Will it be three sprint races, three collisions at the front?
The Burning Questions
Will Red Bull continue to hold an advantage at another track that should suit them?
With the potential for rain over the weekend, will Interlagos produce its trademark levels of drama?
Can McLaren do anything to bounce back as their fight with Ferrari looks to be getting away from them?
The Track
The Stats
- Track Length: 4.309 km
- Laps: 71
- Race Distance: 305.909 km
- Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
- Lap Time at Full Throttle: 51%
- First Grand Prix: 1963
- Race Lap Record: Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2018 | 1:10.540
- Outright Lap Record: Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2018 | 1:07.281
- Most Driver Wins: Michael Schumacher | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002
- Most Constructor Wins: Ferrari | 1976, 1977, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
The Trivia
- 1991 saw Ayrton Senna‘s infamous first home victory, with the three-time world champion screaming over the radio at the end of the race, having driven the final laps of the race stuck in sixth gear
- The 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix was the last time an F1 race was won by over a lap
- Giancarlo Fisichella was eventually announced the winner of the 2003 race, five days after the event, due to a countback error following a red flag in a chaotic wet race
- Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz recorded the first podium finishes of their careers at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. It was the first time that two drivers had taken their maiden podium finish at the same race since Germany in 1994
The Weather
The Quotes
Max Verstappen | “I’ve had a bigger lead already in the championship and that disappeared within two race weekends. We have to again try do the best we can do here and then after this weekend we will try to win the race.”
Lewis Hamilton | “I think people underappreciate just how well we’ve done considering the pace they’ve had since day one.”
Toto Wolff | “It’s not been our strongest track in recent seasons and has tended to suit Red Bull more, but this year has proved anything can happen. It’s the last Sprint Race weekend, too, which opens up more opportunity.”
Daniel Ricciardo | “That was maybe the bigger frustration, you’re able to hold off a Mercedes but normally if you’re doing that you’re on the podium. Obviously in our case we were trying to come back through the field. I guess it was a pretty long Sunday for both of us but there was some promise in that we could hold [Valtteri Bottas] off.”
The Friday Form
Practice 1 Top 5
1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:09.050 | 31 Laps
2 | Max Verstappen | 1:09.417 | 22 Laps
3 | Sergio Pérez | 1:09.492 | 28 Laps
4 | Valtteri Bottas | 1:09.567 | 30 Laps
5 | Pierre Gasly | 1:09.880 | 32 Laps
The Photos
The Predictions
Podium
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Driver of the Day
