At first thought, comparing maximum speeds at the same venue week-over-week might seem like an exercise of limited value. But a relative analysis nevertheless offers a certain degree of interest. Comparing top speeds in qualifying provides little information as conditions on Saturday in terms of temperatures and wind differed from a week ago. At 320.5km/h, Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen topped the speed trap readings - registered between Turns 3 and 4 - by a comfortable margin and almost 3km/h faster than last week's maximum speed, courtesy of McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo. But that's not really what we're interested in, so let's focus on the relative speed differences between the front-runners....
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