Curves are one of the tools that are often essential for analyzing a race. Systematically used in Formula 1, they allow you to visualize at a glance the pace that everyone had during the Grand Prix, sometimes highlighting this or that racing event.
Today, regarding the Andalusian Grand Prix which took place in Jerez last weekend, they don't really reveal anything other than what we had time to see on the screen but emphasize the very high level that currently reigns in MotoGP.
We can judge by the flatness of the graphs which reflect the extreme regularity of performance, and even when Maverick Vinales lost his footing a little on the 10th and 11th laps while being overtaken by Francis Bagnaia et Franco Morbidelli, he barely loses half a second compared to his initial pace.
We also observe very well the race of Fabio Quartararo with an attack at the start of the Grand Prix then a regular push which sheltered him from everyone, including Francis Bagnaia, the only one able to follow his pace in the middle of the race, before letting up wisely in the last two laps. Let us therefore salute both the mastery of the Frenchman and the performance of the young Italian who valiantly defended the colors of Ducati before his engine betrayed him.
Perhaps psychologically freed from his teammates at Honda, Takaaki Nakagami seems to be flourishing and also had a really strong race, and his curve shows blatantly that the Japanese driver made absolutely no mistakes throughout the 25 laps of the event, while even the very seasoned Valentino Rossi somewhat relaxed his effort on the 17th lap.
Finally, note that the two official Yamaha riders barely slowed down by 3 tenths while riding in the cloud of oil from the Ducati of Pecco Bagnaia !
We bet that the curves of the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno will perhaps be a little less smooth…
