It's closer to the Sun, so the gravity it feels from the Sun is stronger, and therefore its orbital velocity is faster than Earth's.
它离太阳更近,所以它受到的来自太阳的引力更强,因此它的公转速度比地球的要快。
Crash Course 天文篇
Then, as Mercury pulls away from the Sun, its orbital velocity slows down, and the Sun starts to move west once again as the planet's rotation dominates.