On the 2026 pole lap, George Russell (Mercedes) arrived at 267 km/h and slowed to 220 km/h at the slowest point of Turn 6, shedding 47 km/h, down to 5th gear. The driver came fully off the throttle. Out of it the car reached 244 km/h before Turn 7.
Turn 6 comes 35% of the way round the 5.278 km lap, 1.87 km after the start line, and the car got there 29.6 s into the 1:18.518 lap. At 220 km/h it is the 7th fastest of the 14 corners on that lap.