Race 2018 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix Full Race Replay
Race 2018 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix Full Race Replay
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Race Info
Date 11 November 2018
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.879 km (190.064 miles)
Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix 2018 What to Watch
It's Samba time in Brazil after the Fiesta in Mexico. It's hard to believe that ten years ago, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa had one of the most spectacular championship finishes in Formula One history in Brazil, where Hamilton won the 2008 title with just seconds remaining.
Hamilton has since added four more to his total as the Formula One Bandwagon enters Sao Paulo. He won the championship in Mexico last year, just like he did the year before, and he will try to accomplish what he hasn't been able to do the last two times he has won the championship: win.
Perhaps unconsciously, he turned off in 2015 and 2017 after winning the championship in both of those years, and Ferrari and Valtteri Bottas may be trying to take advantage of this in Brazil. In a season where tactics, punctures, and team orders have cost him victories, is it possible that Bottas will finally win a race? But as Hamilton has already been crowned, Bottas will undoubtedly be let to win if he leads.
We reach the 4.3-kilometer Interlagos circuit, which is located in a rainforest. Since the track's F1 debut in 1973, this specific rainforest has produced a variety of bizarre races, leading to fierce championship battles in 2008 and 2012.
Felipe Massa retired from the race last season, making this the first Brazilian Grand Prix without a Brazilian driver in recent memory. It's disappointing to see a Brazilian replace Massa given Brazil's rich heritage in Formula One, which includes amazing races and some of the greatest racers the sport has ever seen, including Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, and of course, the legendary Ayrton Senna.
Red Bull, owned by Daniel Ricciardo, will be in Brazil, but it remains to be seen if it will help the Australian reach the chequered flag. He will undoubtedly race in Brazil despite his remarks in Mexico, but neither he nor Max Verstappen are anticipated to contend for the win at a track that is far more suited to Mercedes and Ferrari.
Last year, Ferrari emerged victorious, with Sebastian Vettel taking first position and Kimi Raikkonen finishing third, sandwiched by Valtteri Bottas. Due to a gearbox and PU unit change that occurred after qualifying, Hamilton started the race from the pits, missing out on a podium finish by finishing fourth.
Ferrari's form that abandoned them before the race has returned with the US and Mexico Grand Prix. They still lead the Italian squad by fifty-five points in the constructors title, despite Mercedes being in the rear.
There is still a lot of pride at stake in addition to the race for the constructors; Brendon Hartley is battling to maintain his drive at Toro Rosso, Sergey Sirotkin is hoping to prove he deserves to stay with the British team, and Esteban Ocon will view this race as a hopeful audition for a seat at Williams alongside George Russell next year.
As Formula One approaches the penultimate race of 2018, there are still many issues to resolve even though the Drivers' title is over.