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O oficial Grande Premio do Brasil 2018
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Weather (wet quali/dry race)?
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Brazil/Inte...
FIA
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
2017 highlights
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOCmR5Lvbw
2017 quali highlights
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiUrm8MnFg
[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/7Xe8bR44[/url][url]|https://thumbsnap.com/YDke8qxG[/url]Weather (wet quali/dry race)?
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Brazil/Inte...
FIA
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
2017 highlights
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOCmR5Lvbw
2017 quali highlights
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiUrm8MnFg
Edited by Deesee on Monday 5th November 14:39
Love this race. One of the best of the year as far as I'm concerned and even better when it rains.
How are the Redbulls expected to perform here (in the dry)? Am I right in thinking the long uphill main straight requires some serious horsepower if you want to keep up?
Also, is Ricciardo expecting a grid penalty after last weekends failure or was his PU ok?
How are the Redbulls expected to perform here (in the dry)? Am I right in thinking the long uphill main straight requires some serious horsepower if you want to keep up?
Also, is Ricciardo expecting a grid penalty after last weekends failure or was his PU ok?
sandman77 said:
Love this race. One of the best of the year as far as I'm concerned and even better when it rains.
How are the Redbulls expected to perform here (in the dry)? Am I right in thinking the long uphill main straight requires some serious horsepower if you want to keep up?
Also, is Ricciardo expecting a grid penalty after last weekends failure or was his PU ok?
Clutch failure.How are the Redbulls expected to perform here (in the dry)? Am I right in thinking the long uphill main straight requires some serious horsepower if you want to keep up?
Also, is Ricciardo expecting a grid penalty after last weekends failure or was his PU ok?
Ok,
So the Mercs should have good race pace and the soft tyre is in play too (favoured), but will look to consolidate the WCC, they are 55 points ahead and a Ferrari 1/2 could claw back up to 43 if Merc had a double DNF.
Ferrari, race win here, Kimi for me, but let’s see Seb put a race together.
Red Bull, possible race win, car should be quick here, this race is heavy on the tyres and red bull have had the least deg of the front runners, I can see alternative strategy’s, podium a certainty for one of them.
Rain a chance on Friday, looks heavy Saturday, a few cars out of place, who gets the timing right?
The pick of the rest,
Hülkenberg, expecting a good race, works the tyres well, has shown good pace on extreme strategy’s had his one and only pole here.
CLC, not having a great run with multiple DNF in last 6/7 races, needs to show he can finish races and now is the time to start.
Vandoorne, made 8 places up last race weekend, let’s see that again and a points finish?
Racing Point are 15 points behind McLaren and 9 in front of Sauber, need a good points haul to take the WCC to Abu Dhabi, Ocon and Perez need to play nicely.
So the Mercs should have good race pace and the soft tyre is in play too (favoured), but will look to consolidate the WCC, they are 55 points ahead and a Ferrari 1/2 could claw back up to 43 if Merc had a double DNF.
Ferrari, race win here, Kimi for me, but let’s see Seb put a race together.
Red Bull, possible race win, car should be quick here, this race is heavy on the tyres and red bull have had the least deg of the front runners, I can see alternative strategy’s, podium a certainty for one of them.
Rain a chance on Friday, looks heavy Saturday, a few cars out of place, who gets the timing right?
The pick of the rest,
Hülkenberg, expecting a good race, works the tyres well, has shown good pace on extreme strategy’s had his one and only pole here.
CLC, not having a great run with multiple DNF in last 6/7 races, needs to show he can finish races and now is the time to start.
Vandoorne, made 8 places up last race weekend, let’s see that again and a points finish?
Racing Point are 15 points behind McLaren and 9 in front of Sauber, need a good points haul to take the WCC to Abu Dhabi, Ocon and Perez need to play nicely.
I went to see Bottas speak before the start of the season and he seemed very confident that he could beat Lewis...his excuse for last year was that he only had a few week before the start of the season whereas Lewis had the car set up around him for 2017....He was so confident I put £100 on him to win....Ooops. I can see Lewis giving a win back to Valterri before the end of the season though.
DanielSan said:
Al U said:
Be interesting to see if Bottas can up his game now, knowing that we won't be asked to move over if he is in a winning position.
He's had all season to up his game and hasn't done it yet. Unless he's handed a win by Lewis now he won't do it on pace. 
From Hat-Gate forward we saw Rosberg with the bit between his teeth as Lewis seemed to cruise by comparison. I don't think I've ever seen that from Bottas except maybe in his 2014 season battles with Raikkonen. Russia and maybe Baku were the only times I think Bottas had the edge.MissChief said:
Imagine the speed a 2018 car would carry into turn 1 on the old circuit. That would be epic. Gaz. said:
andburg said:
Looks decidedly wet according to the weather with a chance of thunderstorms forecast for Saturday and sunda. If its wet I can see a Merc 1-2 unless Ferrari/Red bull have managed to solve their lack of wet weather pace.
Hulk may get a podium?Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff