen Hamilton's pace was incredible for the damage he'd taken. That first lap really took a great opportunity off his hands.

Gap to the leader for all the non-lapped cars Notice how much VER’s pace dropped off in the second stint due to the early pit!

@TrisonicFoxbat McLaren for sure, for VER instead it will be hard to sustain a race-winning pace for so many laps

@FDataAnalysis McLaren has the chance to battle for a win. And I think Max can do so. What do you say

SPRINT PACE “The break was so long we got back to last year’s Miami Sprint!” The updated 🟧McLaren returned to race-winning pace, while 🟦RBR is in the mix again 🟩Mercedes' pace was only the THIRD quickest (and RUS was no quicker than VER). 🟥Ferrari can be optimistic Pace: 1) McL 0.00 2) Ferrari +0.24 3) Merc +0.35 4) RBR +0.52 5) Alpine +1.39 6) Williams (M/M) +2.14 7) Audi +2.30 8) Haas +2.68 9) RBs +2.79 10) Aston +3.55 11) Cadillac (H) +3.72 YOUR prediction for the #F1 race? 👀

Thanks to slipstream + overtake mode, the two Williams cars hit 351 km/h in the Sprint! SAI averaged 346 km/h, remarkable given that current F1 rules allow almost no ERS deployment at that speed

@Messi101234567 @alo_oficial @Charles_Leclerc @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris McL, Ferrari, and Mercedes set the best sectors, so they have the most potential Ferrari performed worse than they could have, while NOR took the most out of that opportunity

@FDataAnalysis @alo_oficial @Charles_Leclerc @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris Who do you think would be the fastest this weekend?

Key #F1 SPRINT QUALI notes: •🟥LEC quickest in S1, ⬛️ANT in S2, ⬛️RUS in S3 •🟧McL (NOR) got pole with no purple sectors! •The slowest F1 car (🟩Aston) was slower than the SLOWEST F2 (Shields) •🟥LEC missed power on SQ3 (-6km/h vs SQ2, 0.3s lost vs others!) •Start of 4-teams title fight? 👀

NOR vs ANT telemetry Notice McL's much stronger deployment before T1 and after T3, which, however, limited their power on the two main straights!

Best sectors: Mercedes and RBR struggled in S1, Ferrari in S2 and S3 (but much less so)

@maxgoat19 @alo_oficial @Charles_Leclerc @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris Red Bull looked better than in any other session this year, probably: excellent top speed and straightline performance, yet no evident chassis-side issues All-around improved car, if this trend gets confirmed

@FDataAnalysis @alo_oficial @Charles_Leclerc @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris What about red bull?

@AgnisRoz They likely had less drag than 2025 cars, but surely more than 2026 ones 2026 F1 cars are likely the least draggy generation of cars since the 80’: they can reach ~350km/h from just a ~550hp ICE (if a long enough straight is available)

@FDataAnalysis Did they really have worse drag? Except for the new straight mode, modern F1 cars are way more draggy than F1 from 50's and 60's. The more power you get, the more drag you can afford to generate more downforce. 1980's cars had about 600hp race trim, they can't be too draggy.

The most powerful #F1 engine ever? The tiny 1500cc 4-cylinder 1986 BMW M12: over 1400hp in qualifying!🔥 Power is estimated: no dyno could accurately measure over 1000hp!💡 The Benetton reached 352km/h in Monza, with much worse drag (and grip) than current cars! Mind-blowing😳 The inline-4 layout of the BMW engine gave it a clear advantage over the V6 engines used by Ferrari and Renault: 1 fewer turbo, 2 fewer cylinders, 8 fewer valves➡️lower frictional losses➡️More power and better reliability

The most powerful naturally-aspirated #F1 engine ever was... Japanese, likely 🇯🇵 Peak power reached in 2005 (end of 3000cc, 'V10' era) Renault ~900hp Cosworth 915hp Mercedes ~930hp Ferrari 920-940hp Honda >965hp (Last power step in Suzuka) Toyota >1000hp, detuned to ~960hp for reliability The straight-line acceleration of these cars was insane, much higher than the current ones' (and did so 20 years ago!) Compared to current cars: -Similar peak power -Higher end-of-straight power (No ERS, always full power) -200kg lighter (600kg, including driver!) -20cm narrower track, reducing drag Crazy!

You can find all the sources in the bibliography of this page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_O… Unfortunately, no reliable figure for the 2005 BMW engine

@nws13 Nope, 2005 engines were still slightly more powerful than 2004 ones even though they had to be more reliable The development outmatched the need for more reliability en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_O…

@FDataAnalysis Erm...Mirco...the 2004 engines were more powerful than the 2005 ones. They changed to 1 engine, 1 weekend after

@StaurosNiarchos Ferrari certainly wasn’t at the top of the power ranking, even though their engine wasn’t bad at all 😁 The rest of the package made the difference, not the engine power itself Toyota’s power was excellent, the car much less so

@FDataAnalysis I don’t know where you got your numbers from but there was no one anywhere near Ferrari and BMW in the V10 era…let alone Toyota! They couldn’t even beat Renault who were always the lowest in terms of power…

NEW #F1 ERS RULES (From Miami), EXPLAINED! 📒 Clipping time drops significantly, with minimal impact on lap times and the pecking order. At peak harvest, an F1 car can produce less full-throttle power than a Fiat Panda, but it's for the better 😆 (read to the end!) QUALI • Max recharge: 8 → 7 MJ • Peak superclip power: 250 → 350 kW • Tracks with alternative lower energy limits: 8 → 12 RACE • Boost gain capped at +150 kW • ERS power not on straights: 350 → 250 kW • Peak superclip power: 250 → 350 kW Effects: • Less energy to deploy (7 MJ in quali). Stronger superclipping (250→350 kW) means it lasts even less • Boost mode nerfed, but still enough to overtake • Laptimes roughly unchanged: stronger superclip (↑ perf) offset by less deployment not on straights (↓ perf) Saved the best for last: during superclipping, the PU produces ~400 kW (ICE) − 350 kW (ERS harvest) = ~50 kW (68 hp) at full throttle. That's 1 kW less than a Fiat Panda 1.2 (51 kW)! 🐼