This weekend, System 1 returns to Brazil, and throughout the thirtieth anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s tragic passing, as already seen in Imola in Might, occasions and tributes will likely be held at Interlagos. Pirelli, in collaboration with the Senna Institute, will public sale a particular model of the Pole Place Award in Brazilian nationwide colours and that includes the brand of the legendary Brazilian driver. Moreover, as with the previous 5 races this yr, there will likely be a particular version of the Pirelli Podium Cap, additionally within the colours of the nationwide flag and with Senna’s brand, honoring a driver who will ceaselessly be remembered not solely by all Brazilians but additionally by all System 1 followers.
The São Paulo Grand Prix will mark the top of System 1’s lengthy stretch within the Americas, which began with the Austin race, continued in Mexico Metropolis, and now heads to Interlagos.
Coincidentally, the Brazilian circuit, just like the earlier two, has been resurfaced. Nevertheless, whereas solely sure sections of the tracks have been repaved in Austin and Mexico Metropolis, all 4309 meters in São Paulo, together with the pit lane, have been renewed. The work was solely not too long ago accomplished, and the asphalt was completely cleaned utilizing a high-pressure water system that eliminated the shine sometimes seen on recent bitumen and elevated the floor’s abrasiveness.
Due to this fact, the observe floor will likely be a completely unknown issue for drivers and groups this weekend. Including to the complexity, Pirelli has chosen to convey softer tire compounds to Brazil than final yr: the C3 because the Onerous, C4 because the Medium, and C5 because the Tender.
The Dash format may also return this weekend, which means groups will solely have one follow session to seek out the perfect setup, though, as seen in Austin, the “quick” race truly proved fairly helpful for fine-tuning the automotive’s steadiness for the primary Grand Prix.
At Interlagos, the lateral and longitudinal forces exerted on the tires via the 15 turns of this counter-clockwise circuit are of medium to low depth and are evenly distributed throughout each axles. Moreover, the brand new observe floor might result in sooner lap occasions, thereby growing tire stress.
The circuit, named after José Carlos Tempo, affords a number of overtaking alternatives however can be identified for the excessive likelihood of a Security Automotive and very variable climate. Often, the quickest technique includes two pit stops, favoring the usage of softer compounds. Final yr, all drivers however one opted to begin on Softs, however a pink flag after the beginning allowed a swap to Mediums earlier than ending the race on one other set of Softs. This yr, the softer compounds might open up a wider vary of technique choices, making the race much more thrilling.
Interlagos has hosted 40 Grands Prix, though solely the final three have carried the identify of the São Paulo Grand Prix. The earlier 37 have been titled the Brazilian Grand Prix, which was additionally held ten occasions at Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit.
Probably the most profitable driver in Brazil is Alain Prost with six wins, although solely considered one of these was in São Paulo, a observe the place Michael Schumacher holds the file with 4 victories. Ayrton Senna tops the pole place chart with six wins in his house nation, equally divided between the 2 circuits. At Interlagos, 4 different drivers matched Ayrton Senna’s tally: his fellow Brazilians Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello, Mika Hakkinen, and Lewis Hamilton. Among the many groups, McLaren leads with 11 victories, though Ferrari has probably the most wins at Interlagos, with 9. The British workforce tops the checklist of pole positions for this occasion with 11, and 9 pole positions on this weekend’s observe.
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