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[Marklar]

Appropriate to the current enthusiasm for F1, I will keep it short and take you the last bit of excitement away: That will be the podium today!
 

 
Starting grid

• Rosberg
• Hamilton
• Vettel
• Raikkonen
• Hulkenberg
• Kvyat
• Bottas
• Massa
• Verstappen
• Sainz
• Perez
• Ericsson
• Nasr
• Grosjean
• Maldonado
• Button
• Rossi
• Stevens
• Ricciardo
• Alonso

Circuit
 

 
Race facts
Circuit length: 4.309 km
Laps: 71
Lap record: 1:11.473 (Montoya, Williams, 2004)
Full throotle: 61 %
Braking zones: 6
Braking: 15 %
Brake wear: low
Tyre wear: medium
Fuel consumption: low
Overtaking: relatively easy
Pitstop window: 23 seconds
Safety car likehood: 43 %
Distance pole to turn 1: 334 m
Pole conversation: 37.5 %
Wins from: 1st, 2nd (each 12), 3rd, 6th (each 3), 5th, 8th (each 1)
Record winner: Schumacher (4)
Record winner current drivers: Vettel, Massa (2)
Record winner constructors: Ferrari, McLaren (8)
Record winner engines: Renault (9)
 
Pirelli
tyres: medium/soft
- 2 stops are fastest: soft - medium (17) - medium (44) or medium - soft (27) - medium (44)
- 3 stops as well possible: soft - soft (15) - soft (30) - mediums (46)
 
Top speeds

• Massa 349.5
• Hulkenberg 344.7
• Hamilton 343.4
• Bottas 342.3
• Perez 341.9
• Grosjean 340.9
• Rosberg 340.9
• Nasr 340.5
• Raikkonen 339.6
• Maldonado 339.5
• Vettel 339.1
• Kvyat 334.7
• Ericcson 334.2
• Ricciardo 333.8
• Verstappen 330.9
• Sainz 330.0
• Stevens 329.9
• Button 327.7
• Rossi 324.5
• Alonso 319.9
   

Weather forecast (Ubimet): As the cold front passes through overnight, lingering low clouds and showers could remain in the area on Sunday morning with a southeasterly wind. Periodic showers will be possible until around midday. After midday, we expect low clouds to begin to clear, leading to partly cloudy conditions during the afternoon hours. At this time, it appears less likely than on previous days that showers will redevelop over Sao Paulo during the afternoon. With the southeasterly wind, there will be a cooler high temperature of only 23 C.
 
FP2 Long runs
 
Soft
Hamilton (13 laps) 76.839
Rosberg (14 laps) 77.078
Vettel (15 laps) 77.380
Kvyat (10 laps) 77.524
Ricciardo (7 laps) 77.541
Bottas (5 laps) 77.871
Grosjean (12 laps) 77.927
Massa (11 laps) 77.935
Maldonado (7 laps) 77.946
Perez (8 laps) 78.153
Sainz (11 laps) 78.238
Button (9 laps) 78.652
Hulkenberg (11 laps) 78.669
 
Medium
Rosberg (10 laps) 76.905
Hamilton (11 laps) 77.130
Kvyat (11 laps) 77.549
Bottas (9 laps) 77.349
Massa (11 laps) 77.743
Sainz (10 laps) 77.929
Raikkonen (19 laps) 77.937
Grosjean (5 laps) 77.963
Perez (6 laps) 78.048
Ricciardo (10 laps) 78.094
Nasr (21 laps) 78.200
Hulkenberg (12 laps) 78.237
Verstappen (13 laps) 78.250
Button (5 laps) 78.597
Maldonado (14 laps) 78.681
Ericsson (18 laps) 78.744
 
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Ok, stop dreaming now Fernando.....
 

Edited by Marklar, 15 November 2015 - 14:00.

[micktosin]

Well... here 's hoping for a great race. 

[kvyatfan]

Got my camp chair and coleman sleeping bag out for this one. If Fernando stays in for 20 laps I'll fire up some jiffy pop.

[Cloxxki]

Medium tires are looking good for race pace? 

[kosmos]

[Nonesuch]

Hamilton has never won the race in Brazil. I suspect that won't change today and he'll finish 2nd within five seconds of Rosberg; but perhaps that's too cynical.

 

More interesting: Ricciardo! He should be able to get back into the top 10 and provide us with some lively action, especially as the two DRS zones are in Red Bull's weaker sections. Let's hope there's less barging and contact than in Hungary, though.

 

Also keep an eye on Toro Rosso vs. Lotus, of what little interest that might be in the grand scheme of things.

[Seanspeed]

Medium tires are looking good for race pace?

Medium will probably be the way to go. Softs were degrading fairly quickly.

[TomNokoe]

Overnight rain again, so green track and soaring temps. Grip will be at a premium which should let the Mercs rocket away out front.

[Kristian]

I'm in the Hague struggling to find a place to watch the race... Anybody have any tips??

[EvilPhil II]

I'm in the Hague struggling to find a place to watch the race... Anybody have any tips??

 

Irish Bars are your best bet

[Jordan44]

Hamilton has never won the race in Brazil. I suspect that won't change today and he'll finish 2nd within five seconds of Rosberg; but perhaps that's too cynical.

More interesting: Ricciardo! He should be able to get back into the top 10 and provide us with some lively action, especially as the two DRS zones are in Red Bull's weaker sections. Let's hope there's less barging and contact than in Hungary, though.

Also keep an eye on Toro Rosso vs. Lotus, of what little interest that might be in the grand scheme of things.

If he can repeat the same performance as last year without the spin then he will win. He looked the quicker driver and following wasn't too bad here because of the slipstream. Could have jumped him in the stops.

Edited by Jordan44, 15 November 2015 - 14:55.

[thegamer23]

Looks cloudy out there. What's the forecast?

Hoping for a good race!

[Marklar]

Looks cloudy out there. What's the forecast?

Hoping for a good race!

35 % chances

[Gilles4Ever]

possibly a thunderstorm at 4

[Ev0d3vil]

Rain !! I wish.

[pRy]

So talk of team orders at Mercedes to protect Nico's 2nd place in the WDC. Could be fireworks. Especially after Lewis observations at Mexico about the race being needlessly neutralised. 

[kosmos]

Sainz has no luck.

[TomNokoe]

@tgruener: Mercedes worried about Hamilton gearbox. Mechanics discovered small fire damage when car came from parc fermé. AMuS: https://t.co/EM9Cn6EbSE

[Jordan44]

Vettel got a grid boy. Wonder if they did that on purpose to annoy him!

[tmekt]

I'm in the Hague struggling to find a place to watch the race... Anybody have any tips??

Hopefully not being charged with war crimes

[kernel]

@tgruener: Mercedes worried about Hamilton gearbox. Mechanics discovered small fire damage when car came from parc fermé. AMuS: https://t.co/EM9Cn6EbSE

 

 

Is that serious? If it were, it would have been reported by every outlet...

[Jordan44]

Is that serious? If it were, it would have been reported by every outlet...

His car managed an installation lap so it can't be too bad.

[kvyatfan]

[Marklar]

Is that serious? If it were, it would have been reported by every outlet...

They repair it, but dont know if it will survive this race.

[thegamer23]

Fireworks between the merce? Hope so

[Kristian]

I'm in the Hague struggling to find a place to watch the race... Anybody have any tips??

That time when you walk for an hour trying to find a bar that shows F1, finally find one - 4k away and in Dutch - then at that moment your colleague texts to say the hotel has BBC1. FML.

[santori]

That time when you walk for an hour trying to find a bar that shows F1, finally find one - 4k away and in Dutch - then at that moment your colleague texts to say the hotel has BBC1. FML.

 

[pRy]

Massa looks thoughtful.

[Gyan]

Hope Le Hulk doesn't crumble under pressure again.

[Riverside]

Such a shame Bottas got a penalty -  it would have been the battle of Finland on the start!

[Marklar]

Such a shame Bottas got a penalty -  it would have been the battle of Finland on the start!

Later in the race, dont worry.

[SwedeForceOne]

Alonso to retire before double digit amount of laps?

[Button4life]

Great start from Alonso and then he goes deep...

Edited by Button4life, 15 November 2015 - 16:04.

[Jordan44]

Alonso to retire before double digit amount of laps?

I'll check if they do odds for this! Wouldn't surprise me.

Edited by Jordan44, 15 November 2015 - 16:05.

[Gyan]

Hope Le Hulk doesn't crumble under pressure again.

 

Sigh...

[Ev0d3vil]

No VSC?? With marshals on track

[grunge]

Bottas and Kimi nearly touching again at the start

[Knowlesy]

Rosberg looking fairly comfy it must be said.

[OneAndOnly]

No VSC?? With marshals on track

I wondered that too. It didn't look nice.

[robefc]

I wondered that too. It didn't look nice.

 

I'm guessing because all the cars are in a close train so there was plenty of time once they passed

[FrontWing]

Terrible track without rain.

[robefc]

Vettel quicker than both mercs last lap...

[Knowlesy]

Terrible track without rain.

Oh do behave.

[nosecone]

No Mercs in this race? FFS Bernie!

[Kristian]

Drs is too easy here

[ElJefe]

Doesn't look like it will rain. Race has already been decided then...

[Knowlesy]

Hulk gets Kerfiat.

[robefc]

How much time does Lewis need to be able to prevent Vettel undercutting, assuming he would have 2 laps (Nico to pit first)

Edited by robefc, 15 November 2015 - 16:17.

[FredF1]

No Mercs in this race? FFS Bernie!

 

 

They've won both the driver and constructor championship, what more use are they to us?

[David Lightman]

soporific

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