After two thrilling races in Texas and Mexico, the F1 subject reconvened in Brazil for this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. F1Technical’s senior author Balázs Szabó delivers the very important stats, trivia and info forward of the Sao Paulo F1 spherical.
Lengthy historical past – At the moment’s race would be the 52nd Method One race to be held in Brazil and the fourth ever to be named Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Of the 51 F1 races held in Brazil thus far, 40 grands prix befell at Interlagos. The opposite eleven have been staged at Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepagua circuit in two stints (1978 and 1981-1989).
The inaugural race – The Method One World Championship first visited Brazil again in 1973 with a non-championship occasion held within the earlier yr. The inaugural race was staged on the Interlagos circuit which was designed and developed by an Englishman, Loius S. Sanson, and opened its gates in 1940.
The significance of the primary row – The poleman has solely received right here at Interlagos a complete of 18 occasions out of 40 begins. Contemplating the statistics from the previous six years, the significance of beginning the Brazil F1 race from the primary row has considerably grown. Within the hybrid period, six races have been received by the poleman.
This sequence was solely damaged by Sebastian Vettel who received at Interlagos in 2017 after ranging from the second place. In contradiction to it, Hamilton received from P10 in 2021.
Mercedes stronghold– For the reason that hybrid energy items have been launched in Method One, the Mercedes squad has received each race however 4.
In 2014 and 2015, it was Nico Rosberg who got here out on high on the finish of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The following yr noticed his then-teammate Lewis Hamilton securing the victory, which the Briton repeated in 2018 and 2021. The 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix marked George Russell’s first F1 victory.
One of many three non-Mercedes triumphs got here in 2017 when Sebastian Vettel put in a heroic efficiency to fend off the quicker Mercedes vehicles to safe his third Brazilian Grand Prix victory.
The opposite event when Mercedes was defeated in Brazil was in 2019 with Max Verstappen crossing the end line first, and the Dutch driver secured his second victory at Sao Paulo final yr.
The French driver – Alain Prost holds the document for many wins in Brazil with six. Michael Schumacher is the second most profitable driver within the historical past of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The German received on 4 events, of which he took two victories for Benetton whereas he was victorious with Ferrari twice.
Carlos Reutemann, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Sebastian Vettel share the third place on this record with three wins apiece.
Pole place – Ayrton Senna holds the document for many pole positions in Brazil with six – three at Jacarepagua and three at Sao Paulo. Lewis Hamilton has essentially the most pole positions of any present F1 driver.
So far as very important pole positions are involved, Kevin Magnussen scored his first, and up to now, solely F1 pole place in Sao Paulo in 2022, claiming the primary beginning place for Saturday’s Dash.
4 different present drivers have pole positions right here: Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, and Max Verstappen.
The Brazilian stars – Residence heros Felipe Massa, Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Nelson Piquet all have two victories on their residence turf.
A brief one – The Autodromo José Carlos Tempo is likely one of the shortest tracks on the present Grand Prix calendar. Drivers might want to full 71 laps in whole on the 4.309km race circuit to cowl your entire race distance of 305.909km.
Overtaking – There’s loads of scope for overtaking: the long term uphill, by a left kink and over the start-finish line, leads into overtaking spot proper at Flip 1. One other lengthy straight follows the spectacular part of Turns 1-3 that’s known as Senna Esses, offering one other overtaking alternative as drivers have to brake arduous into Flip 4.
The essential numbers – As frequent, drivers have to stick to a velocity restrict of 80kph within the race whereas driving by the pit lane. The beginning and the end line should not equivalent, with an offset of 30m mendacity between them.
The Finnish record-keeper – Valtteri Bottas holds the document for the fastest-ever race lap at Interlagos. The Finn recorded a 1m10.540 in 2018 to set a brand new lap document across the undulating, twisting circuit. Nonetheless, the fastest-ever lap belongs to his present teammate Lewis Hamilton who set a lap time of 1m07.281 on his option to safe the pole place for the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Essential modifications – The observe has been resurfaced from Flip 12 to Flip 1 and from Flip 3 to Flip 4. Grooving has been undertaken at Flip 2, from the pit exit to Flip 4, on the straight after Flip 5, on the straight between Turns 11 and Flip 12, and from grid place 21 all the way in which to the beginning line.
The hatched zone between the pit exit street (on the right-hand aspect) and the observe edge has been eliminated.
The standard configuration – There shall be two DRS zones in immediately’s race on the Autodromo Jose Carlos Tempo. The primary zone has a detection level on the apex of Flip 2 and activation 30m after Flip 3. The second zone has a detection level 30m after Flip 13 and activation 160m earlier than Flip 15.
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