00:00Extraordinary race by Max Verstappen brings the four-time world champion to 40 points in the race for the driver's world title compared to Piastri
00:16A McLaren in difficulty that should have confirmed its performance in Austin
00:22But in fact we saw a surprising race with an incompetitive MCL 39, a Ferrari that even climbs
00:303rd place for Leclerc with the ASF 25 and 4th Hamilton, in a condition that goes against all expectations and predictions on a track in terms of aerodynamics, chassis and tire management
00:47Where Ferrari could not and would have done well in any of these three elements
00:50But Ferrari even pushed for different strategies and therefore we want to understand, with our technical analysis
00:56Where Ferrari managed to achieve a good performance in tire management in Austin
01:00Ferrari's strength is the optimal compromise in the setups to manage the combined energy on the tires
01:13Ensuring the correct thermal window of the compounds
01:16The rigidly adjusted suspension shifts part of the car's suspension onto the chassis, belt and top ply, generating more energy and internal temperature
01:27The aerodynamic compromise also played a role in Austin, stabilizing the setup at high speeds
01:35With more temperature and downforce, Ferrari's aim was to raise the level of lateral grip in corners
01:42Reducing the micro-slip of the rear axle that causes degradation
01:46This solution could allow the SF25 to exploit the greater stiffness of the shoulder to maximize grip on the next circuit too
01:56Der Armano Rodriguez at 2,200 meters, where once again the tires and thermal stress will be the subject of great attention by the teams for race strategies and above all the choice of compounds
02:10We want to take stock of the technical aspects and above all an even more precise picture with Umberto Zappaloni who tells us his feelings about the Ferrari race, its strengths and prospects
02:23We saw a competitive Ferrari again, something that was not expected after what happened on Friday
02:30It was a reverse path compared to usual
02:32Usually Ferrari started very strong on Friday and then disappeared in the race and especially in qualifying
02:38Here instead we saw it very bad in the sprint qualifying and then very good during the sprint race, during qualifying and also during the race
02:45Charles took a risk by choosing the soft tires at the start
02:51And it was a choice that took him to the podium and also to second in the standings for a long time with a good defense on Lando Norris and Lays
02:58Hamilton is showing perhaps better late than never that he understands something about this dramatic SF25
03:06A fourth place
03:09Of course it can't make a man like him happy, who has never been on the podium with Ferrari
03:14But anyway these are messages of serenity that are needed to finish the season
03:18In a calm way and to be able to work well also with a view to the future
03:24So, Umberto, we could almost talk about a Ferrari that is now able to exploit the opportunities provided by the mistakes of other teams and drivers
03:37And therefore an SF25 that could once again be competitive in the last five races
03:41Certainly in spots, but now we are talking about a Max Verstappen who in the last few races has scored the exact same points
03:48119, which are those scored by Piastri and Norris combined
03:52This gives us a measure of the ability to concentrate, the technical form of Red Bull and above all the ability to extract the maximum from every race
04:06Even with some magic from Verstappen
04:08At this point we would like to renew our technical overview with Umberto Zappaloni who tells us about Verstappen
04:19Gives us his feelings and above all also a little preview
04:22Max Verstappen has certainly reopened the championship with his feet in Austin because he gained 23 points on Piastri
04:33And gained 15 on the championship leader
04:36If we consider that in mid-summer he was more than 100 points behind
04:39Well, today with five races and two sprints to go in the championship
04:43Max can sit at the table and has important cards to play
04:51There are still 141 points up for grabs
04:53Sure, he can't make any more mistakes
04:55But he is also the one who has the least to lose because he had never been in the running for the championship until today
05:00Those who thought they would be fighting for the championship as a family
05:04Piastri and Norris
05:06Today are starting to have an extra opponent and the strength of this opponent is the fact that Max has already won 24 world championships
05:13He knows how to fight and how to win a world championship even in the last race
05:17Something that the two home duelists
05:19Ahem
05:19McLaren
05:20Honestly have not yet
05:22Ahem
05:22Tried
05:23A season finale that draws an almost surprising crescendo from Red Bull
05:29Sure, largely due to the extraordinary skills of Max Verstappen
05:35However, we must remember that the RB21 is currently benefiting from a perfect ground effect design
05:44Such as the one designed by Adrian Newey
05:47Which still has room for improvement and can still push for technical improvement
05:50And we can see it on the track
05:52Our technical service talks about this, but above all about McLaren's step backwards
06:00The world championship is open, but five more Grand Prix like this one are needed
06:10If Verstappen continues to excel and stand out, we must recognize that Red Bull is living off the benefits of Newey's design
06:18Which still ensures a clear technical advantage in aerodynamics
06:21Decisive outward blowers clean the flows on the side pods and discharge the air through the side channels
06:30Generating a more powerful outwash effect that neutralizes the turbulence at the height of the side pods
06:35And redirects the vortices to protect the floor
06:37The hollowed-out side pods generate a low-pressure area that draws air towards the diffuser
06:45Giving more energy to the flows that work under the wing and near the diffuser
06:48The central part of the car body therefore finds a more stable aerodynamic condition and is less affected by turbulence
06:56A factor that allows the rear wing and nose to work more efficiently
07:01Correcting the load on the two axles to the advantage of a more stable and progressive setup
07:06In the wide radius curves that characterize the fast Austin circuit
07:09McLaren, clearly behind technically, paid for the 210 kilometers not covered in the sprint race
07:18Which for the two single-seaters generated a delay in the setup of the qualifying and race setups
07:23We have seen that our gap from Verstappen has increased to two-tenths
07:29A gap that can only lead us to admit that, as the most competitive package at the moment, it is Verstappen's Red Bull
07:35From dominating on paper, McLaren found itself racing on the defensive
07:40Having to manage the tires as they deteriorated on a track that is very demanding in terms of temperature management and deterioration
07:46With just a few kilometers under the hood, the differential setups to optimize traction were also tested during the race laps
07:54This penalized the pace in the first part of the race where Norris was unable to push
07:59A factor that prevented Norris from pushing to maintain a safety margin on medium tires
08:04Avoiding overheating of the compound conditioned the pace until the first pit stop
08:10And was necessary to avoid compromising the compound, compromising the entire race strategy and a precious podium in the logic of the world championship
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