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 | Ferrari fails Mexico Grand Prix due to combination of natural conditions and reduced engine power (The Race)15-11-2022 |
Ferrari`s poor performance at the Mexican Grand Prix (team leader Carlos Sainz finished 5th and nearly a minute behind the race winner) may be due to unique environmental factors and a strangled engine effect, according to The Race.
A feature of the Ferrari power unit is the use of a small (in comparison with competitors` engines) turbine. Smaller turbines can generate as much power as larger ones, but they must run faster to do so. In high altitude conditions (and the track in Mexico City is located at an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level), the Ferrari turbine had to work even faster than usual, due to rarefied air.
As a result, the team felt that due to excessive stress on the turbine and its likely failure, it was prudent to reduce the power of the turbo, and this deprived the Scuderia of the advantage associated with traditionally lower energy consumption and faster acceleration out of corners.
Moreover, the compromise seems to have affected other areas related to the operation of the car, such as finding the right balance and setting the power output, because of which the scarlet cars behaved very nervously on the curbs and in the sector with esks.
Ferrari fails Mexico Grand Prix due to combination of natural conditions and reduced engine power (The Race)