Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010

[phil1993]

XXXIX Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil

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Fri 05 November 2010
Practice 1 	10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 	14:00 - 15:30
Sat 06 November 2010
Practice 3 	11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 	14:00
Sun 07 November 2010
Race 	14:00

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01  	Fernando Alonso  	231
02 	Mark Webber 	220
03 	Lewis Hamilton 	210
04 	Sebastian Vettel 	206
05 	Jenson Button 	189
06 	Felipe Massa 	143
07 	Robert Kubica 	124
08 	Nico Rosberg 	122
09 	Michael Schumacher 	66
10 	Rubens Barrichello 	47
11 	Adrian Sutil 	47
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	31
13 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	21
14 	Vitaly Petrov 	19
15 	Nico Hulkenberg 	18

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01  	RBR-Renault  	426
02 	McLaren-Mercedes 	399
03 	Ferrari 	374
04 	Mercedes GP 	188
05 	Renault 	143
06 	Force India-Mercedes 	68
07 	Williams-Cosworth 	65
08 	BMW Sauber-Ferrari 	43
09 	STR-Ferrari 	11
10 	Lotus-Cosworth 	0

The world title has been won here every year since 2005.

Previous winners:
2009 - Mark Webber - Red Bull | (Jenson Button won the title with Brawn GP)
2008 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari | (Lewis Hamilton won the title with McLaren)
2007 - Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari | (Kimi Raikkonen won the title with Ferrari)
2006 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari | (Fernando Alonso won the title with Renault)
2005 - Juan Pablo Montoya - McLaren | (Fernando Alonso won the title with Renault)

Previous pole sitters:
2009 - Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1.19.576 (Wet)
2008 - Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.12.368
2007 - Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.11.931
2006 - Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.10.680
2005 - Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1.11.988

In form: (last 3 races)
F. Alonso - 65
S. Vettel - 43
M. Webber - 33
L. Hamilton - 28
J. Button - 24
M. Schumacher - 20
F. Massa - 19
R. Kubica - 16
R. Barrichello - 16
N. Rosberg - 10
K. Kobayashi - 10
V. Liuzzi - 8
N. Heidfeld - 6
A. Sutil - 2
N. Hulkenberg - 2
S. Buemi - 1

Will Alonso win the WDC here?
Will Red Bull win the WCC here?
Who will claim the pole & the win?
Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again?

Don't forget the prediction competition!

I'll add more info as we get nearer (videos & weather) but thought I'd start it early!

[will_ferrari]

I'll be at Interlagos! Third straight year.

[Coopz]

Will Alonso win the WDC here?
No
Will Red Bull win the WCC here?
Yes
Who will claim the pole & the win?
Webber Pole
Webber win
Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again?
Yep

[blizzard]

Will Alonso win the WDC here?
Maybe, if everything goes a 100% his way.

Will Red Bull win the WCC here?
No

Who will claim the pole & the win?
Massa Pole
Alonso Win

Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again?
Yes

Interlagos has been a classic Ferrari track ever since 2006. Massa really comes into his own on his home track. I expect him to be very strong, like every year. Red Bull will not be the best car on this short and fast track, a long straight hich goes uphill and a tight infield should be ideal for Ferrari. Kimi could have won last year, if Webber had't ran him off the road.

Alonso will win this and then wrap up his championship with a 5th place in Abu Dhabi, a track where the Ferrari will be 3rd strongest, behind the McLaren and Red Bull.

[Zack]

Renault engine has not won this race in last five years.

"The reduced atmospheric pressure causes a loss in engine power and aerodynamic performance while the cars have to run with an increased ride height to cope with the bumps"




Will Alonso win the WDC here?
not sure .. he has everything to lose now.

Will Red Bull win the WCC here?
Yes

Who will claim the pole & the win?
Felipe Massa for pole ... If Alonso is anywhere near he will be comprised.

Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again?
Yes, i m hopeful. It deserves to be season finale.

[cformula1]

Renault engine has not won this race in last five years.

Unless I'm very much mistaken, Webber won in the RBR-Renault last year.
Will Alonso win the WDC here?
Probably not.
Will Red Bull win the WCC here?
Probably not.
Who will claim the pole & the win?
Pole: Massa
Win: Webber or Massa
Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again?
I hope so! I'm not getting up at 2:30am on the morning of an exam for nothing!

[JoostLamers]

Will Alonso win the WDC here? Hmm, no, in Abu Dhabi

Will Red Bull win the WCC here? Probably

Who will claim the pole & the win? Not Massa, as Ferrari won't allow him

Brazil usually serves up a classic, can it do it again? Yes, and it deserves to be the season final, not Abu Dhabi

[JoostLamers]

Remember Vettel still hasn't had the lead in the Championship.. Ever! And if he becomes WDC this year, he'll become the youngest F1 Champion ever

[blizzard]

Remember Vettel still hasn't had the lead in the Championship.. Ever! And if he becomes WDC this year, he'll become the youngest F1 Champion ever

That honour belongs to Hamilton. He was more 'ready' than Vettel in his second (full) season. I still think Alonso is the best 'youngest' champion. In 2005 when he became the youngest champ, he drove like he was 28.

[Zack]

Renault engine has not won this race in last five years.

Unless I'm very much mistaken, Webber won in the RBR-Renault last year.

ohh ..then its good for RBR!


http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_med ... report.pdf

[Ferrariman60]

All the title contenders except for Webber have used all 8 engines. Does that mean Webber has a better chance? I don't know, but I wouldn't think so. I think Brazil will suit Red Bull pretty well though, given Webber's fairly dominant win last year.

[swca92]

A Red Bull 1-2 would mean all Webber would have to do in Abu Dhabi is win the race and therefore win the championship.

For all their talk I don't see Vettel leading Webber past the chequered flag - they'd rather win the championship with the wrong guy than not win the championship at all. If there isn't rain I see a Red Bull 1-2, I think the magnitude of the occasion will force them to be cautious and prevent mistakes - which is exactly what they need to concentrate on. My only doubt would be their drivers under pressure, Webber and Vettel are fallible and Alonso has been brutally consistent and resilient.

[mikhailv]

Ferrari always do well in Brazil. Alonso and massa, always do superb in brazil too.

Alonso clinched his world titles there, came 3rd in 07, 2nd in 2008. took out in 2009, but similar to Alonso, Massa has won in brazil twice, with 2nd the other time.

Even if the car isnt the best, Id say the drivers are better at that track and will ring it out, so ill say Vettel/alonso/Webber/Massa qualifying,

Race, Id say Alonso will win.

[phil1993]

Not sure about the engine situation: isn't there something special here like high or low pressure? Maybe someone more technical can explain it!

[Ferrariman60]

Not sure about the engine situation: isn't there something special here like high or low pressure? Maybe someone more technical can explain it!

Higher pressure air is denser, which mean that it has more oxygen molecules in a given volume of air. This means that in denser air, the engines can draw more oxygen into the combustion chambers with every intake stroke, and thus generate more power. Interlagos is at somewhat a higher elevation than many other circuits, and thus, the air pressure will be slightly lower and the air will be less dense, thus the engines will not generate as much power. Temperature also effects air density as well. Here in the States, we hear all the time that NASCAR drivers sometimes like the night races better because it's cooler and the engines respond more quickly.