09.10.2009: “I’m really looking forward to this year’s Brazilian Grand Prix – it will be the first time I’ve travelled to Sao Paulo without being in contention for the world championship, and I’m actually looking forward to taking in a bit
2009 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW
Lewis Hamilton
“I’m really looking forward to this year’s Brazilian Grand Prix – it will be the first time I’ve travelled to Sao Paulo without being in contention for the world championship, and I’m actually looking forward to taking in a bit more of the city and relaxing and enjoying the experience of driving on one of the world’s greatest racetracks.
“My highlights are Turn One, braking into the long left-hander which bends right and takes you out onto the back straight; Ferra Dura, which is a fast right-hander where you body is squeezed hard into the side of the car, and the main straight: you accelerate hard uphill and you can even hear the crowd and the Brazilian drums playing in the grandstands.
“One of the greatest things about racing at Interlagos is the crowd. There’s such a great atmosphere; the fans have so much energy and life. It’s a party while you’re working, and it’s great to see everyone happy.”
Heikki Kovalainen
“The Interlagos circuit is quite a challenging one for the drivers because it’s anti-clockwise, which, after a season of racing on clockwise circuits, puts quite a strain on your neck muscles. But you quickly forget that once you get out on the circuit – it’s an incredible racetrack, really demanding – but very satisfying when you get a lap right.
“Interlagos hasn’t traditionally been a circuit where we have excelled, but we feel that we’ve resolved quite a few of the issues that affected us at this race last year, and using KERS Hybrid – particularly up that long hill out of the final corner – should be a considerable benefit both in qualifying and the race.”
Martin Whitmarsh Team principal, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
“Nobody on our team will ever forget the dramatic final laps of the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix – they are memories that will live with us forever. Of course, the defining moments of the last two world championships have both taken place in Brazil and, as a result, the race has become an unusually colourful and intense occasion for us.
“Travelling to Sao Paulo this year with our focus solely on achieving the very best result will allow us to attack the race weekend without any additional considerations, and we are very much looking forward to that challenge.”
“Lewis has been the most successful driver of the last two grands prix, which took place within the space of one week in Singapore and at the Japanese Suzuka circuit. During those eight days, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes scored more points than any other team, a trend that fortunately has continued for the last six grands prix since Lewis’s first 2009 victory in the Hungarian GP.
“We started the season and had to make do with a minimum of points, so it’s pleasing to see the upward trend we’ve had since our home grand prix at the Nurburgring in the middle of July. We try to continue this trend with Lewis’s two wins and two additional podium places in the last six races – a gain which hasn’t been achieved by any other driver in this period of time.
“In the last six races of the season’s second half, Lewis has beaten world champion candidate Jenson Button four times, Rubens Barrichello and our German friend Sebastian Vettel three times each, and each of the three title candidates has scored less points than Lewis, who managed 34 whereas Rubens scored 27, Sebastian 22 and, with 17 points, Jenson, who, at the top of the table, achieved only half of Lewis’s points.
“The world championship fight is open and electrifying – I know from my own experience what I am talking about when I say that with a 16-point deficit of Sebastian to Jenson, nothing has been decided yet. With regard to the constructors’ world championship, Brawn GP should have already done it with half a point still missing.”
- Steve Cooper , Wolfgang Schattling- photo copyright McLaren
16. – 18. Oktober 2009 16. von 17 WM-LäufenDas BMW Sauber F1 Team blieb bei den beiden zurückliegenden Grands Prix in Asien hinter seinen Möglichkeiten zurück. Der Große Preis von Brasilien am 18. Oktober auf der anspruchsvollen Strecke von Interlagos bietet die nächste – und vorletzte – Chance, ein Ergebnis ein weiter >>
Brawn GP and Cervejaria Petrópolis have extended their one-race partnership for the Brazilian Grand Prix to include the Brazilian brewing company's recently launched TNT Energy Drink brand.Following confirmation that Cervejaria Petrópolis would sponsor the current World Championship leaders with their Itaipava beer brand, the new agreement will see TNT weiter >>
Brawn GP is pleased to confirm the agreement of a special one-race partnership with Brazilian brewing company Cervejaria Petrópolis for the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix to be held at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo on 18 October.Cervejaria Petrópolis has a strong sponsorship portfolio in Brazilian motorsport with their Itaipava beer brand and the part weiter >>
Brazilian Grand Prix Debrief -
How did the rain at the end of the race affect your strategy?
In the final laps we saw that we had the opportu weiter >>
Der „Weltmeister des letzten Saisondrittels" blickt auf den Brasilien-Grand Prix und seine Saison zurück.
Fernando, wie lief das Rennen aus deiner Sicht? weiter >>
Lewis Hamilton (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) has been crowned 2008 FIA Formula One drivers’ champion after finishing fifth in a nail-biting season finale played out in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa (Scuderia weiter >>
2. November 2008 – GP Brasilien: der Sonntag:
Mit einem hervorragenden zweiten Platz für Fernando Alonso beim mitreißenden Grand Prix von Brasilien präsentierte sich das ING Renault F1 Team auch zum Abs weiter >>
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 2008
In front of packed grandstands, today’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos delivered a thrilling Championship decider and produced a new British World Champion in Lewis Hamilton. Predicted rain fell earlier than anticipated when a heavy shower drenched parts of the circuit before the formation lap a weiter >>
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix Race
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/06):
16th 1:34:31.247 (+2 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:15.773
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
18th 1:35:09.395 (+2 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:15.212
The Force India Formula One Team suffered a frustrating end to its debut season in tod weiter >>
2008 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - FANTASTIC FOURTH
Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
Pos. 4th
"It was a difficult and chaotic race and it's great to end the season on a high with this fourth place. I didn't make any mistakes and I feel we deserved this result, even if I was hoping for a podium. It was great to be racing against Massa, Alonso and Hamilton. weiter >>
Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Round-Up Sunday 2 November 2008
Today's Weather: Shower delayed start for 10 minutes, then drying track before further late shower. Air 24-27°C, track 24-30°C
Constructors' Championship Points: 56 (5th)
Drivers' Championship Points: Jarno Trulli 31 (9th) Timo Glock 25 (10th)
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-07 weiter >>
Car 10, MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 9th Start Position: 12th)
"The car was pretty difficult to drive today. We had a long middle stint, but the pace wasn't there and I struggled. We knew some of the problems we had from practice and we tried to cater for those in the race, but in the end most of them were still there. It's disappointing to finish ninth."
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Going into the final lap at Interlagos Felipe Massa was set to be champion - he was leading, with Lewis Hamilton sixth. But a late pass from the McLaren driver on Toyota's Timo Glock gave him the fifth place he needed, and caused the smiles to turn to tears in the Ferrari garage.
Fernando Alonso took second place for Renault, with Kimi Raikkonen third in the second Ferrar weiter >>
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 Winner 1 10
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 71 +13.2 secs 6 8
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 +16.2 secs 3 6
4 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 71 +38.0 secs 7 5
5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 71 +38.9 secs 4 4
6 12 Timo Glock Toyota 71 +44.3 secs 1 weiter >>
Der Chefingenieur des ING Renault F1 Teams sieht dem Großen Preis von Brasilien optimistisch entgegen. Der Grund dafür: die heutige Qualifying-Leistung seines Teams …
Alan, wie bewerten Sie das Qualifying?
Alan Permane : " Das Ergebnis entsprach unseren Erwartungen. Fernando gefiel das Auto nach den Set-up-Änderungen von heute Morgen sehr viel besser weiter >>
Sao Paulo, Saturday 1st November 2008
Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 05
Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 07
2008 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will start Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, the final grand prix of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, from f weiter >>
1. November 2008 – GP Brasilien, der Samstag:
Mit einer erneut starken Qualifying-Leistung erreichte das ING Renault F1 Team heute in Interlagos, Sao Paulo, die Startplätze 6 für Fernando Alonso und 11 für Nelson Piquet.
Fernando Alonso, Renault R28-02 Nelson Piquet, Renault R28-01
Q1 1.12,214 min, P4 1.12,348 min, P7
Q2 1.12, weiter >>
Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up
Saturday 1 November 2008
Today's Weather: Sunny and warm. Air 21-22°C, track 38-41°C
Best 2008 grid position: 2nd Jarno Trulli (Brazil)
Best 2008 race result: 2nd Timo Glock (Hungary)
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Made the front row with a stunning drive PROVISION weiter >>
For David's last race, he was presented with a unique trophy by the sport's governing body, a traffic cone... The cone, borrowed from the Shanghai circuit, came with the inscription: 'Presented to David Coulthard in recognition of his services to bollard sales worldwide from all your friends at the FIA (Federation Installation de l'Apex)'
Car 10 MARK WEBBER, Position 1 weiter >>
2008 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 01/11/08
Wow! Both in Q3. I'm lost for words.
Lost for words? Don't be stupid, you're a bird, you can't talk.
Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
"Good to get both cars in Q3 for the final time this year. It was a fun session. I had a very strong lap in Q2. Then Q3 started very well an weiter >>
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER, 2008
AT&T Williams’ participation in this afternoon’s qualifying for the final race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, was short lived with both Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima forced out of the session in the first knockout zone.
The promising pace shown by both drivers in the weekend’s ear weiter >>
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying and Final Free Practice
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/06):
FP3: 20th 1:13.680 (22 laps)
Q1: 20th 1:13.508 (9 laps)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
FP3: 19th 1:13.460 (22 laps)
Q1: 19th 1:13.426 (9 laps)
1 November 2008 - The Force India Formula weiter >>
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:11.830 1:11.875 1:12.368 17
2 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:12.226 1:12.107 1:12.737 15
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.083 1:11.950 1:12.825 19
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.213 1:11.856 1:12.830 14
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.366 1:11.768 weiter >>
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.141 19
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.212 0.071 18
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.225 0.084 18
4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.312 0.171 17
5 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:12.389 0.248 19
6 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:12.4 weiter >>
Nach der Trainingsbestzeit am Nachmittag schätzt der spanische Doppelweltmeister mit Renault seine Chancen für den weiteren Verlauf des Brasilien-GP ein.
Fernando, wie hast du die beiden Trainingssessions heute erlebt?
Fernando Alonso: " Im Großen und Ganzen genauso wie erwartet. Allerdings würde ich den Zeiten nicht zuviel Bedeutung beimessen weiter >>
Der Chefingenieur des ING Renault F1 Teams analysiert den ersten Trainingstag in Interlagos.
Alan, wie lief es heute für das Renault Team?
Alan Permane: " Wie erwartet – es war ein normaler Freitag, an dem wir an der Abstimmung gearbeitet und die beiden Reifentypen verglichen haben.
Was habt ihr dabei heute gelernt?
A weiter >>
1. Oktober 2008 – GP Brasilien, Freitag
Das ING Renault F1 Team erlebte heute in Interlagos einen produktiven Trainingsauftakt zum Großen Preis von Brasilien.
Fernando Alonso, Renault R28-02 Nelson Piquet, Renault R28-01
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Sao Paulo, Friday 31st October 2008
Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 05
Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 07
2008 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished Friday's second free practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo in ninth and 15th positions respectiv weiter >>
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER, 2008
The last Friday practice sessions of the season saw the AT&T Williams team run through their usual set-up procedures and tyre comparisons in preparation for Saturday’s qualifying session and the concluding round of the Championship, the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. On an unusually cold day for th weiter >>
2008 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 31/10/08
Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
"Free practice was mainly dry, but conditions were tricky in the drizzle: you would see the drops on your visor and wouldn't know how far you could go. We made a big step, improving the car from the morning to the afternoon.
I think here it will be quite tri weiter >>
... 27 May 1994
On 27 May 1994 David Coulthard took part in his first official Formula One grand prix practice session - on the Friday of the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Brazilian Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up
Today's Weather: Cloudy with brief light showers in both sessions. Air 16-17°C, track 20-23°C
Toyota's Best Brazilian GP qualifying: 3rd Jarno Trulli 2006
Toyota's Best Brazilian GP race result: 6th Mika Salo 2002
Take Note: This will be the last race for Panasonic Toyota Racing Te weiter >>
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.296
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.353 0.057
3 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:12.435 0.139
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.600 0.304
5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:12.650 0.354
6 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:12.687 0.391
7 6 Nelsinho Piqu weiter >>
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.305 24
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.495 0.190 23
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.507 0.202 18
4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:12.874 0.569 24
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.925 0.620 20
6 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.061 0.75 weiter >>
Vor den ersten Trainingssessions in Interlagos spricht der Spanier über die Entwicklung des ING Renault F1 Teams.
Fernando, wie wird sich Renault an diesem Wochenende schlagen weiter >>
246 races, 535 points, 62 podiums and 13 wins - this is David Coulthard's Formula 1 career in impressive figures. The Scotsman is dedicating his last ever Formula One race, his 246th, this coming weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to a special vision: making spinal paralysis curable. With his Formula One weiter >>
In advance of the final Grand Prix of the year in Brazil, the Force India Formula One Team has conducted an extensive interview with Dr Vijay Mallya.
Q: H weiter >>
The 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship will reach its conclusion on Sunday as this season’s battle for the title is fought out at Brazil’s Interlagos circuit. Located on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, the Carlos Pace Autodromo has provided the venue for over a quarter of a century of Grand Prix racing since its introduction onto the calendar in 1 weiter >>
Kurzinterview zum Formel 1-Saisonfinale in Brasilien:
Das Finale der Formel 1-Saison 2008 steht kurz bevor: Am kommenden Sonntag fällt beim Großen Preis von Brasilien die Entsc weiter >>
Brazilian Grand Prix preview 31 October - 2 November 2008
The Force India Formula One Team's debut F1 season will draw to a close this weekend with the final race of the 2008 FIA Formu weiter >>
Der verantwortliche Renault F1-Motoreningenieur beim Partnerteam Red Bull Racing blickt voraus auf das letzte Rennen des Jahres.
Fabrice, wie bewerten Sie das Abschneiden von Red Bull Racing beim Großen Preis von China?
Fabrice Lom: " Aus der Sicht von Renault verlief das Rennen ziemlich enttäuschend. Wir erlitten den ersten Motors weiter >>
Pat, durch eure 31 Punkte in den drei Asien-Rennen hat sich das Team Rang vier in der Konstrukteurs-Weltmeisterschaft bereits gesichert. Sind Sie zufrieden mit dieser Ausbeute?
Pat Symonds: " Ja und nein. Ich setze mir gern sehr ehrgeizige Ziele. Dass wir zu Saisonhalbzeit gesag weiter >>
Nelson, nur eine Woche nach deinem starken Rennen auf den vierten Platz in Fuji sammeltest du als Achter in Shanghai einen weiteren WM-Zähler. Du musst mit deiner Leistung zum Ende der Saison zufrieden sein …
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Fernando, nach den beiden sensationellen Siegen in Singapur und Japan hast du in China mit einem starken vierten Platz nachgelegt. Die Asien-Tournee hat sich für Renault und dich gelohnt …
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„Alle Saisonziele erreicht"
Offizielle Vorschau des ING Renault F1 Teams auf den Großen Preis von Brasilien auf dem Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Interlagos, Sao Paulo, 18. und letzter Lauf zur FIA-Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft 2008.
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Unfortunately, Italian Air Traffic Controllers were on strike again last December, so Father Christmas was unable to deliver a new Formula 1 car to the Faenza factory in time for the start of the season and we went to Melbourne with the old 2007 car.
To save money on sign-writing on the car and on driver overalls, we advertised for a new team-mate for Sebastian Vettel, th weiter >>
The 2008 season has been the second most productive in the short history of Panasonic weiter >>
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