Bojan Vrbnjak
Where he is Mercedes easily reach top speed 320 km/h, is Verstappen's the car got stuck at speed 314 km/h. Former Formula 1 racer robert doornbos in his column he explains how things work.
Max Verstappen he had to during the race GP of Portugal withdraw Lewis Hamilton, who finished the race just under half a minute ahead of the Dutchman. In top speed played an important role in this. “The 15th turn is almost level, we know that. But we also know that these race cars pull four to five G’s in this turn because you create friction with the steering. If you then have a slightly more powerful engine, it will pull you through and then keep the revs. When you then have to climb a hill towards the finish line, you have a higher number of revolutions and thus a higher speed until the first turn," so Doornbos in his column.
And that was the difference at Red Bulluwho lost time with Honda's engine. “At Honda, the revs dropped too much this weekend, so the engine just didn’t have enough time to pull it through the corner. So it took longer to get to revs and speed. Maybe Honda has reduced the engine power a bit? I dare not claim, but so it seemed." Mercedes se v Portimão showed in terms of speed as the strongest, as both racers landed on the podium (Hamilton first, Bottas third). Also Red Bull he finished the race in excellent places, with Verstappen second and Perez fourth.
