They adjust for the lower downforce with a stronger wing angle. Think the reason for braking at the 200m board is more due to how they’re going 300+ km/h!
Ferrari focused the car on the wrong driver that season... Kimi was overall more consistent and a complete driver than seb that year overall, but lacked raw speed in most circuits because of the understeer focus as a result of making the car for seb. Makes me wonder what kimi would have done if they made the car balance neutral like in 2016 or slightly oversteer like in 2007. He was completely in form the following year at Alfa because the car had good front end bite.
@@amalkallarackal9293 thats ridiculous. Seb was just faster than kimi every single year they were together. 2015-2018 the cars were different some oversteery some understeery, seb just had way more raw pace especially on one lap. Kimi just wasnt as good when he returned to ferrari in 2014, just one win in 5 years is awful especially knowing that they had a championship contending car in 17 and even more so in 18. Seb made mistakes and so did the team, but you are straight up dilusional if you think kimi was the faster driver, when in fact on most weekends he wasnt even close to vettel
@@amalkallarackal9293 agree with you there mate. 2018 was his best shot at the championship and yet it was the beginning of his downfall after Hockenheim. If it weren’t for all of his errors he definitely would’ve won.
@@mihaildimitrovski9204 nope.... In 2015 it was understeer. In 2016 it was balanced. Ferrari used push rod suspension, similar to the McLaren of 2000's which helped Kimi matched seb's pace on every circuit they finished without incidents or reliability and also in quali. In 2017 Ferrari went back to pull rod, which again made the car understeery In 2018 it was the same story but seb wasn't on form that year except for Bahrain. He made a lot of driver errors throughout the season and lost the title with what was essentially a faster car than Mercedes in most circuits.....
I still adore F1 but the era I loved with the cars, the drivers and teams is over now I think Still not a huge fan of new cars looks compared to last gen
@@f1videosforf1fans99 seb qnd Ferrari bottled it badly I remember ferrari giving shit strategy to seb in China and Baku and sending seb with wet tyres on a dry tracks in Japan qualifying
In the late 80s group C cars maxed out at over 400 on the mulsanne straight at le mans circuit. In 1990 they added two chicanes. Rumors have it that group c was „destroyed“ by regulations because it was becoming more popular than f1 at the time.
@@theodorelasso7466 that is so true. Terrible racer. Over one qualy lap he’s solid though. It especially shows this year when he’s racing mid-pack. He’s constantly getting passed because he has 0 agression.
@@sayan1667 It's nothing but an objective observation. Obviously it's way harder to judge the situation and act within a second or two inside the car compared to watching a replay with multiple camera angles
Mexico is such an anomaly it's incredible. Like, yeah, teams run max downforce setups, yet they're struggling to hit Monza levels. Thin air makes it difficult for those engines to make power, but also it's very difficult to cool them Mexico City itself is so strange as well. You're 2300 metres above sea level, in most countries you'll have small towns in that altitude at best. In Mexico, you have a massive, multimillion metropolis. Mexico deserves to stay on the calendar simply because it's so unique in its environment, other reasons are a nice bonus
It’s not just late braking it’s how the brakes are released, it’s opposite of road car, at the braking point it’s maximum pressure and “gradual” release, if they release too quickly the front of the car unloads and there’s understeer. It’s amazing to think that it’s brute force & feather light touch.
When I was sat in 911 GT3 as a passenger on Nordschleife, the Porsche could break from 270 kph to 80 kph in a few seconds and the G's were insane. I cannot even imagine how much more brutal it is in F1. These are truly spectacular machines
What I admire about this clip is how Kimi’s approaching and waiting for Bottas to make a move. The instant Valteri moves to the right Kimi goes to the left to avoid running in him. Also it must be a crazy feeling turning that DRS on at 310kmh and you get a boost to 366. The sound of the engine is lovely too. It must be like real life NFS for Kimi.
This 2018 rari was absolute insane.. if Vettel wasnt just spinning around and ferrari didnt made shenanegens on Kimi to keep him behind Vettel... this would have been a title winning car
What shenanegens you liar!!! They even told Vettel to move over in US!!!! They let Kimi undercut Seb in Germany!!! They let Kimi take pole in Monza!!! STOP TALKING BS Vettel was always passing and defending from Kimi on his own!
We need more vids on the Ferrari Sf71H performance cuz there isn't much of it on CZcams plus this is probably the fastest Ferrari we'll see in a long time
Trimming it down would mean less downforce, less balance and the tyres would have been killed sooner during a race. So it's really not that simple. F1 is a very complex sport, every tiny tiny change you make has big consequences.@@gnarkiller
Lower than this foe sure. For some reason this year's cars are quite slowing terms of top speed, with less drag due to wings and other aero bits getting less than years before you'd think this year will be faster but it's not, maybe the engine fuel has reduced power or the 18in wheels causing more drag I'm not sure but even with a huge tow in Mexico hard to see tham go faster than 345kph this year, we need narrower smaller cars with even less wing and increase power to over 1100hp then we'll maybe get close to 400kph at Mexico.
@@1010thechamp Not true, top speed in Monza 2021: 344.7 2022: 347.8 Plus the second fastest speed in 2021, would've been 11th this year (342.3) Same for 2018 btw, top speed at monza: 346.4
underrated comment, I aggre with u, or maybe they could work with Yamaha or other musical instrument company (Lexus LFA for example) to "design" more distintive sound for every F1 team. It also is a good marketing strategy for motorsport and musical instrument companys
I’ve seen a little over 13,500 a few times but yeah they have to keep them below limits to last 6 +races. When they came out in 2014 they only them at about 10,500. (Mercedes didn’t need to run higher & the others couldn’t & kept failing)
Neither engines were illegal. They had a clever trick in 2019 with the fuel system and their rivals managed to convince FIA to ban it. The FIA never found anything. It was a grey zone. This persistant LIE must stop right now!!! @@aspectic6227
the inside line of turn 1 is a lots dirty, so it's very easy to make mistake when someone have to defend their position here. also very difficult small angle to turn in from the inside line.
Its really impressive how the ferraris, with the speed difference, reduced speed enough to make the corner. The mercedes's missed the corner completely
The outside approach to that turn is the best. Unlike most high speed corners the guy in from should stay wide when defending because the inside line is slower. The cars have less downforce so they have to brake sooner for earlier turn in on the inside.Also the camber changes in the middle of the track coupled with less df make it easier to lock. Its hard Not to cover the inside because that is the natural instinct of every driver with someone closing so fast- but in both cases you see the guy behind stay wide and the guys in front try to “change their mind “at the last second and it simply too late.
@@MrOptimisticc no if you brake for too long the hard tires will lock up earlier than the softer tires. Because the extra grip of the softer tires allows the grip from the ground to keep the tires turning on lower speeds even when more brakes are applied. The hards stop spinning earlier cause the ground affects them less, so drivers need to release the brakes earlier and thus to make the corner need to start braking from top speed earlier, when on the hards.
@@MrOptimisticc The harder your tyre, the lesser your grip, thus easier you locks up. But still, even softest tyre can easily locks too if you slam the brake hard for too long. That's shows how powerful the brake is. No ABS in F1, if you are new here.
13k is the red line. The drivers are instructed by the light bar at about 12 k because that’s more efficient for the engines life. He ran out of gears so he was forced beyond that point
it's actually the complete opposite, it's a very high downforce circuit but because it's at high altitude and the air is thinner it gives the effect of it being a low downforce track which is why the top speeds are so high
Not at all. Downforce levels are 4.5/5 in Mexico, which is just a little less than Monaco or Singapore which are 5/5. It's the altitude, and in this case, the godly engine and aero efficiency of the car that makes it so fast.
Bottas: I have the better car!! Kimi: That's cute. But have you won a WDC with a team like Ferrari? (and defeated Hamilton in equal machinery in the process?)
Hamilton was a rookie and unlucky.... the next year Felipe trounced him Massa-vely . Also McLaren was too busy fighting themselves. But granted, Kimi was doing great in 2007. However Bottas would've been just as quick too had he been in the proper F1 instead of this stinking hybrid era. I'm convinced of that!!!
@@Firemarioflower No he didn't. Kimi was beating Massa after Hungary 2008 in the standings despite having an undriveable car and horrendous luck. Do you even watch F1? Kimi at his peak is faster than any driver listed in this thread. An icon. In 2007 Hamilton wasn't unlucky at all - Kimi was the one with 2 DNFS down to car failures in Spain and Nurburgring otherwise that title would have been wrapped up by Fuji! Nice fantasy lad!
Bottas keeps having trouble closing the door: czcams.com/video/F1qDWalnzBA/video.html
What year?
0:34 0:34
30 km/h difference is huuge when Kimi approach Bottas, anyone could get scared. Plus it's Mexico, the air is thinner
Thin air makes it much easier to lock up as well.
What tracks has thin air other than mexico?
@@benwildschut5287 yeah that what I meant, but didn't type fully cause am idiot
@@rerorerocandy3512 Nothing as much as Mexico, but Austria and Brazil have some altitude too.
@@rerorerocandy3512 None I guess? Mexico is 2.3km high up but pretty flat. Interlagos is next with 800m but the elevation changes is more pronounced
imagine driving with 320 and you see kimi in the mirror coming for you
Shit shit shit shit AAAARRHGGGG! Help!
too late
anyway, count your rmoney and shut up
🥵🥵🥵
Talves le corri el auto, que me esquive
Bwoah
You can see how reduced the downforce is cause of the altitude that kimi breaks before the 200m board
They adjust for the lower downforce with a stronger wing angle. Think the reason for braking at the 200m board is more due to how they’re going 300+ km/h!
@@JakeM218 yeah but in Monza for example that the speeds are somewhat similar (both top speed and apex speed of t1) they are breaking around the 150m
it's called brakes
@@JakeM218 In Mexico teams use Monaco wing aero setups but get similar level of downforce as Monza.
@@khafidzainulyaqien5996 they're called brakes
I forget Kimi is no longer in F1 😢
that means you dont miss him very much. stfu
Not a big f1 fan then? 😂
@@ChrisCheeseBrown 😄
@@ChrisCheeseBrown don't worry they won't last long
Sometimes you just want to go back in time
the SF71H was such a beautiful car.... its a shame Seb didnt win the WDC 😢
Ferrari focused the car on the wrong driver that season... Kimi was overall more consistent and a complete driver than seb that year overall, but lacked raw speed in most circuits because of the understeer focus as a result of making the car for seb. Makes me wonder what kimi would have done if they made the car balance neutral like in 2016 or slightly oversteer like in 2007.
He was completely in form the following year at Alfa because the car had good front end bite.
@@amalkallarackal9293 nope,It was Vettel errors at final stage of the season
@@amalkallarackal9293 thats ridiculous. Seb was just faster than kimi every single year they were together. 2015-2018 the cars were different some oversteery some understeery, seb just had way more raw pace especially on one lap. Kimi just wasnt as good when he returned to ferrari in 2014, just one win in 5 years is awful especially knowing that they had a championship contending car in 17 and even more so in 18. Seb made mistakes and so did the team, but you are straight up dilusional if you think kimi was the faster driver, when in fact on most weekends he wasnt even close to vettel
@@amalkallarackal9293 agree with you there mate. 2018 was his best shot at the championship and yet it was the beginning of his downfall after Hockenheim. If it weren’t for all of his errors he definitely would’ve won.
@@mihaildimitrovski9204 nope.... In 2015 it was understeer. In 2016 it was balanced. Ferrari used push rod suspension, similar to the McLaren of 2000's which helped Kimi matched seb's pace on every circuit they finished without incidents or reliability and also in quali. In 2017 Ferrari went back to pull rod, which again made the car understeery
In 2018 it was the same story but seb wasn't on form that year except for Bahrain. He made a lot of driver errors throughout the season and lost the title with what was essentially a faster car than Mercedes in most circuits.....
Kimi at Ferrari and DaniRic at RedBull... I already miss those days more than I would have ever thought at the time.
good news about Dani!
sorry
And how I miss Vettel being in F1 and driving for Ferrari, and Bottas in Mercedes.
Daniel is a red bull reserve so he will get a chance to race for them
I still adore F1 but the era I loved with the cars, the drivers and teams is over now I think
Still not a huge fan of new cars looks compared to last gen
Well well well, you have been served, Riccardo is aiming at coming back!!!
Going from 366 to 140 in under 3 sec.
Amazeballs
what sort of G-force is that? 😮
@@borismuller86 About 4 or 5 is my guess.
@@borismuller86 that's 63m/s in 3s so about 21m/s^2. That's just about 2gs
@@borismuller86 its 9g it was tested on YT
it's from 366 to 96 kmh!!
This car was championship worthy & probably the best looking f1 car with halo.
Fact
Even the best sounding in my opinion....
It's a shame that Seb bottled it
This car and the W11 are definitely the two best looking ones
@@f1videosforf1fans99 seb qnd Ferrari bottled it badly I remember ferrari giving shit strategy to seb in China and Baku and sending seb with wet tyres on a dry tracks in Japan qualifying
these 2018 cars were super fast
Take a look at the 2015/6 cars then, they had massive topspeed
@@Lars._ Yeah like 370 kph in those years. Imagine the 2004-2005 cars on this circuit with slipstream... 385 sure
Cant wait for 2026 regs
@@Saezel03 my neighbors Audi will literally have a higher top speed😢
In the late 80s group C cars maxed out at over 400 on the mulsanne straight at le mans circuit. In 1990 they added two chicanes. Rumors have it that group c was „destroyed“ by regulations because it was becoming more popular than f1 at the time.
I'm so glad you've also included Ricciardo's clip after mentioning it. I'd be so pissed otherwise lol
did hamilton give back the position after cutting the corner?🤔
Take it easy man
@@CoversTavo You can't stop me bro
@@citrus7487 get some rest
Kimi wasn't racing, he just saw the "When you drive never drink" sign and got angry
Getting to a defensive line too early, as well as out breaking himself at the same time is classic Valterri
Facts... guy can't race. Only properly fast when he's driving by himself
Who tf are you guys? Are you the hidden super talented f1 drivers? 😂
@@theodorelasso7466 yea a 10 time race winner and multiple time podium scorer, cant race for shit right
@@theodorelasso7466 that is so true. Terrible racer. Over one qualy lap he’s solid though. It especially shows this year when he’s racing mid-pack. He’s constantly getting passed because he has 0 agression.
@@sayan1667 It's nothing but an objective observation. Obviously it's way harder to judge the situation and act within a second or two inside the car compared to watching a replay with multiple camera angles
Ferrari engines pushing >13k not ending in a blow up. Awesome stuff.
awesome car incredible dont win that year
13k is nothing the v10s pushed 21k
@@Alucard-gt1zf those needed to be replaced very often tho
@@Alucard-gt1zf The v10s got replaced multiple times a weekend.
only vettel knows how to drive these beasts perfectly .....max and lewis are pussies
Mexico has some if the fastest speeds on the calendar even though it's a maximum downforce track(setup) all due to it's high altitude
uhh i think you need to check your physics. Much less down force in Mexico's less dense air
@@nathaneivers8700 i think he meant cars use maximum downforce setups, but yea the way it's worded sounds confusing.
Mexico is such an anomaly it's incredible. Like, yeah, teams run max downforce setups, yet they're struggling to hit Monza levels. Thin air makes it difficult for those engines to make power, but also it's very difficult to cool them
Mexico City itself is so strange as well. You're 2300 metres above sea level, in most countries you'll have small towns in that altitude at best. In Mexico, you have a massive, multimillion metropolis.
Mexico deserves to stay on the calendar simply because it's so unique in its environment, other reasons are a nice bonus
@@nathaneivers8700 setup wise bruh
Imagine going on that straight with a monza setup💀
Kimi be like “I heard you had my drink”
Kimi's closing speed on Bottas was insane, wow
Of course when he's in a car with a suspicious engine legality
he sees the red getting larger and larger
if you brake later than rebull honey badger you know you f up
It’s not just late braking it’s how the brakes are released, it’s opposite of road car, at the braking point it’s maximum pressure and “gradual” release, if they release too quickly the front of the car unloads and there’s understeer. It’s amazing to think that it’s brute force & feather light touch.
When I was sat in 911 GT3 as a passenger on Nordschleife, the Porsche could break from 270 kph to 80 kph in a few seconds and the G's were insane. I cannot even imagine how much more brutal it is in F1. These are truly spectacular machines
My stomach would fly out of my mouth
0:20 it reved almost to 13,000 that you could almost hear the f1 spiritual roar. Cried for it
What do you mean almost? It went beyond 13k RPM.
@@tibor29 yes
keep up the videos yelistener! it feels unlike anything else when i see a mind-play in f1!
What I admire about this clip is how Kimi’s approaching and waiting for Bottas to make a move. The instant Valteri moves to the right Kimi goes to the left to avoid running in him. Also it must be a crazy feeling turning that DRS on at 310kmh and you get a boost to 366. The sound of the engine is lovely too. It must be like real life NFS for Kimi.
Ferrari had the most powerfull 2018 and 2019 engine
Imagine what a pilot like prime Senna would do inna car like this, with paddle shifting and DRS.
@@leonardoalves4647I think he would not be interested. He would consider it a toy.
@@justdev8965 I think he would be interested, but for me he would lean more onto Indy cars, since they are more balanced.
Only 2019 @@danielcristache8358
Thanks for your awesome commentary!
Coming in like a damn rocket , wow that was incredible acceleration at such high speeds
bottas was terrified
Love to see the rear suspension going down in straights... Compared 2016 to 2022 and watch how Mercedes use small tricks to reduce drag...
Remarkable pace. Great footage.
Kimi's wiseness come in handy
The people in the grandstands witnessing that 360+ flyby by kimi with their bare eyes tho. I wish i was at their place
Even I got scared watching how fast Kimi was closing in on Bottas!
Que bonito es recordar estás máster class del gran Kimi Räikkönen 🏎️🏁
That straight line speed is insane.
The speed of the older cars are insane
I've always want to see the flat spot on the tyre after locked up moment 😂
Beautiful
bro kimi didnt even fake to go right , he literally just kept the throttle pinned , madness
I guess you could say Bottas was scared of how Kimi came out of *thin air*
This 2018 rari was absolute insane.. if Vettel wasnt just spinning around and ferrari didnt made shenanegens on Kimi to keep him behind Vettel... this would have been a title winning car
Ferrari should have won the drivers championship that year but Kimi was not even close to Vettel. Clearly long past his prime.
What shenanegens you liar!!! They even told Vettel to move over in US!!!! They let Kimi undercut Seb in Germany!!! They let Kimi take pole in Monza!!!
STOP TALKING BS Vettel was always passing and defending from Kimi on his own!
Thanks, I miss Kimi again.
We need more vids on the Ferrari Sf71H performance cuz there isn't much of it on CZcams plus this is probably the fastest Ferrari we'll see in a long time
Yea I think they had a more aggressive aero package in 19 which is what fucked them up so badly when they lost the engine performance.
@@sav7123 the '19 car was much more draggy. They definitely should have trimmed it down and blasted it down the straights.
@@gnarkiller even though they were caught it would have been way more obvious that their engine was illegal
Trimming it down would mean less downforce, less balance and the tyres would have been killed sooner during a race. So it's really not that simple. F1 is a very complex sport, every tiny tiny change you make has big consequences.@@gnarkiller
Kimi, he's awesome.
That was actually scary man! Like a rocket 🚀 chasing you.
I WAS THERE TO SEE LIVE ❤
Imagine driving 330 and seeing a car in tge mirror gets closer that fast 😅
Reduced downforce + slipstream + kimi = Epic
Outrageous speed!
Fantastic aceleration !!!
13000 RPM in turbo-charged engine, that's impressive
kimi is a beast
That reverse camera angle so good
Wonderful guy
That Ferrari engine was something else... especially at high altitudes
Prime Bottas Defense Highlights 🥶🔥
My god that engine is godly. Felt Kimi approached bottas with 2x speed on the video.
366 is insane.
Bottas' tyres were degrading very quickly there. Great to see Kimi fighting for Ferrari.
nice vid mate
Man those Front Tires are cooked
The intimidator
Difference between a good driver vs a Champion driver.
look at that ferrari speed omfg
How i wish kimi still race in f1 🥺
Incleible la velocidad del Ferrari de Kimi
Wonder what will be RB18's top speed this week
Lower than this foe sure. For some reason this year's cars are quite slowing terms of top speed, with less drag due to wings and other aero bits getting less than years before you'd think this year will be faster but it's not, maybe the engine fuel has reduced power or the 18in wheels causing more drag I'm not sure but even with a huge tow in Mexico hard to see tham go faster than 345kph this year, we need narrower smaller cars with even less wing and increase power to over 1100hp then we'll maybe get close to 400kph at Mexico.
@@1010thechamp Not true, top speed in Monza
2021: 344.7
2022: 347.8
Plus the second fastest speed in 2021, would've been 11th this year (342.3)
Same for 2018 btw, top speed at monza: 346.4
@@themarketm8382 Yes 350s, but not 366...
Saudades dessa época
Good old "İce Man" 😎 I will love him forever
That closing speed was insane
He got scared because he thought it would ended up like in Russia🤣
13000 RPM is possibly the highest I’ve ever seen these rev. If they could just go up to 15000 RPM i would assume they’d sound much better
underrated comment, I aggre with u, or maybe they could work with Yamaha or other musical instrument company (Lexus LFA for example) to "design" more distintive sound for every F1 team. It also is a good marketing strategy for motorsport and musical instrument companys
I’ve seen a little over 13,500 a few times but yeah they have to keep them below limits to last 6 +races. When they came out in 2014 they only them at about 10,500. (Mercedes didn’t need to run higher & the others couldn’t & kept failing)
"He is not fear anybody or anything"
Both Mercedes saw 'Red' in their rear view mirrors LITERALLY 😂
And people say the rb18 is a rocket on the straights...
I mean tbf this engine was illegal
@@creatinegains wasn't the 2019 engine illegal? I don't remember the 2018 engine being illegal
Neither engines were illegal. They had a clever trick in 2019 with the fuel system and their rivals managed to convince FIA to ban it.
The FIA never found anything. It was a grey zone. This persistant LIE must stop right now!!! @@aspectic6227
Wow such speed. Mind boggling.
the inside line of turn 1 is a lots dirty, so it's very easy to make mistake when someone have to defend their position here. also very difficult small angle to turn in from the inside line.
Holy smokes! Is he not scared driving a car that quick? Blimey, me and my wife Karen could never 😂 😂 😂 This is so impressive
Right!?! That’s what I was thinking haha😂😂 goodness that’s fast, my wife Sharon and I would definitely poo ourselves 😅
i know Right??!? 😭😭me and my wife Air could never 😝😒😂😭
what are these comments bruh
@@boyoboyo6323 I have no clue..
@@boyoboyo6323 What did your wife think about the comments?
As Checo once said: "He's not too clever this guy"
Bottas just left the brake magic on
Kimi like a boss 😎
Its really impressive how the ferraris, with the speed difference, reduced speed enough to make the corner. The mercedes's missed the corner completely
Kimi >>>>>> Bottas
The outside approach to that turn is the best. Unlike most high speed corners the guy in from should stay wide when defending because the inside line is slower. The cars have less downforce so they have to brake sooner for earlier turn in on the inside.Also the camber changes in the middle of the track coupled with less df make it easier to lock. Its hard Not to cover the inside because that is the natural instinct of every driver with someone closing so fast- but in both cases you see the guy behind stay wide and the guys in front try to “change their mind “at the last second and it simply too late.
How do lockups occur, is it if driver slams brakes too hard?
When too much braking force is applied with the amount of grip available
Correct
@@micahmansoor4219 so that means on hards you can apply the most brake as its the hardest durable tyre?
@@MrOptimisticc no if you brake for too long the hard tires will lock up earlier than the softer tires. Because the extra grip of the softer tires allows the grip from the ground to keep the tires turning on lower speeds even when more brakes are applied. The hards stop spinning earlier cause the ground affects them less, so drivers need to release the brakes earlier and thus to make the corner need to start braking from top speed earlier, when on the hards.
@@MrOptimisticc The harder your tyre, the lesser your grip, thus easier you locks up.
But still, even softest tyre can easily locks too if you slam the brake hard for too long. That's shows how powerful the brake is.
No ABS in F1, if you are new here.
Chad Kimi showing the youngster how its done😎
I amazed the car stabilizer at breaking with 340km speed
Raikonien 13000 rpm unusual in hybrid
eh not really ...even seb hit 13000+ rpm in Monza 2019 after the blue flag
Well it‘s Mexico. Extremely thin air so way less drag.
13k is the red line. The drivers are instructed by the light bar at about 12 k because that’s more efficient for the engines life. He ran out of gears so he was forced beyond that point
Nice to see Mercedes perfecting cutting corners even at those times..
So crazy that this was 5 years ago... where did the time go?
Bro, I love F1
Is Mexico a low downforce track?
Mônaco Setup, but the air is thinner so the cars will reach must faster speeds in the straights without losing too much speed in the corners.
Max downforce track
it's actually the complete opposite, it's a very high downforce circuit but because it's at high altitude and the air is thinner it gives the effect of it being a low downforce track which is why the top speeds are so high
It's a max Downforce track. But the air is thinner, so the drag is lower, thus higher top speed.
Not at all. Downforce levels are 4.5/5 in Mexico, which is just a little less than Monaco or Singapore which are 5/5. It's the altitude, and in this case, the godly engine and aero efficiency of the car that makes it so fast.
Bottas: I have the better car!!
Kimi: That's cute. But have you won a WDC with a team like Ferrari? (and defeated Hamilton in equal machinery in the process?)
Hamilton was a rookie and unlucky.... the next year Felipe trounced him Massa-vely . Also McLaren was too busy fighting themselves.
But granted, Kimi was doing great in 2007. However Bottas would've been just as quick too had he been in the proper F1 instead of this stinking hybrid era. I'm convinced of that!!!
@@Firemarioflower No he didn't. Kimi was beating Massa after Hungary 2008 in the standings despite having an undriveable car and horrendous luck. Do you even watch F1? Kimi at his peak is faster than any driver listed in this thread. An icon. In 2007 Hamilton wasn't unlucky at all - Kimi was the one with 2 DNFS down to car failures in Spain and Nurburgring otherwise that title would have been wrapped up by Fuji! Nice fantasy lad!
Yeah!!!! Kimi!!!!
I love it when these merc cars get some can of as whoopin'!!!!
2018 Ferrari PU superiority.
2019 is the (presumably) illegal rocketship
Because Ferrari being a Ferrari
Illegal engine
@@gamingnoah9807 in 2018 was legal STFU
@@MusicEnjoyer.1 ferrari has illegal engine from 2015-19 lol
Just watched a free bird meme and the song was still in my head as I saw Kimi approach lol
Love Kimi. After Schumacher my second favourite
am i the only one loving that ferrari's downshift sound?
Looks like there is less grip right-side going into that corner. Also, drivers often underestimate Mexico lack of grip because of the high altitude.
And again that little move at the brake moment from LH44!
The Iceman when was striking again, I remember that overtake because me and my dad were shouting very loudly
Kimi is cold man like ice bro
Kimi Räikkönen after seeing the "When you drive never drink" sign. Cheers! 🤘🍻