Carlos Sainz – Max Verstappen, telemetry analysis and comparison from Mexico FP2 | 2022 Mexican GP. Telemetry analysis and comparison from Mexico FP2.

Formula 1, Mexico City, round 20 of the 2022 World Championship. After analyzing the various aerodynamic configurations chosen by Scuderia Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes, discussing the natural characteristics of the cars expressed during the first day of free practice, analyzing race pace and tyre degradation, let’s now go into depth by examining the results of the track through even more precise data.

By tackling the telemetry gathered from FP2, we can confirm Red Bull’s supremacy in terms of top speed. In fact, there are 9 km / h of difference in the corner braking in favor of the Austrian racing car of the Dutch world champion. The F1-75 from Maranello, on the other hand, showed other very important characteristics.

The F1-75 was able to stand out for its responsiveness in direction changes made between turn one and turn three. This factor allowed the Spaniard Carlos Sainz to have more speed in this section. In addition, the former McLaren driver was able to produce very good output traction that propelled him towards the next small straight.

We therefore come to the braking of turn four. The high-speed section of the track is quite short, therefore the two drivers analyzed reach this point at the same speed. In the following corners a high level of mechanical grip is required, a characteristic that the Italian car has confirmed to have, with better traction out of each corner added to higher minimum speeds.

This brings us to the central area, where the corners at medium speed dominate. In this sequence Ferrari stands out again, unlike the RB18, as in fact the Austrian car is unable to position itself at its best for the exit.

Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen arrive at the same speed even at the braking point that leads to the stadium area. It will be interesting to understand if, today, the speed delta will increase once greater powers are deliberated on the power units.

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In the last stretch you need a lot of acceleration and mechanical balancing. Once again we notice a clear difference, with Max Verstappen slowing earlier compared to the Spanish driver. Also in this case there is excessive understeer in the middle of the corner. The nose of the car moves away from the asphalt as the driver lifts his foot off the brake pedal.

At that moment the car loses front load and, consequently, the annoying phenomenon mentioned above is triggered. Both drivers are not positioned at their best when exiting and a greater part of the available grip is used to counteract lateral forces. A more suitable trajectory would have made it possible to use a large part of this grip to pull out of the corner.