The 2017 Brazilian GP Thread

[cmlean]

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 19th round of the 2017 season taking place in Sao Paulo between the 10th and 12th of November.

To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Brazil click here, to register in the competition click here

Picks for Brazil close at the start of Saturday practice

The event timetable for the Brazil Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 16:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 11:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 16:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 16:00 GMT

[cmlean]

This weekend we are off to Brazil to, what could be, Filipe Massa's last grand prix. After being given a hero's farewell last season and then being given a lifeline, it will be interesting to see just how the fans will react this time out.

I feel that it will return to the same old with the Mercedes dominating proceedings.
Maybe then Seb, Max, Daniel and Kimi. Perez will again shine in a race close to home and a couple of Renaults with Ocon hot on their heels.

These be my thoughts...What say you?

[cmlean]

FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:09.202	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
2	1:09.329	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
3	1:09.744	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
4	1:09.750	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
5	1:09.828	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing
6	1:09.984	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
7	1:10.102	Felipe Massa	  Williams
8	1:10.402	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
9	1:10.454	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
10	1:10.476	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
11	1:10.632	Lance Stroll	  Williams
12	1:11.047	George Russell	  Force India
13	1:11.188	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
14	1:11.463	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
15	1:11.467	Carlos Sainz	  Renault
16	1:11.608	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
17	1:11.802	Charles Leclerc	  Sauber
18	1:11.898	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
19	1:14.034	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
20	No Time		Brendon Hartley	  Toro Rosso

[cmlean]

FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:09.515	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
2	1:09.563	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
3	1:09.743	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing
4	1:09.875	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
5	1:09.886	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
6	1:10.117	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
7	1:10.306	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
8	1:10.373	Felipe Massa	  Williams
9	1:10.396	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
10	1:10.655	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
11	1:10.685	Carlos Sainz	  Renault
12	1:10.695	Sergio Perez	  Force India
13	1:10.902	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
14	1:11.064	Lance Stroll	  Williams
15	1:11.300	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
16	1:11.422	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
17	1:11.821	Brendon Hartley	  Toro Rosso
18	1:11.857	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
19	1:11.989	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
20	1:12.417	Antonio GiovinazziHaas

[cmlean]

Grid Penalties
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 10 position for MGU-H replacement
Pierre Gasly Tor Rosso 10 position for MGU-H replacement
Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 10 position for MGU-H replacement
Both Toro Rosso's look like incurring additional penalties for more engine component replacements following problems in FP1.

[cmlean]

FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:09.281	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
2	1:09.284	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
3	1:09.326	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
4	1:09.339	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
5	1:10.244	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing 
6	1:10.288	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren 
7	1:10.322	Sergio Perez	  Force India
8	1:10.357	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
9	1:10.495	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
10	1:10.599	Carlos Sainz	  Renault
11	1:10.637	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
12	1:10.671	Felipe Massa	  Williams
13	1:10.721	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
14	1:10.743	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
15	1:10.762	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
16	1:10.981	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
17	1:11.085	Brendon Hartley	  Toro Rosso
18	1:11.126	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
19	1:11.480	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
20	No Time		Lance Stroll	  Williams

[cmlean]

Grid

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:08.322	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
2	1:08.360	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
3	1:08.538	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
4	1:08.925	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
5	1:09.598	Sergio Perez	  Force India
6	1:09.617	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
7	1:09.703	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
8	1:09.805	Carlos Sainz	  Renault
9	1:09.841	Felipe Massa	  Williams
10	1:09.830	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
11	1:09.879	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
12	1:10.116	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
13	1:10.154	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
14	1:09.330	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing
15	1:10.678	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
16	1:10.875	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
17	1:10.776	Lance Stroll	  Williams
18	No Time		Brendon Hartley	  Toro Rosso
19	1:10.686	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
20	No Time		Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo has a 10 place penalty for an MGU-H replacement which dropped him from 5th to 15th grid position
Brendon Hartley set no time in Q2 and dropped from 15th for his MGU-H replacement.
Pierre Gasly dropped to 19th for his MGU-H replacement.
Lewis Hamilton set no time in Q1 and will start 20th.