So, Mercedes were hopeful that their aerodynamically ‘draggy’ W13 might have a performance advantage in these odd conditions, and so it seemed. The paradox is that while teams run their highest levels – exactly what they would round the streets of Monaco or the Hungaroring, where top speed matters much less than cornering force – the cars still top out at close to 225 mph down the Mexican track’s long front straight.ĭRIVER MARKET: Hamilton targeting ‘multi-year’ contract renewal with Mercedes
The ambient pressure is easily the lowest of the season, and this, too, has a significant impact on things such as a power unit’s breathing and performance, and also affects downforce. That’s the highest of any, and that altitude and the low air density in Mexico City is less efficient at cooling hot things such as power units and brakes, and if teams aren’t careful their maximised cooling arrangements can play havoc with the aerodynamics. The track, the third-shortest circuit on the 2022 F1 calendar, is 7,350ft above sea level. I hope we can give them a run for their money." In the run-up, team boss Toto Wolff said: “On paper, Mexico looks good, our draggy car should be effective in the thin air. This time, however, the peculiarities of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez appeared to deal the Silver Arrows a very strong hand, just like it used to do to Red Bull in their high-rake, pre-ground effect days.
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The previous week at the Circuit of The Americas, where Lewis has always excelled and Mercedes’ final upgrade of the year seemed beneficial, the Red Bull still simply had too much pace.
READ MORE: ‘We know where we need to improve’ says Hamilton after P2 in Mexico One of the abiding questions, which may be answered in the upcoming final races of the 2022 season in Brazil and Abu Dhabi, is whether the upturn in performance was track-specific. The very fact that we’d all been discussing on Sunday morning whether Mercedes could win the Mexico City Grand Prix is a sign of just how much progress they have made in recent races.īut perhaps it’s even more significant that the question in the aftermath was whether Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes should have won.
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