In the 18th edition of Mind the Gap, we review qualifying across the season to assess the evolving performance picture and team hierarchy.
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Qualifying for the Bahrain GP in Malaysia was very different from what we are used to seeing. For the first time in 2026, pole position was taken by a car powered by an engine other than a Mercedes unit.
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After the Azerbaijan GP qualifying session, our previous view of the leading teams converging in performance has been disproved.
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Mattia Binotto says Gabriel Bortoleto’s work ethic reminds him of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, praise that has brought the Brazilian closer to the German legend.
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Modern Formula 1 is impossible to predict. The overall picture has been turned upside down since Monza, while performance convergence still appears a distant prospect.
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Zandvoort, a circuit broadly comparable to Hungary in the traits needed for a car to be competitive, allows us to assess the progress made by the teams during the break.
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Ferrari, the wrong mentality that displeases the drivers. While Vasseur is busy finding carpets under which to hide the dust inside the garage, Leclerc and Hamilton suffer and this reflects on their state of mind.
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For a moment, Leclerc took us back to a Formula 1 of courage and talent. An overtake from another era, reminding us that this sport can still thrill, dare, and make fans’ hearts race
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Piastri secured pole position in Netherlands by just 12 thousandths of a second ahead of Norris. This result was far from a foregone conclusion, given that the Australian had been behind his teammate since the start of the weekend.
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During the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, the two McLaren drivers started playing mind games with each other: these are the first signs of an interesting internal battle for the title! But who will come out on top?
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Ferrari makes a strategy blunder in a race with variable weather conditions, thus compromising the final result: reading this sentence, is the 2025 Australian GP the only one that comes to mind?
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