So far of the season, McLaren has completely dominated. So far, they have won five in the six races, five more times to the podium and finish in the second place at the 1 Miami formula racing tournament with a distance of more than 30 seconds compared to the next car. If not because they have two relatively equal talented riders, the worries that the F1 2023 season can be repeated may be increasing.

Fortunately for us are Oscar Piengo and Lando Norris are currently competing with each other. But the other teams did not want to be eliminated from the race to win the championship right now. The European race is only one week to take place, I will consider the upgrades that each team will bring to challenge McLaren. So don’t go anywhere.

This season, Ferrari is a bit troublesome. If Carlos does not drive in a state of damage or racing in Miami, it is likely that both Ferrari will finish after both Williams. When Lewis Hamilton decided to change the team in early 2024, I was sure that it was not the position he thought he would achieve. If you like to follow Lewis Hamilton fans on social networks like me, then you will know that they have almost completed this season and Ferrari.

Half just want to start in 2026, the other half wants Lewis to leave. After the chaos in Miami when both riders were affected by poor communication in the pit pit, Ferrari was at a new low level. With new rules that take effect next season, the SF25 performance is so bad that no one can object to this scooter if they decide to stop production this season and focus on 2026.

The only problem of Ferrari is not the investment balance between this season and the next season. The car has some basic issues to be solved. A prominent problem is the lack of standard performance. In Miami, they ranked eighth and 12th in the Grand Prix race. But even if they show better, they are still inferior.

At Jedha, Charl ranked fourth on the net, but inferior to the pillar 4/10. In Bahrain, he ranked third, but inferior to the 3.5 point Pole. The difficulties of Ferrari in the class may be because they focus more on long -distance running from 2024, reducing the previous power of the team in a race.

Although no riders can really break through scoring at Miami, Fred Vers admits that it is the achievement of the qualifying round that really restrains them. Yesterday in the qualifying round, our fastest racing round with two cars was with rubbed tires, not new tires. We cannot fully exploit the potential of the new tire.

The race we made was not so bad. Perhaps P4, P5, but when others installed the new kit, we lost the 45th position. Obviously this is the point we need to improve. Fred thinks their racing speed is on par with Mercedes, but if they cannot start in a higher position on the rankings, having to overtake the car will always hold them.

The problem with the new tire speed is that Ferrari cannot put the tire temperature into the operation threshold. In addition, SF25 is also very bad when cornering at low speeds. At low speed, mechanical grip becomes more important and SF25 does not meet that. Around the parking lot of the Hard Rock Stadium, low speed performance is important to keep the distance from the front car so you can run well with DRS in the rear line.

Because tires heat up and low -speed performance is a problem, the Marinelo group is considering the suspension to find solutions for performance problems. A new suspension will not be cheap and Ferrari is committed to doing this shows that they believe that the benefits of it will be significant. This also reflects that Ferrari must be very confident that the suspension is the problem.

There are currently two groups working in Marinello. One side gathered 100% next season and the other side is researching a new suspension and accompanying aerodynamic upgrades. The exact moment of all those upgrades is still not sure, but it will be a big surprise if the first part of the new package does not appear in IMA.

While Ferrari had difficulty this season, Mercedes made significant steps. Hamilton left and with him were complaints about the car that did not seem to make sense. Mercedes made some real improvements in the winter and thus won the second position in the racing team’s rankings. While Andrea Kimmy Antonelli joined the team, George Russell made a breakthrough, taking advantage of the competitive W16 achievement to take himself to the fourth position in the ranking of the riders, only 40 points behind the leader of the Oscar Pastri. However, not only results

Good. It was the consistency that George created them. He is the only racer in the top of all the races so far, including both withdrawal. Mercedes did not upgrade this season and with new engine rules next year, many people expect Mercedes to have an advantage thanks to the powerful engine.

That means they can easily focus in the next season and try to make the most of that advantage. But that is not their plan. Like Ferrari, they still think they can fight McLaren. Mercedes technical director James Allison revealed that Mercedes will bring upgrades next year and many other upgrades later.

In the next races, we will bring new parts that are easier to see from the outside. He said with a little luck, they will be able to improve our results. Mercedes has a problem against Ferrari this season. Their qualifying results are great. Not really. The level of McLaren is great but still very respectable.

For Mercedes, the focus is the racing speed and the way they take care of the tire throughout the race. James Allison said, “Hopefully the upgrades we bring in the next two or three races will help us to change a little. We will continue to try to improve the tire temperature in the race.

That will also help improve the results. We must ensure that we can accomplish what we promised on Sunday. The most important thing is to control the tire temperature and ensure that the car can show the speed that it can achieve. The second race of the season will witness the teams from Italy along the coast to Monaco and then continue to Barcelona.

Toto Walter said there would be upgrades at two of those races and many other races will take place later. We planned for IMA Barcelona and even Montreal. Even if a series of continuous upgrades, narrowing the gap with McLaren will not be easy.

Of course, this is formula 1 and sometimes if you can’t win by improving your car, you just need to complain about the opponent’s car until FIA gets in. The advantage of McLaren in the way they can manage the rear tire temperature better than any other team has attracted the attention of opponents this season. The opponent teams have tried to find the exact advantage of their advantages by focusing on how McLaren cooling the outer surface of the rear brake drum, thereby helping the wheel and tire rims on it without being.

overheat. Because Red Bull could not understand how McLaren did, they asked FIA’s help. According to the report, the thermal images that Red Bull gained from a third party showed some strange cold spots on McLaren’s rear drums, which were presented to FIA as part of the happening complaint of the racing team.

The CEO of McLaren, Zack Brown, who teased his opponent with a bottle of water with the words “tire water” on it in Miami, referring to rumors that McLaren could have water in the brake drum to help cool, still determined that his team did not have to change anything. After the Grand Prix Miami race on Sunday night, FIA conducted a thorough examination of McLaren’s last time to officially end this issue.

McLaren is not informed that there is any problem with the brakes after checking and there is no official document from FIA claiming that there should be changes. Therefore, it can be assumed that FIA is satisfied with what they see. That means that any solution of McLaren allows them to push the rear tire stronger than the opponent, it is just a smart design, not something illegal.

Do you think Ferrari or Mercedes have any chance to narrow the gap with McLaren or are they out of reach? Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. And until the next time, drive safely and say goodbye.