It looked like yet another easy win for Max Verstappen as the Dutchman easily controlled the Mexican Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton had a good race but lost out on the hard tyre in second stint. Home hero Sergio Perez finished third after failing to find a way past the Mercedes.
last year it was mainly Honda which benefitted due to its larger turbocharger. Not sure Ferrari has any advantage over Mercedes in that regard.
That's simply not true. In 2021 mercedes had more straight line advantage in mexico than on any other track, somewhere in the order of half a second, but red bull had more than a second on them in corners (during the race). Honda engine is 100% not to be singled out as the main reason they won.search wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 11:10last year it was mainly Honda which benefitted due to its larger turbocharger. Not sure Ferrari has any advantage over Mercedes in that regard.
Well Marko always talks about the Honda turbo advantage before high altitude circuits..Juzh wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 14:06That's simply not true. In 2021 mercedes had more straight line advantage in mexico than on any other track, somewhere in the order of half a second, but red bull had more than a second on them in corners (during the race). Honda engine is 100% not to be singled out as the main reason they won.
I think only in 2019 was red bull somewhat competitive in mexico on straights, but that's it. All other years with renault they were nowhere and they only won races due to their car being on a different planet in corners and pretty much the only one able to keep tyres in good condition (yes, even late 2017 RB).
well, there's more than just high speed. Last yeah Marko even was hoping for a Gasly podium because of Honda, and this Sunday he still said "Altitude has always been an advantage for us because of the extraordinary Honda turbo. I hope this is still the case this year."Juzh wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 14:06That's simply not true. In 2021 mercedes had more straight line advantage in mexico than on any other track, somewhere in the order of half a second, but red bull had more than a second on them in corners (during the race). Honda engine is 100% not to be singled out as the main reason they won.
I think only in 2019 was red bull somewhat competitive in mexico on straights, but that's it. All other years with renault they were nowhere and they only won races due to their car being on a different planet in corners and pretty much the only one able to keep tyres in good condition (yes, even late 2017 RB).
Austria was a bit of an outlier in terms of performance. It's the only race in the entire season where RB chewed their tyres, and clearly things went wrong with setup and maybe even development as they were taking off and putting things on the floor at that point
Rumour was Mercedes improved their turbo over the wintersearch wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 11:10last year it was mainly Honda which benefitted due to its larger turbocharger. Not sure Ferrari has any advantage over Mercedes in that regard.
But philosophies also can change, of course. Renault for example altered their turbo a couple of years ago, and thereby lost their strength in Mexico. No idea if anyone did this year.
Well, one has to take any rumour about Mercedes this year with a truck load of salt. But then, last year they did excel in Mexico (qualifying) and in Brazil. So that would count for something, but with that PU having lost out to Honda and Ferrari this year, I wouldn't be surprised if the PU would struggle again like it did until 2019.morefirejules08 wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 19:30Rumour was Mercedes improved their turbo over the wintersearch wrote: ↑26 Oct 2022, 11:10last year it was mainly Honda which benefitted due to its larger turbocharger. Not sure Ferrari has any advantage over Mercedes in that regard.
But philosophies also can change, of course. Renault for example altered their turbo a couple of years ago, and thereby lost their strength in Mexico. No idea if anyone did this year.
Soft-medium strategy. There's nothing inherently wrong with 1 stopper anymore. With the new cars, you can overtake so the race isn't just decided by who gets the undercut.
