Vasconia wrote: ↑23 Oct 2017, 15:12
Fulcrum wrote: ↑23 Oct 2017, 13:55
I think Verstappen will be the main challenger to Hamilton this weekend.
With those long straights Ferrari should beat RB. If not, I would be more than surprised.
Anyway, its incredible how much RB improves from qualy to race so whow knows.
The high altitude means long straights don't have as pronounced an effect as they might elsewhere. It's pretty much a max downforce circuit in spite of the straights.
Even so, the Red Bull has been good at high speed circuits with multiple straights - Monza and Belgium being good examples. They pushed Ferrari hard at both this year.
Last year Red Bull were all over Vettel, and comfortably ahead of Raikkonen in Mexico. This year their engine is more competitive, the chassis is probably better too.
I'd go for Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, Ricciardo, Bottas, Raikkonen.