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The 3 Ferrari-engined #F1 cars have VASTLY different cooling solutions!
🔴Ferrari:
-Upper Intake: medium, triangular
-Sidepods inlets: complex geometry
⚪️Haas:
-Upper: Largest (triangle + side inlets)
-Side: Simple, rectangular
⚫️Cadillac:
-Upper: Tiny triangle + small side inlets
-Side: U-shaped
🔴Ferrari:
-Upper Intake: medium, triangular
-Sidepods inlets: complex geometry
⚪️Haas:
-Upper: Largest (triangle + side inlets)
-Side: Simple, rectangular
⚫️Cadillac:
-Upper: Tiny triangle + small side inlets
-Side: U-shaped
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The 3 Ferrari-engined #F1 cars have VASTLY different cooling solutions!
🔴Ferrari:
-Upper Intake: medium, triangular
-Sidepods inlets: complex geometry
⚪️Haas:
-Upper: Largest (triangle + side inlets)
-Side: Simple, rectangular
⚫️Cadillac:
-Upper: Tiny triangle + small side inlets
-Side: U-shaped
🔴Ferrari:
-Upper Intake: medium, triangular
-Sidepods inlets: complex geometry
⚪️Haas:
-Upper: Largest (triangle + side inlets)
-Side: Simple, rectangular
⚫️Cadillac:
-Upper: Tiny triangle + small side inlets
-Side: U-shaped
Ferrari's SF-26 looks 'basic': very simple endplates and bulky bodywork... this might be a 'base-spec' to be significantly developed! 👀
The minimal centerline cooling makes up for the huge sidepod inlets (the opposite of Racing Bulls!) → Lower CoG, cleaner rear wing airflow
Read on 👇
(1/3) #F1
The minimal centerline cooling makes up for the huge sidepod inlets (the opposite of Racing Bulls!) → Lower CoG, cleaner rear wing airflow
Read on 👇
(1/3) #F1
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Ferrari's SF-26 looks 'basic': very simple endplates and bulky bodywork... this might be a 'base-spec' to be significantly developed! 👀
The minimal centerline cooling makes up for the huge sidepod inlets (the opposite of Racing Bulls!) → Lower CoG, cleaner rear wing airflow
Read on 👇
(1/3) #F1
The minimal centerline cooling makes up for the huge sidepod inlets (the opposite of Racing Bulls!) → Lower CoG, cleaner rear wing airflow
Read on 👇
(1/3) #F1
This one made my day:
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This one made my day:
🟪2025 vs 🟩2026
KEY DIFFERENCES 👇
-HUGE central inlet (~3× ERS power → far higher cooling needs)
-Radical front suspension rethink: much flatter upper wishbone and switch from PULL-rod to PUSH-rod
-TINY front wingspan (+ active aero actuator)
-Far more complex endplate and outboard section
KEY DIFFERENCES 👇
-HUGE central inlet (~3× ERS power → far higher cooling needs)
-Radical front suspension rethink: much flatter upper wishbone and switch from PULL-rod to PUSH-rod
-TINY front wingspan (+ active aero actuator)
-Far more complex endplate and outboard section
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🟪2025 vs 🟩2026
KEY DIFFERENCES 👇
-HUGE central inlet (~3× ERS power → far higher cooling needs)
-Radical front suspension rethink: much flatter upper wishbone and switch from PULL-rod to PUSH-rod
-TINY front wingspan (+ active aero actuator)
-Far more complex endplate and outboard section
KEY DIFFERENCES 👇
-HUGE central inlet (~3× ERS power → far higher cooling needs)
-Radical front suspension rethink: much flatter upper wishbone and switch from PULL-rod to PUSH-rod
-TINY front wingspan (+ active aero actuator)
-Far more complex endplate and outboard section
The renders - NOT the physical show cars - released by Red Bull and Racing Bulls do NOT match any F1 FIA renders seen so far. They may be pre-testing prototypes, hinting at the design direction already chosen 💡
Both will switch the front suspension from PULL to PUSH-rod 🛠️
Both will switch the front suspension from PULL to PUSH-rod 🛠️
January 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The renders - NOT the physical show cars - released by Red Bull and Racing Bulls do NOT match any F1 FIA renders seen so far. They may be pre-testing prototypes, hinting at the design direction already chosen 💡
Both will switch the front suspension from PULL to PUSH-rod 🛠️
Both will switch the front suspension from PULL to PUSH-rod 🛠️
I simulated a 🟥2026 #F1 car’s acceleration against 🟦VER’s real Monza pole telemetry: the result was shocking!
Narrower track + active aero slash drag, so 2026 cars accelerate much faster
ERS power will drop above 290 km/h, yet the drag reduction more than offsets the lower ICE power!
Read on👇(1/3)
Narrower track + active aero slash drag, so 2026 cars accelerate much faster
ERS power will drop above 290 km/h, yet the drag reduction more than offsets the lower ICE power!
Read on👇(1/3)
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I simulated a 🟥2026 #F1 car’s acceleration against 🟦VER’s real Monza pole telemetry: the result was shocking!
Narrower track + active aero slash drag, so 2026 cars accelerate much faster
ERS power will drop above 290 km/h, yet the drag reduction more than offsets the lower ICE power!
Read on👇(1/3)
Narrower track + active aero slash drag, so 2026 cars accelerate much faster
ERS power will drop above 290 km/h, yet the drag reduction more than offsets the lower ICE power!
Read on👇(1/3)
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Mercedes' (and RBR's?) "compression ratio trick" could be worth 4 tenths in Monza, and even more in the opening laps (~21s over a race: the difference between P2 and P6 this year!)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Mercedes' (and RBR's?) "compression ratio trick" could be worth 4 tenths in Monza, and even more in the opening laps (~21s over a race: the difference between P2 and P6 this year!)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
Mercedes' (and RBR's?) "compression ratio trick" could be worth 4 tenths in Monza, and even more in the opening laps (~21s over a race: the difference between P2 and P6 this year!)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Mercedes' (and RBR's?) "compression ratio trick" could be worth 4 tenths in Monza, and even more in the opening laps (~21s over a race: the difference between P2 and P6 this year!)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
16:1 → mandated ’26 compression ratio (cold engine check)
18:1 → ’25 level (~ upper knock limit)
Read on! 👇 (1/4)
Ever seen a 2026 #F1 car accelerate?
Now you have, through this simulation!🏎️
⬛️Normal ERS vs 🟥Overtake Mode
— Normal Aero vs -- Active Aero
Key points:
-Cars will accelerate QUICKER than in '25 until 290km/h (same power, 30kg less, less drag)
Read on 👇 (1/3)
Now you have, through this simulation!🏎️
⬛️Normal ERS vs 🟥Overtake Mode
— Normal Aero vs -- Active Aero
Key points:
-Cars will accelerate QUICKER than in '25 until 290km/h (same power, 30kg less, less drag)
Read on 👇 (1/3)
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Ever seen a 2026 #F1 car accelerate?
Now you have, through this simulation!🏎️
⬛️Normal ERS vs 🟥Overtake Mode
— Normal Aero vs -- Active Aero
Key points:
-Cars will accelerate QUICKER than in '25 until 290km/h (same power, 30kg less, less drag)
Read on 👇 (1/3)
Now you have, through this simulation!🏎️
⬛️Normal ERS vs 🟥Overtake Mode
— Normal Aero vs -- Active Aero
Key points:
-Cars will accelerate QUICKER than in '25 until 290km/h (same power, 30kg less, less drag)
Read on 👇 (1/3)
Confused about the 2026 #F1 engine & aero rules? 🤔
Can't miss my simulation-driven breakdown!💡
(And discover why the power drop off prevents them from exceeding 400 km/h!)
Read on 👇 (1/4)
Can't miss my simulation-driven breakdown!💡
(And discover why the power drop off prevents them from exceeding 400 km/h!)
Read on 👇 (1/4)
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Confused about the 2026 #F1 engine & aero rules? 🤔
Can't miss my simulation-driven breakdown!💡
(And discover why the power drop off prevents them from exceeding 400 km/h!)
Read on 👇 (1/4)
Can't miss my simulation-driven breakdown!💡
(And discover why the power drop off prevents them from exceeding 400 km/h!)
Read on 👇 (1/4)
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎄
May the winter break bring performance to the teams you support, focus to your favourite drivers, and some well-deserved rest to you!
And to all us Ferrari fans: remember to ask Santa to help the team ace the new regulations 🎅
-Mirco
May the winter break bring performance to the teams you support, focus to your favourite drivers, and some well-deserved rest to you!
And to all us Ferrari fans: remember to ask Santa to help the team ace the new regulations 🎅
-Mirco
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎄
May the winter break bring performance to the teams you support, focus to your favourite drivers, and some well-deserved rest to you!
And to all us Ferrari fans: remember to ask Santa to help the team ace the new regulations 🎅
-Mirco
May the winter break bring performance to the teams you support, focus to your favourite drivers, and some well-deserved rest to you!
And to all us Ferrari fans: remember to ask Santa to help the team ace the new regulations 🎅
-Mirco
Electric energy management will be critical next season!
Look at this 👇
🪫Saudi Arabia: time spent braking (7.6%) is less than ONE TENTH of that passed full-throttle (76.1%). Little harvesting, long deployment → severe clipping
🪫Monza: on/off throttle (<10% partial throttle) → similar
(1/3)
Look at this 👇
🪫Saudi Arabia: time spent braking (7.6%) is less than ONE TENTH of that passed full-throttle (76.1%). Little harvesting, long deployment → severe clipping
🪫Monza: on/off throttle (<10% partial throttle) → similar
(1/3)
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Electric energy management will be critical next season!
Look at this 👇
🪫Saudi Arabia: time spent braking (7.6%) is less than ONE TENTH of that passed full-throttle (76.1%). Little harvesting, long deployment → severe clipping
🪫Monza: on/off throttle (<10% partial throttle) → similar
(1/3)
Look at this 👇
🪫Saudi Arabia: time spent braking (7.6%) is less than ONE TENTH of that passed full-throttle (76.1%). Little harvesting, long deployment → severe clipping
🪫Monza: on/off throttle (<10% partial throttle) → similar
(1/3)
💡Some wild stats if you split the season into three 8-race chunks:
-Worst: 🟠PIA at season end (86 pts)
-Best: 🔵VER at season end (191 pts, 23.9 pts/race !)
🟠NOR was never the best - but his worst (130 pts) still easily beat VER’s worst (94) and PIA’s (86)!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan #F1
-Worst: 🟠PIA at season end (86 pts)
-Best: 🔵VER at season end (191 pts, 23.9 pts/race !)
🟠NOR was never the best - but his worst (130 pts) still easily beat VER’s worst (94) and PIA’s (86)!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan #F1
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
💡Some wild stats if you split the season into three 8-race chunks:
-Worst: 🟠PIA at season end (86 pts)
-Best: 🔵VER at season end (191 pts, 23.9 pts/race !)
🟠NOR was never the best - but his worst (130 pts) still easily beat VER’s worst (94) and PIA’s (86)!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan #F1
-Worst: 🟠PIA at season end (86 pts)
-Best: 🔵VER at season end (191 pts, 23.9 pts/race !)
🟠NOR was never the best - but his worst (130 pts) still easily beat VER’s worst (94) and PIA’s (86)!
Via JMP #YesJMPcan #F1
All season, I wrote in-depth, data analysis articles for every #F1 race weekend
They were supporter-only, but now they’re all free for everyone!
I won’t be able to continue these articles (for now), so I’m pausing all memberships: no one will be billed anymore
👇
buymeacoffee.com/f1dataanalys...
They were supporter-only, but now they’re all free for everyone!
I won’t be able to continue these articles (for now), so I’m pausing all memberships: no one will be billed anymore
👇
buymeacoffee.com/f1dataanalys...
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
All season, I wrote in-depth, data analysis articles for every #F1 race weekend
They were supporter-only, but now they’re all free for everyone!
I won’t be able to continue these articles (for now), so I’m pausing all memberships: no one will be billed anymore
👇
buymeacoffee.com/f1dataanalys...
They were supporter-only, but now they’re all free for everyone!
I won’t be able to continue these articles (for now), so I’m pausing all memberships: no one will be billed anymore
👇
buymeacoffee.com/f1dataanalys...
This was the first #F1 season ever where two drivers won 3 races in a row but didn’t win the WDC! 💡
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This was the first #F1 season ever where two drivers won 3 races in a row but didn’t win the WDC! 💡
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
This was the first #F1 season ever where two drivers won 3 races in a row but didn’t win the WDC! 💡
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This was the first #F1 season ever where two drivers won 3 races in a row but didn’t win the WDC! 💡
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
🟠PIA: Bahrain / Saudi Arabia / Miami (Season start)
🔵VER: Las Vegas / Qatar/ Abu Dhabi (Season end)
🟠NOR never won 3 straight, but delivered strong form all year
Idea/Image: u/ZeroStormblessed
Kimi Antonelli was just 4 when Jenson Button pressed the DRS *button* for the first time in 2011
Yesterday, he became the last driver ever to use it!
He activated it in the final DRS zone of the final lap, hitting 330 km/h (but still couldn’t pass TSU)
Goodbye, DRS 🫡
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Yesterday, he became the last driver ever to use it!
He activated it in the final DRS zone of the final lap, hitting 330 km/h (but still couldn’t pass TSU)
Goodbye, DRS 🫡
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Kimi Antonelli was just 4 when Jenson Button pressed the DRS *button* for the first time in 2011
Yesterday, he became the last driver ever to use it!
He activated it in the final DRS zone of the final lap, hitting 330 km/h (but still couldn’t pass TSU)
Goodbye, DRS 🫡
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Yesterday, he became the last driver ever to use it!
He activated it in the final DRS zone of the final lap, hitting 330 km/h (but still couldn’t pass TSU)
Goodbye, DRS 🫡
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
At the end, Hulkenberg basically said: “Traffic? I don’t care”
*Proceeds to pass 5 cars in a DRS train in 8 laps*
Fatalities recorded: his teammate, one Mercedes, two Williams, and one Red Bull
“Traffic does not exist, it can’t hurt you!”
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
*Proceeds to pass 5 cars in a DRS train in 8 laps*
Fatalities recorded: his teammate, one Mercedes, two Williams, and one Red Bull
“Traffic does not exist, it can’t hurt you!”
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
At the end, Hulkenberg basically said: “Traffic? I don’t care”
*Proceeds to pass 5 cars in a DRS train in 8 laps*
Fatalities recorded: his teammate, one Mercedes, two Williams, and one Red Bull
“Traffic does not exist, it can’t hurt you!”
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
*Proceeds to pass 5 cars in a DRS train in 8 laps*
Fatalities recorded: his teammate, one Mercedes, two Williams, and one Red Bull
“Traffic does not exist, it can’t hurt you!”
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
RACE PACE 🏁
2 Stops:
1)Champion NOR quickest
2)LEC +0.11s/lap
3)HAM +0.95
4)HUL +1.05
5)ALB +1.16
1 Stop:
1)VER +0.16s/lap to NOR
2)PIA +0.35
3)RUS +0.95
4)ALO +1.28
5)OCO +1.29
Good recovery by HAM, solid races by ALO and OCO! #F1
2 Stops:
1)Champion NOR quickest
2)LEC +0.11s/lap
3)HAM +0.95
4)HUL +1.05
5)ALB +1.16
1 Stop:
1)VER +0.16s/lap to NOR
2)PIA +0.35
3)RUS +0.95
4)ALO +1.28
5)OCO +1.29
Good recovery by HAM, solid races by ALO and OCO! #F1
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
RACE PACE 🏁
2 Stops:
1)Champion NOR quickest
2)LEC +0.11s/lap
3)HAM +0.95
4)HUL +1.05
5)ALB +1.16
1 Stop:
1)VER +0.16s/lap to NOR
2)PIA +0.35
3)RUS +0.95
4)ALO +1.28
5)OCO +1.29
Good recovery by HAM, solid races by ALO and OCO! #F1
2 Stops:
1)Champion NOR quickest
2)LEC +0.11s/lap
3)HAM +0.95
4)HUL +1.05
5)ALB +1.16
1 Stop:
1)VER +0.16s/lap to NOR
2)PIA +0.35
3)RUS +0.95
4)ALO +1.28
5)OCO +1.29
Good recovery by HAM, solid races by ALO and OCO! #F1
Farewell to this car generation: as in ‘21, the final year of a cycle delivered one of the best seasons! 👌
And thanks to all of you for following my work: I hope my analyses made the season more enjoyable! 🤩
And thanks to all of you for following my work: I hope my analyses made the season more enjoyable! 🤩
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Farewell to this car generation: as in ‘21, the final year of a cycle delivered one of the best seasons! 👌
And thanks to all of you for following my work: I hope my analyses made the season more enjoyable! 🤩
And thanks to all of you for following my work: I hope my analyses made the season more enjoyable! 🤩
Norris beat his first two rivals (VER, PIA) through a clever drive: we’ll soon know about the third! (Plank wear)
The 3 points PIA handed him in Monza proved decisive: kudos to both and to the team!
Thanks Max for keeping the season alive
Ferrari closed the season on a positive note
#F1
The 3 points PIA handed him in Monza proved decisive: kudos to both and to the team!
Thanks Max for keeping the season alive
Ferrari closed the season on a positive note
#F1
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Norris beat his first two rivals (VER, PIA) through a clever drive: we’ll soon know about the third! (Plank wear)
The 3 points PIA handed him in Monza proved decisive: kudos to both and to the team!
Thanks Max for keeping the season alive
Ferrari closed the season on a positive note
#F1
The 3 points PIA handed him in Monza proved decisive: kudos to both and to the team!
Thanks Max for keeping the season alive
Ferrari closed the season on a positive note
#F1
🔵VER hid pace in FP2 by lifting early→Then took pole
He did 14 laps (far more than anyone else!) on high fuel (Source: Lambiase)→strong race pace? 👀
NOR quickest
[...]
VER +0.318s/lap
SAI +0.338 (SOFTS)
ANT +0.444
PIA +0.471
[...]
LEC +0.711
RUS +0.815
HAM +0.966
ALB +1.083
[...]
TSU +1.526
#F1
He did 14 laps (far more than anyone else!) on high fuel (Source: Lambiase)→strong race pace? 👀
NOR quickest
[...]
VER +0.318s/lap
SAI +0.338 (SOFTS)
ANT +0.444
PIA +0.471
[...]
LEC +0.711
RUS +0.815
HAM +0.966
ALB +1.083
[...]
TSU +1.526
#F1
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🔵VER hid pace in FP2 by lifting early→Then took pole
He did 14 laps (far more than anyone else!) on high fuel (Source: Lambiase)→strong race pace? 👀
NOR quickest
[...]
VER +0.318s/lap
SAI +0.338 (SOFTS)
ANT +0.444
PIA +0.471
[...]
LEC +0.711
RUS +0.815
HAM +0.966
ALB +1.083
[...]
TSU +1.526
#F1
He did 14 laps (far more than anyone else!) on high fuel (Source: Lambiase)→strong race pace? 👀
NOR quickest
[...]
VER +0.318s/lap
SAI +0.338 (SOFTS)
ANT +0.444
PIA +0.471
[...]
LEC +0.711
RUS +0.815
HAM +0.966
ALB +1.083
[...]
TSU +1.526
#F1
