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São Paulo 2026 qualifying sim: 1:11.032 (dry, provisional) Rebuilt Interlagos from the city’s LiDAR this time: measured track edges and real elevation. 43 m of relief, −13% through the Senna S, +10% up to the line. Turns out it matters, especially braking downhill into T1. Energy: • small 25 kW run-in, 3.63 MJ at the line • 4.18 MJ recovered, recharge limit not binding • battery basically empty by the flag • 338 km/h top speed vs Norris 2025 (1:09.511): +1.52 s, mostly in S2 (+0.90). My car is still a bit slow in medium corners, so I’d take the over. FIA PU doc not out yet, and rain looks likely. Dry case only.

🇲🇽 Mexico City 2026 · Qualy simulation V2, with the official FIA power-unit data ⏱️ 1:17.093 S1 27.062 · S2 29.331 · S3 20.700 📊 vs Norris's 2025 pole (1:15.586): +1.507 s (+0.146 / +0.217 / +1.144) 🚀 Vmax 350.1 km/h 🏔️ 2,285 m: air 0.899 kg/m³ 🔋 The key: 350 kW of MGU-K out of T17, before the timed lap starts ➡️ crosses the line at 270.7 km/h with 3.235 MJ (not a full 4.0) ⏱️ −0.287 s vs a full-battery start ⚡ 350 kW up to 337.5 km/h ♻️ 7.75 MJ deployed · 5.33 MJ recovered 🪫 0.82 MJ at the flag (low 0.11 at T12) 📄 FIA Mexico PU info: 8.5 MJ in Q · 100 kW/s · T8–T9 250 km/h threshold · Exit-T17 reset · Straight Mode ×3 from the FIA map ⚠️ Engineering prediction, not FIA-certified: track width assumed (±1.4 s), altitude braking provisional. #F1 #MexicoGP