SPANISH GP - MOST PLACES GAINED AND LOST
Fernando Alonso made the most of his new engine to gain 11 places.
One of the most exciting things in Formula 1 is Race Starts. When all 20 drivers line up on the grid, there’s always a feeling of anticipation as to who will make it to turn one first. Will it be Charles or Max? Or will someone else pull off an upset?
The start is also when we see how well each driver has prepared for race day, their situational awareness, skill and bravery. Some drivers prefer to get out into clean air at the front, while others take a more defensive approach and try to stay out of trouble at midfield or further back in order to save their tires for later in the race. Drivers must be incredibly strategic during the starting phase, making sure they have enough speed but also enough control to make a clean getaway.
PLACES LOST -
1 - Carlos lost out initially at the start and later again when a sudden gust of wind unbalanced the rear end.
3 - Daniel Ricciardo lost 3 places to finish P12.
4 - Mick Schumacher dropped out of points scoring position towards the end of the grand prix. An engine failure resulted in a back-to-back DNFs for Zhou.
9 - Kevin Magnussen initial contact with Lewis damaged the car to make it uncompetitive losing 9 positions.
19 - This is a hard one to take when what looked like a easy win slipped away from Charles. Hopefully he turns the tide at his home grand prix next race on calendar.
PLACES GAINED -
11 - Fernando Alonso starting from the back of the grid after taking a new engine, made the most of it and finished with 2 points, in total he gained 11 places.
5 - Next we have, Esteban Ocon and Sebastian Vettel each gained 5 places after starting from P12 and P16 respectively.
3 - Next we have several drivers gaining 3 places - Latifi, Tsunoda, Norris and Perez.
2 - Stroll managed to gain 2 places in the upgraded Aston Martin.
1 - Charles DNF moved the top of the bunch one position up rewarding Valterri, Max, Lewis, Pierre and George.
0 - Alex Albon struggled with high tire degradation and finished where he started behind damaged car of Kevin Magnussen.
Please share your feedback here and let me know what's your favorite moment of the crazy race.
I enjoyed both Max's overtake on Bottas and Lewis' overtake on Bottas