Somehow Bottas beats a Ferrari – Mexico Q3 Compared



F1 Leclerc Onboard
Bottas Telemetry obtained through “MultiViewer for F1”

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30 thoughts on “Somehow Bottas beats a Ferrari – Mexico Q3 Compared”

  1. "Somehow"? The answer to this Is super Easy: Ferrari did Not run the engine at full Power and they went for a High downforce setup. These 2 things combined Will produce a very low top Speed and this track has One of the longest straights on the calendar.

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  2. Am I the only one that heard the Ferrari engine at a slow pace at times sounded like a dying bird as if it was gasping for air? Not in this video, but during the race at pits.

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  3. I like how everyone is blaming leclerc or the car but didn't realise he had problems with the engine, 1:05 he was 15 kp/h slower in a 6 seconds straight, also lost 4 tenths to sainz in straight lines

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  4. Some say Ferrari turned their engines down, but that would be relevant if … Say, a Williams (Merc engine) beat them. This is an Alfa, also running a Ferrari PU. Ferrari turning the engines down could be Ferrari, the team (which means they underestimated their PU, ask Haas) or Ferrari, the supplier (which doesn't explain Haas of all teams being as fast as a RB down the straights)

    As for the laps themselves, Leclerc's engine had some sort of issue. Sainz topped out at higher speed than both Bottas and Leclerc. That explains the 3 tenths Bottas gained on S1. Add to that the F1-75 being unstable over the kerbs, plus engine issue = slightly worse acceleration, plus Leclerc outright not being to put the lap well, and this is the result.

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