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Season 4 at halfway: one point in D2, 51 in E1

Six rounds produced five very different title pressures, led by FTR Button's three-win takeover and Darth Ussh's expanding control, while Ferrari held BOTT by 48.8 points.

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Season 4 reached halfway with FTR Button leading HPJones 91-90 in D2 after victories at Spa, Zandvoort-R and Baku. The three-round sequence had turned a 22-point deficit after Round 5 into a one-point advantage.

E1 occupied the opposite end of the pressure scale. Darth Ussh led ForestalWaif1 116-65, a 51-point cushion, while Ferrari held an 18-point constructors' advantage over VCARB.

D2 changes fastest; D3 stretches furthest

D3 had JDJT3593 on 110 points, 43 ahead of JPThaJoker. D1 placed Websey first, while Baku's table kept Red Bull 27 points ahead of Mercedes among constructors.

E2 sat between them. JPlanteX's Baku pole conversion created a 23-point driver lead over Tedoi6974, with Ferrari 13 ahead of VCARB in the team table.

Ferrari's BOTT lead is smaller than Ussh's

Ferrari led VCARB 646.9-598.1 in BOTT, a 48.8-point margin. That was 2.2 points smaller than Ussh's individual E1 cushion, an unusually sharp way to compare team-wide pressure with one division's control.

Imola begins the second half with no single Season 4 template. D2 can change leader in one result; D3 and E1 need larger answers; E2 has just changed hands; and BOTT remains close enough for one exceptional team round to matter.

Season progression

FTR Button's D2 takeover

22 behind → one ahead

Key totals from Zandvoort-R to Baku. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

FTR ButtonHPJones
R5
FTR Button65
HPJones87

HPJones+22

R6
FTR Button91
HPJones90

FTR Button+1

After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
FTR Button
91
2
HPJones
90

1 points between first and second

Constructors
1
Ferrari
161
2
VCARB
143

18 points between first and second

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