Telemetry data: Ferrari with mighty grip in Mistral Chicane and third sector | 2022 French GP. Ferrari with mighty grip in Mistral Chicane.

Ferrari F1-75 cars having mighty grip in the Mistral Chicane and the third sector in the 2022 French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, based on the Longitudinal and Lateral Acceleration telemetry data presented by the F1DataAnalysis Instagram account:

The Ferrari F1-75 is the traction king. That in large part explains why they were so superior in Austria and also why Max Verstappen could not overtake Charles Leclerc in the first stint at the Paul Ricard circuit. Red Bull did have superior straight line top speed, but the Ferrari car could gap them in the initial part due to their traction advantage.

The cornering performance is also excellent. On paper, tracks like Hungary and Singapore should now be firmly Ferrari territory, bar rain or other unpredictable events.

Charles Leclerc might still be able to claw back that points deficit, despite how unlikely it may seem on the face of it.