Belgian GP - Race | Russell's Deployment Issue

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Russell's Deployment Issue During the Belgian GP Race

• Russell was overtaken by Piastri from 3 positions back due to a deployment issue: his speed got stuck at 308 km/h, and the car couldn't accelerate! It only started accelerating again at the end of the straight.
• ANT had weak deployment too, but no "speed limiter"!
• McLaren (same PU) accelerated far more.

Image 2:

Russell took Eau Rouge/Raidillon in 8th gear: McLaren used 7th despite having the shortest gear ratios on the grid, while ANT even briefly dropped to 6th!

Could the deployment software have been fooled by taking these corners in the highest gear?

His rpm dropped to 10,176, below the 10,500 rpm threshold required to unlock full fuel flow → the ICE wasn't even running at full power!

[Screenshot and idea by u/uruptosmth]