F1 2025 Brazilian(Interlagos) Pre-Race Thread

So cranked to 12 ferraris and excessive plank wear for sure. no lico? no fast.

 

Predictions for Brasil???? and associated probability, please dispute!

1. 100% probability: schiester lawyer georgie porgie whines and screams, Kimi does a nice job of giving him the fingah.
2. 80%: lil lewee shocked and dismayed he's penalised for clear another racing violation. lewee dangerously blocks numerous drivers in practise.
3. 70%: FIA race control baby sits baby lando: after protecting the baby from a 3 point loss at Mexico with a purposeful VCS, if we get wet weather like last year expect a red flag to protect lando from Max shredding him from anywhere.
4. 70%: Stella announces 7 more baby formulas where Oscar must give way
5. 30%: Oscar drives the baby carriage off the track. smuggy chubby blames Oscar 100%.
6. 25%: RB announces Chuck as co-driver with Uncle Max, the 2 fastest guys on earth! the bummer being green F1 doesnt race, it does batteries.

 

Nelson drove some insane F1 pencil rockets powered by a 1,000 hp fire spitting turbo. Kudos.

 

I was privileged to see both BT52s demonstrated at Goodwood (on the circuit, not the “hillclimb) a couple of years ago. To me, it is the most mechanically and aesthetically elegant F1 car of the modern era. The two remaining cars were then owned by Ecclestone and BMW.


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I was at Monaco in the eighties and watched the car live around the swimming pool area. It was insane.

 

At Goodwood Patrese was driving Ecclestone’s car. He complained that Bernie warned him not to over-rev but the boost came in so suddenly and that pre-boost the car was a dog, so he had trouble finding the sweet spot in the rev range.


http://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-coverage/members-meeting/video-ricardo-patrese-reunited-with-his-brabham-bt52-at-goodwood/

 

I tell the story all the time, but I saw the one at BMW World in Munich and it was hard to leave. One of the most interesting machines man has ever created in my mind.

Nelson is also one of the funniest drivers of all time.

 

This is a Sprint Weekend. This is the event link to include the schedule. Click it and the local time for you is shown for the race events; Practice, Sprint Qualy etc.

https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/brazil

Circuit

Circuit Length
4.309km
First Grand Prix
1973
Number of Laps
71
Fastest lap time 1:10.540 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Race Distance
305.939km

 

Weather for the weekend - for now Appears much cooler for the race.

Fri 07 Practice/Sprint Qualy
28°C
24%
NNE 15 km/h
Cloudy. High 28C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h.

Sat 08 Sprint Race / Qualy for GP
Rain
25°/15°

Sun 09 GP Brazil
Mostly Cloudy
20°/13°

 

Merc probably be fast with cooler weather.

 

Overall the Saturday events could be about risk aversion due to the weather. Wet Sprint Race - how much risk do you take for a few if any points vs destroying or major damage with Qualy later that day. That impacts your race start position on a track not known for very easy passing. The weather could be anything but just cloudy on race day as well. A few unknowns!

 

Ferrari seem to be finding their rhythm again after two much stronger performances, so there is plenty to look forward to heading into the Brazilian GP. With it being a sprint weekend and rain in the forecast, there is every chance for strategy and driver skill to play a big role. If the team can carry over their recent pace, we might see them right in the mix again, and hopefully Lewis on the podium too.

Off the track, the weekend is shaping up to be a great experience for fans as well with plenty of entertainment, including concerts by Alok and Jorge Aragão, interactive fan areas, simulators, and team activities happening throughout the weekend in and around Interlagos. Whatever the weather brings, it should be an exciting weekend both on and off the circuit.

 

Great track, and enthusiastic crowd. I always like to watch the GP there.
From Turn 12 through 13, 14 and 15 ,up to Turn 1, it's constant acceleration and flat out high speed corners I like. I bet it's very challenging and not for the faint-hearted, mostly if it rains !
The rest of the circuit isn't unnecessary (and artificially) twisty like some other places.

 

Interesting and varied circuit. Short short lap as well. The rain will mix this up potentially. Might be one of the better weekends.

 

Love this track. I've been to it many times and turned my first laps in a kart there.

I hope it rains and we have a great race without any FIA meddling.

 

Nice! Would be fun to kart that circuit!

 

Isn't this Hamilton's home race? Or maybe it is Max's. Pray for rain to make it interesting.