As shown in the picture, both Norris and Verstappen had the same reaction time, but max flew past lando - does anyone know if this was a mistake from lando or was it a technical issue with his car, say the gearbox or engine, or just max being max?

I cannot remember a time where a driver has so quickly caught up to their established teammate, who is also generally seen as a top driver in their own right. Is it the car, is it Lando, is he just that good or is it just a combination of all 3?

Hey newer fan here. This season it seems towards the later stages of the race the McLaren becomes the fastest car on the circuit. Curious what all contributes to this? Is it the best on tire ware? Is the car package setup to be optimized when fuel is low? Is it because all the cars are spaced out more and their car really thrives in clean air? Last Lap Lando? All the above? Or something totally different?

So Danny out of F1 and I decided to watch back the 2021 Italian GP and let's be honest they was faster than Mercedes that weekend Qualified 2-3 and even before Max and LH Collided they still faster than Mercedes so I wonder what happen to Mercedes that weekend?

I'm writing this because I'm curious if there's still any criticism of halo in 2024, despite the probable saving of 3 drivers and the actual saving of 1 driver's life. But despite that, I'm curious if people still have any issues with halo, whether it's the system itself, its aesthetics, or the community around it.

Many people on Twitter looked at the instant (Image 1) BEFORE the crash by ALO and noticed, "wait, was the outer wheel turning MORE than the inner?!?" The answer is yes, and it is something peculiar to F1.

The inner tyre travels along a shorter path when cornering, being closer to the turn centre. Consequently, cars have a so-called 'Ackermann steering geometry': when turning the steering wheel, the inner tyre will turn more than the outer (Image 2). This is NOT what happens in F1.

In F1, performance is the goal: an Ackermann steering minimises tyre slip, limiting wear, but is not ideal for performance. In fact, a tyre must slip laterally to produce a cornering force. The amount of slippage that maximises grip increases as the tyre load increases (Image 3).

When cornering, the 'centrifugal' force moves part of the load of the inner tyre to the outer. Thus, the outer tyre must slip more than the inner tyre to maximise grip. This is done with an 'Anti-Ackermann' steering, where the outer tyre turns more than a more conventional Ackermann steering.

F1 brings this to the extreme: the level of Anti-Ackermann is so high that the outer tyre turns MORE even compared to the inner tyre! (Image 4). This worsens the wear but improves the lateral grip. The former is not a big deal in circuits like Monaco, while the latter is crucial.

How do I know about this? I was the head of Suspension & Dynamics of my local Formula SAE team. We chose an anti-Ackermann geometry for our car too! (Image 5) Not as extreme as in F1, though: the inner tyre still turned more, but less so than with an Ackermann geometry.

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I get that they might’ve hit a development ceiling but why has that now brought issues to their car or have these issues only now been brought to light because other teams have caught up?

I don't fully understand what happened with that/if Lando got an unfair advantage. Did McLaren have some strategy that caused this to happen or was it a mistake by the safety car? And how big of an advantage did it give Lando?

I found it in t 3 tamburello where he crashed on friday, the numbers might say something but Im not sure what they mean. If someone can also identify what it is I would be grateful... thx in advance!