Racing Statistics

I've analysed the telemetry of ALL 3,716 laps made during the #F1 Bahrain test, looking for the highest top speeds - here are the results! PU averages: 1)RBPT ✅ 2)Ferrari -5.8 km/h 👌 3)Mercedes -7.5 4)Audi -13.5 ⚠️ 5)Honda -15.5 ❌ -VER reached 344 km/h on Day 1, and no one has beaten it since! -The 2 fastest cars have an RBPT engine -Ferrari was 7km/h faster than Cadillac; Mercedes 6km/h faster than Alpine -Honda struggled the most, yet improved day after day (303→318→326). They are running a detuned mode to safeguard the PU. Audi's lack of top speed seems genuine, though No team is running full-power yet. Still, RBPT's PU is looking strong, while Audi's and Honda's gap looks due to more than just a different PU setting What's your prediction? #F1Testing2026 #F1testing

***FIRST LOOK AT 2026 TELEMETRY*** VER’s top speed was already +24 km/h vs his best 2025 quali lap 😳 Conversely, Stroll barely exceeded 300 km/h due to Honda PU issues - Alonso PTSD incoming ⚠️ VER lapped 4.375s slower than in quali, yet was already gaining time on the two main straights... Clipping (speed drop at full-throttle from ERS power cut-off) looks better than expected: good news, #F1 fans! #F1Testing [Cadillac and Alpine telemetry unavailable]

The renders - NOT the physical show cars - released by @redbullracing and @visacashapprb 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 susp. from PULL to PUSH-rod 🛠️

I simulated a 🟥2026 #F1 car’s acceleration against 🟦VER’s real Monza pole telemetry, and the result was shocking! Narrower track + active aero slash drag, so 2026 cars accelerate much faster than ’25 cars ERS power will drop above 290 km/h, yet the drag reduction more than offsets the lower ICE power! And that's without 'ERS Override': with that, maximum power will be retained until 337km/h! After opening the DRS, the 2025 car did start closing the gap... but was still slower by the end of Monza's long straight! I assumed a conservative 90% transmission efficiency for '26 and picked Monza to minimise ’25 drag… yet the acceleration gap stayed massive! 2026 cars will be ROCKETS 🚀