Filed the first day of free trials a Barcelona it's time to think about who to deploy to the Fantasy F1. La Ferrari he appears on the Catalan circuit with a double face: very strong on the flying lap but still with many problems with tire management in the race simulation. The data is still indicative given that we are only on Friday, but it would seem that there is greater confidence for Red Bull e Mercedes.
Red Bull or Ferrari
The choice of who to field between Leclerc e Verstappen at Fanta F1 at each Grand Prix it becomes more and more difficult and this mainly for two reasons: theincrease in developments , quality of the two pilots. In fact, as we go forward, the teams intensify their work, in order not to lose ground against the main challengers. Understanding your limits is essential at this point in the championship, and to do this you need a driver capable of taking the car beyond its limits. There are two riders who are now doing it like no other on the grid: Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
Charles, today did a different job between the first and second session. During FP1 used a different configuration from that of the teammate, Carlos Sainz, opting for a low-download set-up to then follow up on the work done by the Spanish driver in the second session. The maximum expression of Charles and Ferrari lies in the constancy they have in always putting themselves in front when it comes to setting fast laps. Suffice it to say that since the beginning of the season Leclerc has never started further back than the front row on the starting grid.
Max Verstappen on the other hand, he returns the favor on the race pace. Red Bull has lost about 7 kg since the start of the season, thanks to rather important update packages. A loss that then materialized in minor tire management problems. Furthermore, the Austrian team has never particularly highlighted the problem of porpoising.
Mercedes dream or illusion?
Hard to believe that Mercedes solved the problems overnight but one thing is for sure, Russell it is always ahead Lewis. But how much is it worth to see them there in front on Friday? considering the times, the most important results come from the race pace in which the Brackley team doesn't show much difficulty, even if there is a lot of work between here and tomorrow's qualifying and, above all, varied. For this reason, the data should be taken with a grain of salt. However, they too have brought various updates, and now that Ferrari seems to be suffering, the idea of seeing the silver arrows on the podium fills the mouths of those who have been waiting for this moment since the beginning of the season and who are hoping for a three-way fight. Ferrari suffers by about 5 tenths compared to Red Bull and Mercedes. The main problem concerns the collapse of the tires. That the phantom "shoulder" described by Binotto – referring to the updates – turns into a “dazzled”?
How are things going for the other teams?
It's been 9 years sinceFerrari's last victory in Catalan soil. And this was exactly what was obtained from Fernando Alonso. It's been a long, too long time. We have a phrase, a leitmotiv, that has been resonating in our heads since the end of 2021: El Plan. What better occasion than the home Grand Prix for Fernando to bring him back into vogue? Fernando finished both sessions in the top 6, always finishing ahead of his teammate. Sebastian Vettel, another veteran, if we can call him that, instead took eighth place in FP2 demonstrating a small leap forward from Aston Martin. Good job for too Mick Schumacher which with Haas completes the top 10 at the end of the day.
Who to deploy
So therefore therefore. We come to the choice of pilots al Fantasy F1. Also on this occasion we will compare two types of teams. One with the top driver and one with several drivers who can bring important points.
Top Drivers:
Verstappen, Bottas, Vettel, Tsunoda, Ocon
Good drivers:
Russell, Perez, Ocon, Zhou, Schumacher
