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Analysis of data from previous races that present characteristics similar to the race track in Barcelona to explain why Red Bull will be the team to beat. 2023 Spanish Grand Prix Preface This week the 'need for speed' community set camp in Catalunya, Spain for the 7th Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula 1 championship. The track in Barcelona is familiar to the teams, which have libraries worth data accumulated over the years as it was once a proving ground before a championship started. This year this friendly track has a twist to its tail, an old configuration of the complex is brought back in the hope of improving the racing on this circuit. The track returns to an older configuration where turns 13, 14, and 15, consisting of a slow chicane, are blunted out to be a swooping section with two turns leading to the start-finish straight. This is a circuit that consists of flowing medium, medium-fast, and fast-speed corners,  now with the elimination of the chicane there are no stop-go...

' F1 Midfield Tales' will be a combination of data and analysis that will aim to dissect the uber-competitive midfield of F1 2023 Monaco Grand Prix Budding Formula 1 tech-journalist Ashwin Issac pens his ‘F1 Midfield Tales’ from the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. ‘F1 Midfield Tales’ will be a combination of data and analysis that will aim to dissect the uber-competitive F1 midfield race-after-race. Preface What was supposed to be the second race of a triple race week bracket and the second European race on the calendar turned out to be the first race in the heartland of motorsports due to the apt cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Indeed our thoughts are with those of that region who have suffered unimaginable and irreplaceable damage. Yes, we are in Monaco, the playground of the rich and the famous and also, most importantly, the crowning jewel of every Formula 1 driver and its aspirants. Ironically, the paddock moved from a circuit with an artificial bay to a circuit...

  Analysis of data from previous races that present characteristics similar to Monaco to explain why Leclerc-Ferrari will be the team to beat. 2023 Monaco Grand Prix Preface The Formula 1 community was disappointed with the cancellation of the Grand Prix in Imola. Still, in hindsight, learning about the devastation incurred by the incessant rains, A race weekend should only be an afterthought. We move on to Monaco, The crowning jewel of a Formula 1 driver. The unforgiven walls beckon the mavericks that are the pilots of F1. This track and layout need no explanation, it's a unique track to which the teams land in with a setup exclusive to these streets which makes it challenging to conjecture on who would ace the weekend. Recent history has somewhat established a pattern where the scarlet team comes up trumps on Saturdays but astonishingly fail to convert them on Sundays, it is astonishing because Monaco is one of those places where the race result can be determined a day before the...

' F1 Midfield Tales' will be a combination of data and analysis that will aim to dissect the uber-competitive midfield of F1 2023 Miami Grand Prix Preface This week for the fifth Grand Prix in the calendar, we arrive at the suburbs of Miami in Florida, 'The Sunshine State'. The Formula 1 paddock is here for the first of the three Grand Prix in The United States of America. The Miami International Autodrome is a temporary but purpose-built track around the ominous Hard Rock Stadium. This circuit is a parking lot track that appears during the race weekend. The track layout is put together in a way that it comprises a combination of medium-high speed corners, slow-medium speed corners, and long straights. It's a layout to which the teams can't commit to a high downforce setup but to a medium-loaded configuration. The atmospheric conditions in Miami are proven to be a physically challenging aspect for the drivers, drawing parallels to Singapore. After last year...

'F1 Midfield Tales' will be a combination of data and analysis that will aim to dissect the uber-competitive midfield of F1 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preface After an unusually long pause In the Formula One calendar due to the cancellation of the Chinese GP, this respite was termed a mini-summer break. However, unlike the actual summer break, the teams at this time could work through the weeks to develop and understand their cars to optimize their performance. When Formula One pitched its tent in the capital of the land of fire every team was expected to bring in major updates and this expectation was surely satisfied by some teams. The streets of Baku offer a unique experience in terms of entertainment to the fans and also in terms of the track layout for the drivers and teams. The quality of a race can be a hit-and-miss based on the racing history of this Grand Prix. The layout of this street circuit contains a lot of 90-degree corners. It is a unique track in terms of setup...