2022 Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying Analysis

Qualifying

VER VS LEC

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-> Ferrari finds its lap time in the slow and medium-speed corners and RedBull finds its lap time in the straights and high-speed corners.

-> Both cars had similar qualifying paces.

->Ferrari can carry more speed and is more stable in the slow and medium-speed corners and looks competitive in high-speed corners this may help them in tire wear in tomorrow’s race.

->RedBull still has the top speed advantage over Ferrari

VER VS OCO

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->Alpine finds lap time similar to Ferrari in medium and low-speed corners.

->Alpine consistently has better corner exits out of medium and slow speed corners than RedBull this may point out alpine has good mechanical grip out of the corners.

->RedBull still has the top speed advantage over Alpine

VER VS RUS

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-> Mercedes’s qualifying performance looked disappointing

-> Mercedes again makes up the majority of time in sector 1 through the S curves.

-> Throughout the lap Mercedes consistently loose time to RedBull

->Mercedes still have an advantage in Medium speed corners but the advantage in slow-speed corners from fp3 has disappeared.

->Merc is considerably slower in straight lines.

->Circuits like Suzuka where both aero efficiency and engine power are crucial has shown Mercedes weak points this season

Speed Trace