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Interlagos Speed Trap: Who is the fastest of them all?

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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