BlueCheetah66 wrote: ↑12 Dec 2021, 01:20
Looks like Hamilton had very little increase in top speed between FP2 and Q3. Maybe this 'spicy' engine is beginning to degrade or there are concerns for its reliability.
Hmm. Hamilton's top speed traces appear to be chopped off at their peaks. Not sure if Mercedes was hiding engine power because they know that they will easily pass people tomorrow. Hamilton seemed quite relaxed with second place too.
The "spice" is so mysterious; we just haven't seen any of it since Brazil. I though the engine revs behaved funny in the onboard lap adding to the mystery even more. It is also worth noting that Horner felt that the pole lap was a surprise.
We will see...