Formula 1 2016: Round 20 - Brasilian Grand Prix

Harika

Second last round of the F1 championship. Rosberg can win the WDC by winning the race, whatever Hamilton does. If he only comes in second, Lewis needs to be third to stay in the race. Rosberg can play it safe and score a second and a third to claim his first title. So the question is, if Hamilton will start playing dirty or plans to simply win both races and hope for the best.



Friday 11 November 2016
Brazilian Grand Prix first practice Sky 12:00
Brazilian Grand Prix second practice Sky 16:00

Saturday 12 November 2016
Brazilian Grand Prix third practice live Sky 13:00
Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying live Sky 16:00
Formula E Morocco ePrix live Channel 5 16:00
Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying highlights Channel 4 20:00

Sunday 13 November 2016
Brazilian Grand Prix live Sky Sports 16:00
Brazilian Grand Prix highlights Channel 4 22:00


Rain and Thunderstorm are predicted for all three days of the weekend.


Sennas win at Brasil, with a car stuck in sixth gear while in the rain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfflo9L6SRo

Jordan 199

Sparks43

Edit reread the post






Lewis must win this weekend to guarantee it going to the final round.

19 points in it atm

Nico 1st Lewis 2nd gives a 26 point gap so game over.

Lewis wins and.....

Nico finishes

2nd 12 point gap
3rd. 9 point gap

Game on territory now

4th 6 point gap
5th 4point gap


Etc etc etc .............

Andrew76

Sparks43 wrote: »

Lewis must win this weekend to guarantee it going to the final round.

That can't be right? Lewis could crash out in the first corner and as long as Nico doesn't score 6 or more points then he still has a chance in the last race. Probably lots of permutations for it going another race, realistically though Lewis needs a win and bugger all points for Nico. Fingers cross for that scenario anyway so we get a tense finale.

Harika

FP1: Hamilton - Verstappen - Rosberg Usual picture of Mercedes taking it slow or hope?

Ghost Train

Great to see Alonso do what he does best in Brazil again :pac:

https://twitter.com/Ferrariforever5/status/797132702256431104

https://twitter.com/J_J_Fazz/status/797128289915699200

https://twitter.com/tw_kazu_t/status/797130321829318656

https://twitter.com/tw_kazu_t/status/797130530940534784

Glico Man

Some rain predicted for the race on Sunday We laughed when Bernie suggested sprinklers (we still do), but a wet track certainly spices things up. Also, Williams were surprisingly 3rd and 4th in second practice with some good pace too. Hopefully they can follow that up with decent quali and race pace too after such a dour season so far.

Jordan 199

I'm going to watch the 2003 race later. That race was a classic.

Charlie-Bravo

Jordan 199 wrote: »

I'm going to watch the 2003 race later. That race was a classic.

Alonso, what we didn't know then.

Ghost Train

Little bit of rain in Brazil, might be good if same later for Qualifying

What time does qualifying actually start?

skipper_G

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What time does qualifying actually start?

4pm

Itssoeasy

A few Senna fans it seems.

Itssoeasy

I hope that Kimi was right and there is rain in Q2. I think that's what he said.

Jordan 199

I just love the way the track at Interlagos rises and falls. A great circuit.

Itssoeasy

Was it last year or the year before they stopped Cars crossing the pit lane line up the hill in Brazil ? Or have I mixed it up with somewhere else.

Itssoeasy

Come on massa.

Itssoeasy

9th for massa.

Itssoeasy

Ah feck it mass P-13

skipper_G

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Was it last year or the year before they stopped Cars crossing the pit lane line up the hill in Brazil ? Or have I mixed it up with somewhere else.

No you're correct. There was a couple of close calls with people following cars to get a tow only for the car being followed to slow and enter the pits.

skipper_G

Part of me is a but gutted for Massa with that but then I remember that both Force India's are through to Q3. Suck it Williams

Itssoeasy

Hamilton on pole just.

skipper_G

Rosberg was faster in S1 and although Hamilton had a better S2, Rosberg was still in with a shout. Hamilton seemed to get a cleaner finish to the lap, talk is the race may be a wet start which is bad. Any decent rain they will start behind the safety car. I'd love a dry start and some rain during the race.

Ghost Train

Seemed close at the end, was annoying that they kept showing Wolf and Lauda, when they could have showed more of Rosbergs lap

17larsson

Safety car starts are the single worst thing about Formula 1.

There are other things of course but as a spectacle, for the pinnacle of motorsport, to turn the most exciting and tense moment in any sport, that I follow anyway, into a procession is unforgivable.

I really hope it's a dry start and Rosberg gives it a good go at turn 1

Zcott

Rosberg seems much closer this weekend than in Mexico, which is good. Wonder if he can take the fight to Hamilton?

Adbrowne

Zcott wrote: »

Rosberg seems much closer this weekend than in Mexico, which is good. Wonder if he can take the fight to Hamilton?

First corner in Brazil nearly always has some sort of incident.

flazio

Brilliant introduction to Sebastian Vettel by Steve Jones on last night's Qualifying highlights. "The man who puts the eff into F1."

Wanderer78

Time is the race on?

hotwhiskey

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Time is the race on?

Race Sun 13 Nov 16:00 - 18:00

Mike Litoris

flazio wrote: »

Brilliant introduction to Sebastian Vettel by Steve Jones on last night's Qualifying highlights. "The man who puts the eff into F1."

He's getting better, Steve Jones. He was pretty ropey at the start of the year but seems to have settled now and isn't making a cock of himself every time he opens his mouth.

Alun

Mike Litoris wrote: »

He's getting better, Steve Jones. He was pretty ropey at the start of the year but seems to have settled now and isn't making a cock of himself every time he opens his mouth.

Just every other time.

I can't abide him, or indeed Eddie Jordan, but then generally I only watch the race itself these days, and avoid the "build up" and all the after race interviews anyway, so he doesn't bother me that much.

Itssoeasy

Looks like it's raining at interlagos.

hotwhiskey

Mike Litoris

Fcuk yeah!

Mike Litoris

Where's the best place to erm......watch this? Don't have Sky. PM me.


Mods delete this if its bold.

Wanderer78

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Where's the best place to erm......watch this? Don't have Sky. PM me.


Mods delete this if its bold.

thats very very bold:D

hotwhiskey

Martin Brundle ‏@MBrundleF1 10m10 minutes ago Martin Brundle Retweeted

stevenmu

Hopefully we'll get some mixed conditions rather than a pure wet race.

I think the ideal would be a slightly wet start, enough to need inters, but not enough for a safety car. Then the track drying out so we can see who will be brave and risk slicks first. And then a few showers throughout the race.

flazio

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Where's the best place to erm......watch this? Don't have Sky. PM me.


Mods delete this if its bold.

The only non bold way I can think of is if there isn't any other main sports event today, ask your local or a bookie really nicely.

skipper_G

I've a bad feeling about this, 2 minutes before the start there'll be a small puddle on the start finish line. Then message from race direction "Full safety car start so lads"

I pray it doesn't happen

skipper_G

The Porsche GT Cup race started behind the safety car.....

hotwhiskey

VSC or SC confirmed for start. If conditions stay the same. F**K sake.

Mixed messages now. Charlie saying its a normal start now. We will see.

prettyboy81

Wet race start Rosberg loses control 1st corner & takes Hamilton plus himself out of the race! It wouldn't be like a German racer going for title taking out the great English driver.

Mystic Mac

prettyboy81

hotwhiskey wrote: »

VSC or SC confirmed for start. If conditions stay the same. F**K sake.

What a load of poo!

skipper_G

prettyboy81 wrote: »

What a load of poo!

Here's a message to Charlie "funk your safety car start"

skipper_G

hotwhiskey wrote: »

VSC or SC confirmed for start. If conditions stay the same. F**K sake.

Hang on a sec! On the track parade the guy interviewing Hamilton just said Charlie confirmed already it will be a normal start...

HighLine

hotwhiskey wrote: »

VSC or SC confirmed for start. If conditions stay the same. F**K sake.

I will be livid if it's a safety car start. They should have learned from their mistake earlier this year and the uproar from fans and pundits about starting under a SC for that race.

hotwhiskey

skipper_G wrote: »

Hang on a sec! On the track parade the guy interviewing Hamilton just said Charlie confirmed already it will be a normal start...

Yes I changed my orginal post.

Mixed messages now. Charlie saying its a normal start now. We will see.

Not convinced.

skipper_G

hotwhiskey wrote: »

Yes I changed my orginal post.

Mixed messages now. Charlie saying its a normal start now. We will see.

Not convinced.

It's all a bit stupid right now. Kravitz just said it is a SC start

kopite386

I hope its a normal start - nothing worse than a sc or vsc to start the race - the races in the rain are some of the best races

I dont dislike Hamilton but I want Rosberg to win the championship so wouldn't it be great (not for Hamilton) if Hamilton crashed or was involved in a crash ending his race or forcing him back to the pits in the first turn that would be some race then if he ended up having to climb from the back to the front to try stop Rosberg winning