I generally bring the revs to around 6500 rpm just as the last light goes on and then shift up through the gears to at least third as quickly as possible during start, in an attempt to reduce wheelspin...except for SPA. For that, I usually approach the first hairpin in second gear and get ready for chaos and the blast down the hill to Eau Rouge.
NO...around 4000 to keep the hydraulic pumps supplying enough volume...about 9000 during pitstops to keep from heat soaking and to keep the clutch happy.What? F1 engines are sort of idle at 6500...