In the introduction it should be added that the racing weekend GP Sao Paulo on the trail v Interlagos will not be like the previous one in Mexico and later in the last three races of the championship (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi), as this time it will be on the schedule the third sprint race of the year. And the racers here drive in opposite direction clockwise.
Why the GP of Sao Paulo and not the GP of Brazil?
Race on the Interlagos track near the metropolis Sao Paulo is no longer called GP of Brazil. The name now stands officially GP Sao Paulo. This is new and has been announced along with by extending the contract of this racetrack. Because the Brazilian race Formula 1 she wanted to appropriate another seaside metropolis.
Let us remember the past disputes between Sao Paulo in Rio de Janeiro, where the Formula 1 caravan is supposed to roam. The deal he made with the new organizers Chase carey, predecessor Stefano Domenicali, fell into the water - also due to the great resistance of environmentalists. Instead, Formula 1 will be the least five years hosted in Sao Paulo and with the new name of the race they want to value the greater influence of the local government.
Preview VN Sao Paulo
After winning again Max Verstappen (according to the US GP) c Mexico, where the Dutchman has an advantage over Lewis Hamilton increased to 19 points, Brazil will be the next scene of a tense duel for this year 's race title. What's more, the race in Interlagos will also spice up the fight in the design championship between Mercedes and Red Bullom, because the latter are only one point behind.
And a trail on the outskirts of the metropolis Sao Paulo should be more appropriate Red Bullu like a Mercedes. At least on paper. Could maybe Red Bull and above all Max Verstappen strengthened the lead in the championship here? Quite possibly, though it would be a mortal sin to write it off Mercedesa in Lewis Hamilton. They both come to Brazil as wounded left, especially after a painful defeat in Austin, which is a track cut for a silver arrow.
Of course, it will also be interesting to see the reaction McLaren after a muffin in Mexico that they got from Ferrari, which has now swung to third place with a significant advantage 13,5 points. Otherwise there is a team from Woking four more races are available to regain that tempting (mostly from a financial point of view) third place, but Team is in better and better shape, so it will be very tense here as well.
Sao Paulo GP Schedule - Attention: SPRINTER RACE!
Friday, 12.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
16.30 - 17.30 1st free practice
20.00 - 21.00 Qualifications
Saturday, 13.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
16.00 - 17.00 2st free practice
20.30 Sprint Qualifiers
Sunday, 14.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
18.00 - 20.00 Race
Weather forecast Sao Paulo GP - Friday and Saturday rain?
Brazilija she has served us with some interesting rain races in the past. And that could happen this weekend too, because for Friday and Saturday there are good options for rain. And because it will Brazilija host of this year’s third sprint race, the latter could take place on a wet track.
Po current forecasts indicates that it could rain in Thursday Friday in Saturday. Temperatures will be hovering somewhere around 20 degrees Celsius (all three days), so there’s a good chance the track that will be washed by the rain won’t offer much grip. So there is a high probability that they will Friday's qualifiers held in the rain, also Saturday sprint race. Sunday, however, will be dry, with the highest temperature around 25 degrees Celsius.
Tire compounds VN Sao Paulo
Pirelli will bring to Brazil the same set of tire compound as in the last two races of the US Grand Prix and the Mexican Grand Prix. This set was also selected for the 2018 Grand Prix of Brazil. A year later, they chose a harder combination. So this year we have mixes C2 (white label), which will be a hard mixture, C3 (yellow mark), which will be the middle mixture and C4 (red mark), which will be a soft mixture at the Brazilian GP.
Mario isola, sports boss Pirelli"This year in Brazil we return to the nomination of the tire compound, which is an image of the one from 2018, where we used C4 as a soft compound. In 2019, we opted for a slightly harder set and tried to avoid degrading the soft rubber compound, but as a result, the hard rubber was not widely used. This year’s more versatile choice of tires should be able to meet the diverse requirements of the track in Brazil and offer a number of different strategies. Although the race takes place at about the same time of year as last time, the teams have not yet experienced the sprint qualifiers at Interlagos, so they will have a lot to discover."
