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Sublime Drive by Carlos Sainz

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Posted on October 30, 2024



20 Seconds of Max Madness

As we head to Brazil

But it did nothing to detract from an absolutely stellar performance from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

The 30-year-old Spaniard led virtually from start to finish on a perilously difficult track that winds its way 4.304 kilometers (2.674 miles) through one of the more extraordinary venues on the F1 calendar.

Penalties put Max on the Edge

Max, the Championship leader heading into Brazil, finished in sixth place after starting from the front row. His main rival Lando Norris runner-up to Ferrari’s Carlos – who took out the race from pole position, reducing Max’s lead by ten points.

‘Outrageous’ one-lap meltdown

Lando was not a happy bunny immediately after the race, taking a shot at his main rival – questioning his integrity.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, Lando’s boss, told Sky Sports he believed the two 10-second penalties “were not enough”.

“It’s getting ridiculous. Enough is enough. Let’s just have some good, clean racing moving forward.”

Verstappen forced Norris off the track while defending his position and, on the same lap, pushed his title rival off again while trying to take the position back.

Brilliant Mexico City Circuit

Carlos Sainz Snr and Carlos Sainz Jnr.

Carlos has just four more races for Ferrari, after being dropped when Louis Hamilton decided earlier this year to chase his long-held desire to complete his illustrious F1 career in red, with the Scuderia.

Ferrari has lifted its game

It would have been interesting to have been in the same room post-race as Max and the fiery Helmut Marko, his boss.

Liam’s Mexico race he’d rather forget

Qualifying 12th and finishing 16th in Mexico – he admitted that was hardly the performance necessary to bolster his stocks with Red Bull.

“A race like today is not ideal for that. I’m focused on the next few races to recover, and score points for the team. We lost points to Haas today.”

The Mexican’s race imploded from there, despite the fans cheering him on.

And now we wait to see just how things pan out in the Red Bull compound this week in Brazil.

Because Sergio really is such a lovely guy!

Fascinating Year for F1

And it just so happens that we’re heading this week to Brazil for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.


Total surface renewal

The asphalt was then thoroughly cleaned, with a high-pressure water washing system to removing the sheen that usually appears on brand new bitumen and increasinge the abrasiveness of the surface.

So, drivers and teams arrive in Sao Paulo this week to a track surface that is a completely unknown factor.

To further complicate the puzzle Pirelli has chosen to bring a softer trio of compounds to Brazil than last year: the C3 will be the Hard, with C4 as Medium and C5 as soft.

Brazil – a Sprint Weekend

At Interlagos, Pirelli reminds us, the lateral and longitudinal forces exerted on the tyres around the 15 corners of this anticlockwise track are medium to low in intensity and well distributed across both axles.

And this new track surface could see a lowering of lap times and a subsequent increase of the stress to which the tyres are subjected.

Prepare for Spectacular Action

Named in honour of José Carlos Pace it presents several overtaking opportunities, with the fastest strategy a two-stop, favouring the use of the softer compounds.

According to our Tyre Gurus, random factors like the high chance of a Safety Car and extremely changeable weather, make the outcome of the Grand Prix uncertain and hard to predict.

The fact the compounds are a step softer could open up a wider range of possible strategies, making the race even more exciting.

Ayrton Senna’s 30th Anniversary

The most successful driver in Brazil is Alain Prost with six wins to his name, although only one of those was in Sao Paulo, a track where Michael Schumacher holds the record with four victories.

Ayrton Senna tops the list for pole positions with six in his home country, equally divided between the two tracks. At Interlagos, four other drivers have matched Senna’s total: his fellow countrymen Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton.



PERTH TIMES

Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 01 – 04 Nov

P1 Friday 1st November 22:30

Sprint Shootout Saturday 2nd November 02:30

Sprint Saturday 2nd November 22:00

Qualifying Sunday 3rd November 02:00

RACE

Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas Strip Circuit | 22 – 24 Nov

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