- The Brazilian Grand Prix is spherical 21 of 2024 F1 season
- The race is held at São Paulo’s Autódromo José Carlos Tempo
- Lewis Hamilton will make an exhibition run in Ayrton Senna’s 1990 McLaren MP4/5B
The 2024 Method 1 World Championship continues this weekend with the Brazilian Grand Prix, the third race of this season’s American triple-header, which additionally included america and Mexican Grands Prix.
The Brazilian spherical takes place at São Paulo’s Autódromo José Carlos Tempo, and this season there might be a standalone Dash race on Saturday along with the primary race on Sunday. Brazil will host the fifth dash race of the season, with yet another to observe on the penultimate spherical in Qatar.
The Autódromo José Carlos Tempo, higher recognized to followers as Interlagos, on account of it being located between two lakes, spans a brief 2.7 miles, that means there’s usually various overtaking, and drivers additionally often must go off the racing line.
Just like the earlier race in Mexico, altitude is an element groups must be conscious of. The circuit is located 2,625 ft above sea degree and the thinner air has a bearing on all areas of automotive efficiency, notably aerodynamics and cooling.
Autódromo José Carlos Tempo, dwelling of the Method 1 Brazilian Grand Prix
As well as, the often excessive probability of a security automotive and changeable climate make technique unsure and arduous to plan. This yr, new asphalt has been laid down, which might be one other unknown issue for drivers and groups.
Other than the lengthy uphill Arquibancada left-hander, most of these corners are fairly quick, that means that lateral hundreds on the tires aren’t too punishing. Pirelli has nominated its softest compounds, the C3, C4, and C5.
Going into the weekend, Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 362 factors. McLaren’s Lando Norris is second with 315 factors and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third with 291 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, McLaren leads with 566 factors. Ferrari is second with 537 factors and Crimson Bull is third with 512 factors. Final yr’s winner in Brazil was Verstappen, driving for Crimson Bull.
As a nod to this yr’s thirtieth anniversary of the dying of Brazilian racing legend Ayrton Senna, the McLaren MP4/5B that Senna drove to a title win within the 1990 F1 season will make an look in São Paulo. McLaren introduced on Thursday that its former driver, Lewis Hamilton, might be behind the wheel for an exhibition run this weekend.
