Francesco Paolo Bianchi

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Articles

How McLaren and Ferrari are becoming a thorn in Red Bull’s side

May 27, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After completing a majestic lap on Saturday's qualifying, Charles Leclerc won his home race for the first time this weekend. The red flag at the first lap deleted the variable strategies, allowing the Monegasque to sail for the win at his own pace. Carlos Sainz’s P3 allowed the Maranello team to score a lot of points, moving only 24 points behind Red Bull Racing in the Constructors’ Championship. Ferrari had the best car in Monaco for all weekend, and here's why.
Tech Preview | Why a McLaren victory in Monaco would not be a utopia

May 24, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After a very tight race last time out in Imola, F1 is moving to the most prestigious and historical venue of the whole calendar, Monaco. The track that winds through the narrow and twisty streets of the Principality is well known for being a big challenge for both the drivers and the engineers. Finding the right set-up to be fast in Monaco seems easy, but drivers’ confidence plays a crucial role here.
Analysing the myriad of upgrades applied at the Imola Grand Prix

May 21, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After a very close qualifying between Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, the Imola Grand Prix offered a beautiful and exciting race. With all the three top teams being the quickest at different stages of the race, Verstappen’s victory seemed less and less obvious as the laps went by. Norris eventually finished just 0.7 behind the Dutch Champion.
Tech Preview | Imola weekend crucial to define hierarchies among top teams

May 17, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

The first European race of the 2024 F1 season will be held at the spectacular Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, 30 years after Raztenberger and Senna’s fatal crashes. Updates will play a crucial aspect this weekend: after McLaren’s impressive victory last time in Miami, Ferrari and Red Bull are bringing substantial update packages to return to being first and second team on track. The Imola Circuit is one of the very few “old-school” layouts still on the calendar.
Ferrari make these aggressive changes in hope of troubling Red Bull

May 13, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

With almost a full week before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Ferrari decided to take advantage of the second (and last) 200 km filming day of the season both to do commercial filming for the new HP partnership and especially to test the new SF-24 EVO at Fiorano Circuit last Friday. The updated car showed a lot of innovative solutions, which could give Ferrari the performance needed to catch up with McLaren and Red Bull for the rest of the season.
Tech Analysis | Why McLaren's progress in 12 months should scare Red Bull

May 7, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After the first five races of the year with only one non-Red Bull victory, the Miami Grand Prix offered a very spectacular race, allowing Lando Norris to conquer his first victory in Formula 1. Beyond Norris’ extraordinary talent and ability, the upgrades played a crucial role last weekend too: the MCL38 “B” was very quick in all sectors and on the hardest tyres, proof of the incredible step forward the team have made in the last twelve months.
Tech Analysis | Sprint, updates and heat to be crucial factors in Miami

May 3, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After the first Sprint race weekend was held last time out in China, the F1 circus have now moved to Miami, for another Sprint weekend on a very technical circuit. The Miami International Autodrome, which winds around the Hard Rock stadium, is a very complete track, with a series of fast flowing corners in the first sector, a very slow section in the middle part and long straights all around.
Tech Analysis | This is what McLaren must do in order to trouble Red Bull

Apr 29, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

McLaren's expectations are high, as the new parts coming in Miami should allow McLaren to constantly fight for podiums with Ferrari. According to team principal Andrea Stella, this is the first step in being able to fight with Red Bull in 12 months time. How realistic is that? This technical analysis looks at which areas of the car will be affected by the upcoming updates. After the first five races of the season, McLaren are third in the Constructors’ Championship, 55 points behind Ferrari.
Why China GP proves historic F1 rivalry is set to reignite

Apr 23, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

The first sprint weekend of the year offered a different outcome to the one we were used to in the first four races of the season. Although Red Bull still looks unapproachable for every team behind, Ferrari and McLaren proved they’ll both be contenders for second place in the Constructors’ Championship this weekend. A lot will depend on the upcoming updates, but a false step from one of the two teams could represent a big chance to score many points.
Tech Preview | A lot of question marks after the first day in China

Apr 19, 2024 | gpblog.com | Francesco Paolo Bianchi

After four races, the first Sprint weekend will take place this weekend with a completely reviewed format. The new format involves the parc fermé to reopen between the Sprint and qualification for the race, which could push the engineers to use two different setups for the Sprint and for the main race. Let’s see why this choice could be the most logical one.