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A special circuit
This week, F1 heads to Mexico City for the 2nd leg of the first of the 2 triple-headers at the end of the 2024 season.
At 2285m, this is the highest altitude Grand Prix of the season. The less dense air reduces the power of naturally-aspirated engines by 25%, partly offset by lower drag.
The teams aren't expected to make many technical changes compared with Austin, and we're more likely to see developments specific to the Mexican track.
Will Ferrari confirm?
After a solid one-two finish at the United States Grand Prix, Ferrari must confirm its good performance if it is to have any hope of challenging for the constructors' championship, with Red Bull only 8 points behind.
Red Bull Racing still in search of performance
The American race was a mixed bag for Red Bull, with an encouraging Sprint race won by Verstappen, but a complicated Grand Prix with no real pace, where he had to work hard to leave Norris behind.
Perez, still a long way behind, suggests that the car remains tricky to drive.
An ideal track for McLaren?
Since Miami, McLaren has gradually established itself as the team to beat, with a car that is equally at home in the slower sections as in the fast, high-downforce corners, all with low drag and excellent tire degradation management.
With one of the longest straights of the season and a portion of the stadium as slow as Monaco, the MCL38 is sure to please.
Flexible wings?
With a circuit with 2 faces, the wings and their variable flexibility from one team to another should play an important role in generating significant downforce in the stadium and taking as much of the load off the cars as possible in the long straight.
The FIA is now keeping a close eye on the rear wings after Baku and the mini-DRS episode with the papaya orange cars.
Red Bull has yet to come up with an answer in this area, with an unchanged spoiler in Austin.
Circuit Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1963
- Number of Laps: 71
- Circuit Length (km): 4.304
- Race Distance (km): 305.354
- Lap Record: 1:17.774 by Valtteri Bottas (2021)
