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Miami was the first race where most teams brought serious development packages. I put together an overview of what each team targeted, compared clean fuel-adjusted pace before and after, and pulled the Leclerc vs Piastri telemetry to understand what Ferrari's aero package delivered on track. The pack is slowly becomming tighter

A few things stood out

• Mercedes skipped major upgrades deliberately, they did a calculated risk based on their cushion in the first three races.
• Ferrari's cornering advantage shows clearly in the telemetry. T1-3 and T11-16 go to Leclerc. Every straight goes to Piastri's Mercedes engine.
• Red Bull made the biggest pace swing race to race. The data suggests a genuine recovery, not just a good weekend.
• Cadillac brought 9 upgrades and finished both cars a lap down. Hard to explain that without questioning whether the baseline car has deeper issues.
• Alpine clear midfield leader now, maybe Haas will do a pushback on the upcomming upgrades.

Happy to discuss methodology or push back on anything in the comments.Where do you think the development race goes from here?

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