The first triple header of the season begins with the French Grand Prix, which means that the fundamental performance of the car will, by and large, remain the same for the next three races as there is less time to analyse the car’s performance and make subsequent changes. Each of the next three circuits present very different challenges, which is perhaps why we have seen only detail upgrades on the cars this weekend for fear of going down a wrong development path. Paul Ricard – traditionally a testing circuit – has a rougher track surface than most of the other venues on the calendar. This generates more friction between the track surface and the tyre, bringing the rubber into its...
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