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The technical dilemmas facing Ferrari and Red Bull in Mexico

Analysis To news overview © XPBimages The main peculiarity of the Mexico City circuit is the altitude at which it is located. In fact, the venue is 2250 metres above sea level, and this leads to a high rarefaction of the air, which is around 30 percent less dense compared to the air at sea level. The impact is relevant for many aspects, this affects the performance of the engines, the cooling of the power unit, the cooling of the brakes and, last but not least, the aerodynamic loads. The teams, consequently, adopt an aerodynamic configuration which replicates that of Monaco, but these aggressive wing configurations obtain a level of vertical load that is just over half of the downforce...
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