The 2018 Brazilian GP Thead
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The 2018 Brazilian GP Thead
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 20th round of the 2018 season taking place in Sao Paulo between the 9th and 11th 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 11:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 14:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
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 11:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 14:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
Re: The 2018 Brazilian GP Thead
This weekend is the penultimate round in Brazil. The manufacturer's championship is still on the line and will be Lewis to deliver, with some assistance from Valtteri. Ferrari will try their hardest to halt the juggernaut that is Mercedes. Red Bull will still be doing their best to ruin the party and, to some extent, will succeed.
Best of the rest is where the interest is. The Force India's should fill the next best positions, possibly a Haas and maybe Charles Leclerc will continue his run of top 10's.
Best of the rest is where the interest is. The Force India's should fill the next best positions, possibly a Haas and maybe Charles Leclerc will continue his run of top 10's.
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FP1 Results
Daniel Ricciardo has had a turbo replaced following his DNF in Mexico. This gives him a 5 grid place penalty for this event.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:09.011 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:09.060 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:09.107 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:09.395 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 1:09.573 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
6 1:09.679 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
7 1:09.922 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 1:10.236 Kevin Magnussen Haas
9 1:10.346 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:10.361 Esteban Ocon Force India
11 1:10.662 Carlos Sainz Renault
12 1:10.679 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
13 1:10.685 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber
14 1:10.799 Lance Stroll Williams
15 1:10.934 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
16 1:11.013 Lando Norris McLaren
17 1:11.037 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
18 1:11.176 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
19 1:11.452 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
20 1:11.493 Nicholas Latifi Force India
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FP2 Results
Max Verstappen missed the first half of the session after a crack was detected in an oil tank on the front of the engine.
Nico Hulkenberg lost his Renault coming out of turn 12 and hit the barriers. This brought out the red flag. Damage is to both right corners of his car.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:08.846 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
2 1:08.849 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:08.919 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 1:09.164 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 1:09.339 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:09.412 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
7 1:09.769 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 1:09.943 Charles Leclerc Sauber
9 1:10.007 Kevin Magnussen Haas
10 1:10.159 Esteban Ocon Force India
11 1:10.320 Sergio Perez Force India
12 1:10.330 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:10.332 Fernando Alonso McLaren
14 1:10.458 Carlos Sainz Renault
15 1:10.532 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
16 1:10.569 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
17 1:10.596 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
18 1:10.662 Lance Stroll Williams
19 1:10.734 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
20 1:11.674 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
Nico Hulkenberg lost his Renault coming out of turn 12 and hit the barriers. This brought out the red flag. Damage is to both right corners of his car.
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FP3 Results
Esteban Ocon also has a 5 place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:07.948 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:08.165 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:08.465 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 1:08.490 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
5 1:08.733 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:08.788 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 1:09.146 Kevin Magnussen Haas
8 1:09.257 Romain Grosjean Haas
9 1:09.402 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
10 1:09.448 Charles Leclerc Sauber
11 1:09.461 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
12 1:09.588 Esteban Ocon Force India
13 1:09.808 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
14 1:09.864 Carlos Sainz Renault
15 1:09.885 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
16 1:09.985 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
17 1:10.001 Lance Stroll Williams
18 1:10.020 Fernando Alonso McLaren
19 1:10.116 Sergio Perez Force India
20 1:10.289 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
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Qualifying Results
Well, that was some exciting qualifying session. The rain didn't come as heavily as predicted but there were enough drops to ruin the driver's concentration.
Biggest talking point was Hamilton and Sirotkin almost coming together as Sirotkin was about to wind up for a hot lap. As it was on Sirotkin's out lap, there seems to be no penalty however I feel that someone needs to be spoken to at least.
Another Hamilton incident was on the straight after turn 3 where he didn't hinder Kimi Raikkonen but didn't make it easy for him either.
Off track, Sebastian Vettel was called to the scales in Q2. He drove onto and off the scales damaging them in the process. This was at a time where Ferrari were trying to get a time on the soft tyres before a weather change ruined their strategy. Procedure for the weighbridge is that the car is pushed onto and off to avoid damage to the equipment. This incident is at the stewards for discussion on what penalty he has incurred.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:07.281 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:07.374 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:07.441 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 1:07.456 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
5 1:07.778 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:07.780 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 1:08.296 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
8 1:08.492 Charles Leclerc Sauber
9 1:08.517 Romain Grosjean Haas
10 1:09.029 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
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11 1:08.659 Kevin Magnussen Haas
12 1:08.741 Sergio Perez Force India
13 1:08.770 Esteban Ocon Force India
14 1:08.834 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
15 1:10.381 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
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16 1:09.269 Carlos Sainz Renault
17 1:09.280 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
18 1:09.402 Fernando Alonso McLaren
19 1:09.441 Lance Stroll Williams
20 1:09.601 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
Biggest talking point was Hamilton and Sirotkin almost coming together as Sirotkin was about to wind up for a hot lap. As it was on Sirotkin's out lap, there seems to be no penalty however I feel that someone needs to be spoken to at least.
Another Hamilton incident was on the straight after turn 3 where he didn't hinder Kimi Raikkonen but didn't make it easy for him either.
Off track, Sebastian Vettel was called to the scales in Q2. He drove onto and off the scales damaging them in the process. This was at a time where Ferrari were trying to get a time on the soft tyres before a weather change ruined their strategy. Procedure for the weighbridge is that the car is pushed onto and off to avoid damage to the equipment. This incident is at the stewards for discussion on what penalty he has incurred.
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Results
Both McLarens were penalized 5 seconds post race for blue flag infringements.
Esteban Ocon was penalized 10 seconds during the race for causing a collision.
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Pos Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
7 Charles Leclerc Sauber
8 Romain Grosjean Haas
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas
10 Sergio Perez Force India
11 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
12 Carlos Sainz Renault
13 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
14 Esteban Ocon Force India
15 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
16 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
17 Fernando Alonso McLaren
18 Lance Stroll Williams
DNF Nico Hulkenberg Renault
DNF Marcus Ericsson Sauber
Esteban Ocon was penalized 10 seconds during the race for causing a collision.
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Well, that was some race. With Max out front and controlling the race, Esteban Ocon, on fresher tyres, caught up to him. Rules do say that you can unlap yourself and Ocon endeavored to do so. Ocon had the run up the straight and showed his nose up the outside of Verstappen at the entry to the Senna curves. Max, being the racer that he is, decided that this wasn't on and fought back and the two made heavy contact in the second curve. My thoughts are that Ocon had every right to try to unlap himself and Max just ran him out of track but the stewards saw it differently and penalized Ocon with a 10 second penalty that was served in his pit stop.
Daniel Ricciardo finally had a little luck after starting from grid position 11, caught up to the rear of Kimi's Ferrari. The podium was in sight but Kimi drove a heady race and stopped the Red Bull's momentum.
Lewis had his own problems with the Super Softs only lasting 19 laps and having to run the remainder of the race on his medium compound tyres. He was also complaining of an engine problem that required him to nurse is Mercedes to the finish.
One round to go but both championships have been decided.
Daniel Ricciardo finally had a little luck after starting from grid position 11, caught up to the rear of Kimi's Ferrari. The podium was in sight but Kimi drove a heady race and stopped the Red Bull's momentum.
Lewis had his own problems with the Super Softs only lasting 19 laps and having to run the remainder of the race on his medium compound tyres. He was also complaining of an engine problem that required him to nurse is Mercedes to the finish.
One round to go but both championships have been decided.