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With Racing Point and Red Bull taking center stage, on Saturday in Istanbul, by contrast, both Mercedes and Ferrari were in trouble. In wet conditions, the ability to warm the tires and the tire pressure made all the difference. In the case of a dry run, everyone can decide which compound to start with. Pay attention to Sunday schedules: the GP at 11.10, always live on Sky Sport F1 (channel 207) and Sky Sport Uno (channel 201)
THE CHRONICLE OF GRADES
the ratings of the Turkish GP to have Mercedes dominance stopped which lasted from the first race of the season. Was expected to be there Red Bull from Verstappen to break this hegemony, however, surprisingly, the Racing point from Walk.
Qualifying in the wet took place on a very slippery track and these two aspects altered the actual forces on the tracks. A Racing Point that came out great in these conditions and that also confirms third place in Perez That pole was played to the end with his partner and Verstappen. Racing Point seems to have the aerodynamic and mechanical setup got it right suitable for these conditions. Verstappen, ruler with the completely wet, could not confirm his excellent performances even in the final stages of qualifying when he had to ride the intermediate. With this type of compound he struggled to find the temperature and, only on the last lap, was he able to do a time trial at Racing Point levels. Despite this, it was a very positive rating for Red Bull that brought two cars to the first two rows with Verstappen in second place and Albon in fourth.
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Positive rating for Renault and Alfa Romeo who managed to get both drivers to Q3. For the Enstone team, this is nothing new given the competitiveness shown by the RS20. However, the performance of Alfa Romeo is a surprise, which for the first time in 2020 managed to lead its drivers to Q3 (Raikkonen P8, Giovinazzi P10). The disappointments of this qualification were Mercedes and Ferrari. The Anglo-German team struggled from the first free practice sessions and even in rainy conditions could not return to their corresponding positions. For them it will be one really uphill race seen the sixth place obtained by Hamilton and the ninth of Bottas.
The Ferrariinstead, she had always been competitive in all free practice sessions, but with the rain came crisis. Both Vettel and Leclerc have struggled since Q1 and the main problem that has not allowed them to be fast is identifying on tires that have never entered the correct working range. The gap that both have filled in the second quarter by Verstappen was greater than 6 if this can only be explained by some tires not on temperature.
The difference in qualifying was made by tires and pressures.
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In addition to rain the true protagonist of these degrees were the tires. In all qualifying phases we have seen big differences between the leading drivers and the chasing drivers and this can only be explained by the grip generated by the tires on the tarmac. These big differences cannot be explained by talking about downforce, aerodynamic efficiency and / or power unit power. The key factor, which certainly also contributed to Ferrari’s poor performance, was the rain tire temperatures.. In these track conditions, getting the track right is essential. Pressure Tire inflation. Generally, when the track is slippery, there is a tendency to increase pressure to reduce the tire footprint. By having a smaller surface in contact with the asphalt, the rubber tends to heat up more because the energy is transferred to a smaller surface. The high pressures also facilitate the driver’s feeling behind the wheel and this allows him to be more aggressive thus bringing higher temperature to the tires.
Racing Point did well in Q3
The choice that allowed the Careers Getting this pole was riding the intermediates against Red Bull. At the beginning of the session the team diversified the strategy between the two riders sending Pérez to the track with the intermediates and Walk with him full wet. Red Bullon the other hand, she was conservative in choosing the rain compound for both drivers swing.
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After seeing Perez’s time, all the riders, including Stroll, Verstappen and Albon, decided to ride the intermediates but, Racing Point was better at getting the correct tire pressure and this allowed Stroll to be immediately very competitive while Verstappen and Albon did a few laps before bringing intermission in the correct working range.
Teams will initially be able to start with which compound
The teams, in case of dry run, will be able to choose with which compound exit at the beginning. The track will certainly be a lot slippery as we saw during free practice on Friday. On a strategic level, Pirelli indicates that there is little difference in terms of timing between a race and a single stop and one to double stop. Close attention should be paid to grainy, especially in the early part of the race.
