2019 Mexican Grand Prix4/19/2021
Verstappen likens podiums with Merc drivers to being third wheel Max Verstappen said sharing the podium with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas without being the winner has felt like being the third wheel on a date with a couple.Button: F1 needs Hamilton to have a better teammate Formula One needs Lewis Hamilton to have a teammate who provides a better challenge than Valtteri Bottas, according to former world champion Jenson Button.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix Drivers To BeingAll F1 News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights Childrens Online Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads About Nielsen Measurement Do Not Sell My Info Contact Us Disney Ad Sales Site Copyright: 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. If youre struggling to keep wear levels down, though, lower these settings. Rain is forecast this weekend in Mexico, heres the best setups for F1s highest circuit in the wet. Mexico Citys circuit was given a revamp and redesign ahead of its return to F1 in 2015 and will remain on the roster until at least 2022. The Peraltada may be gone, but this track is a huge challenge to the drivers in the dry, let alone the wet. Despite the high downforce levels generated by modern F1 cars, grip is at a huge premium here, thanks to the thinner air at the altitude at 2,000m (6,600ft) above sea level. Teams generally run wing angles similar to Monaco but get the downforce levels that are more akin Monza, than a street circuit. You can be as quick as the esports competitors, but if your car isnt tuned correctly, you wont be fast. Rain is very rare in this part of Mexico in Autumn, theres hasnt been a rain affected event here in the modern era. However, that could change this weekend, as rain is predicted to fall in Mexicos capital over the entire weekend. Heres our guide to the best setup in wet conditions in Mexico in F1 2019 Aerodynamics In F1 2019, you dont have to worry about the altitude wrecking your downforce, but you do have to have fairly high wings in the wet. The start finish straight is humongous, in the dry, youll be topping out the rev limiter halfway down its length, but you have to crank up the wing angles to make it through the final sector and the S curves. I found that 7 on the front and 6 on the rear works good enough in the corners and doesnt cost you too much in a straight line, it also means that youll preserve your front tyres better too. Transmission In wet conditions, you need grip, and a lot of it. Therefore, a locked differential is what you need, even if it makes the rear tyres more lively. There are some big traction zones here, especially the one at the end of the circuit, which you have to nail to or youll be a sitting duck going into Turn 1. Thanks to the wing angles, the car is planted and you can feel confident in being aggressive with the throttle with 80 on-throttle transmission and 100 off-throttle transmission. Suspension Geometry You have to be conservative with the suspension geometry in Mexico, thanks to the relatively high tyre wear in the dry at Hermanos Rodriguez. Its not quite as high in the wet, but if you go with -2.8 -1.3 degrees toe and 0.08 0.29 degrees camber, you should be able to do a no-stop strategy like Gerhard Berger did to win the race in 1986. Suspension The kerbs around Mexico arent the harshest, but because of the high speed S curves, you have to opt for soft suspension springs, around 2 on the front and 3 on the rear is ideal. The usual ride height of 3 on the front and 4 on the rear works nicely in Mexico in the rain. Normally, you raise the ride height in the wet, but the tyres partly do that for you and you need to be low off the ground, as otherwise the straight line speed suffers. Brakes There arent many big stops around this circuit, the braking zones are relatively short, in general. The brake bias needs to be more towards the front in the wet, the fronts need to take the brunt of the pressure, 56 is ideal, as long as you dont lock the fronts up too much. Tyres Tyre wear is a race-defining issue in Mexico, but thanks to the wet conditions, you can opt for higher tyre pressures than in the dry.
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