Interlagos is located much lower than Mexico City in terms of altitude, but it’s still 800m above sea level and its altitude still impacts aero performance and straight-line speed. As a medium-to-high downforce track, it requires lots of aero and mechanical grip through its twisty mid-section, but the two long straights mean that downforce levels are a compromise. We've purposefully selected the speed trap readings from Saturday's sprint race rather than from qualifying as much has been written about Lewis Hamilton's performance in the 24-lap sprint, and for good reason. Red Bull's Christian Horner says that he remains baffled by the Mercedes "mind-boggling" straight-line...
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