Francesco Bianchi

Francesco Bianchi

Francesco is an Italian guy who loves the technical details of F1 cars and makes illustrations to explain the working of all different cars’ components to the readers. He’s been following F1 since 2016 and has been part of the GPblog team since 2023.
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F1 Tech | Why the new floor wreaked Brazil GP havoc for Red Bull

Nov 10, 20:07
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Red Bull Racing’s new floor is the principal reason behind Max Verstappen’s struggles during Friday and Saturday at São Paulo Grand Prix. The weekend in São Paulo proved to be a very mixed one for Red...

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F1 Tech | Practice analysis: McLaren fast and balanced, Verstappen struggles

Nov 08, 10:44
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McLaren were very strong in Sprint qualifying as the track layout and conditions appeared to work to their favour.  The first day of action at Interlagos offered very tricky conditions in terms of gri...

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F1 Tech | How Haas almost got on the podium in Mexico

Oct 30, 07:30
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Haas could be very strong in the last four rounds of the weekend, thanks to the updated floor.  After scoring a phenomenal P6 in the Dutch Grand Prix, Haas struggled to get into the points in Monza an...

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F1 Tech | What's behind McLaren's comeback after two months of struggles

Oct 27, 20:54
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McLaren’s Lando Norris came back to victory by dominating the Mexico Grand Prix, demonstrating that the MCL39 is still the fastest car in race pace conditions.  The Mexico Grand Prix weekend can clear...

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F1 Tech | Verstappen with a new floor, McLaren phenomenal in race pace

Oct 25, 13:46
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Red Bull confirmed as the fastest on the single lap, with McLaren seemingly unapproachable in the race pace simulations, especially with Norris.  The first day of action at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodr...

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F1 Tech | Why McLaren should come back to top form in Mexico

Oct 24, 17:55
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The high altitude and importance of cooling should help McLaren fight for victory again in Mexico. After a very difficult weekend last time out in Austin, McLaren is expected to come back to top form...

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F1 Tech | Why Verstappen is now a concrete threat to McLaren

Oct 20, 19:03
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Max Verstappen is now fully back in contention for the Drivers’ World Championship. On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at the beginning of September, Verstappen trailed championship leader Oscar Pia...

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F1 Tech | What's behind Verstappen's pole in the Sprint qualifying

Oct 18, 12:29
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The US GP weekend could prove that Red Bull can fight against McLaren until the end of the season.  The first day of action at the fabulous Circuit of the Americas offered an exciting battle between M...

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F1 Tech | Why the US GP will be decisive for Red Bull and McLaren

Oct 14, 15:03
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The US Grand Prix is set to define if Max Verstappen can clearly attack Oscar Piastri in the Drivers’ Championship.  If the updated RB21 is able to stay in front of McLaren at the Circuit of the Ameri...

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F1 Tech | Why the RB21 now has no more major weaknesses

Oct 10, 12:36
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Max Verstappen is now able to fight against McLaren on different layouts.  The updated front wing brought in Singapore allowed Verstappen to stay in front of the two McLaren for the whole weekend, dem...

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