ROUND 21: Brazil 🇧🇷
FORMULA 1 ROLEX GRANDE PRÊMIO DE SÃO PAULO 2023
Circuit stats
- First Grand Prix: 1973
- Number of laps: 71
- Circuit Length: 4.309 km
- Race Distance: 305.879 km
- Lap record: 1:10.540 Valtteri Bottas (2021)
- 2022 winner: George Russel
Track Map
40 Comments
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 2y
Throw away all the oil money race tracks and have multiple races here
SuperIce@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Probably my favorite race of the year, even though it was only a sprint. That brings my hopes up for tomorrow's race a lot.
DV8@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Alpha Tauri looking good for the real race tomorrow.
Dmian@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Max and Lando went into the sunset
Dmian@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
hagelslager@feddit.nl · 18 pts · 2y
What an absolute stonker of a race! Possibly the best sprint this year. Hopefully the main race is also this entertaining!
Hats off to the direction and F1tv commentary!
Dmian@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
SuperIce@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Yeah, Yuki was a few tenths of a second faster than LeClerc in the last few laps after following LeClerc for the entire race. A few more laps and Yuki would've had a good chance to overtake LeClerc, which is insane to think about.
bedrooms@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
It was amusing to see Yuki be cautious this time, after the Mexico course-out. Just tried a little against Lewis and then backed down, anticipating he'll overtake him later easily. In Mexico he made that exact mistake. A beautiful rhyme.
JCPhoenix@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
This sprint race might be the best of any race this season so far. So much going on.
calamitycastle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Is this what happens when you take 'managing' down in importance?
fiah@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
they were still managing the wear on those softs, it would've been a different race if they hadn't
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Yes Yuki
SuperIce@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
He somehow managed to keep the same pace as LeClerc and pull away from Sainz. And the AT's tire degradation is clearly better than Ferrari's. He was a few tenths faster than LeClerc in the last couple of laps. Another 3 laps and he would've been ahead.
JCPhoenix@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
OK, that was a sick pass of Perez by Hamilton. Goddamn.
Perez better pick it up.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Pretty exciting so far. Lots of close racing and overtaking.
hagelslager@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
Absolutely! Even before DRS there was a ton of action.
Dmian@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Dmian@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Now this is pretty exciting
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
What a race
Dmian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
DV8@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I'm liking that Checo is proving on track that he can be the best number 2. Vamos Checo!
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
He was closest to his team mate?
DV8@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
He gained positions, kept it clean and widened the gap with Hamilton. Which is what he needs to do.
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
Ahh you mean number 2 in championship, not a number 2 driver.
qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I agree he put in a strong race, but I suspect his goose is cooked at this point. It's surely too late when you've got Ric, Law and Tsu all waiting eagerly in the wings.
DV8@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
If he can consistently finish 2-4 and qualify better, he can help play pit games. That's all that's needed to keep his spot. I don't think Tsunoda or Lawson are safe choices so he'd need to do many mistakes like in Mexico before that could become real imho.
qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
You may well be right. I guess Tsuonda and Lawson would probably fare no better fundamentally and lack Perez's experience, but an on-form Ricciardo is a juicy prospect, surely?
DV8@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah, but if Perez can prove himself a known, consistent variable, I don't think it would make sense to switch it up. Neither would be a future WC so they need reliability from day 1 in 2024.
hagelslager@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 2y
I always love those shots from the front where a car appears from another one to make a pass. Like what we just saw with Perez on Russell. Very cinematic.
utubas@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Am I crazy or is it way too advantageous to start second? Verstappen had the best line...
espentan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
This isn't a bad place to start second, but Max had a bit better start and Lando was perhaps a bit too cautious with breaks going into the first corner.
DV8@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Some tracks are like that, but I suppose we'll see what happens in the real race tomorrow. Though this practice/sprint race tends to ruin any surprises.
evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Some tracks are like that, first isn’t always best unless you have the acceleration speed to keep ahead
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
What a fantastic sprint. Just pure, clean racing. Hope to have more of them in the future.
Dmian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Giga chad Padre
Dmian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Dmian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Oof Lando dropped 2 places. Doesn't look like he tried to push hard on that first corner.
Perez down 2 places as well.
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Eat that ocon
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I love this track
Motecuhzoma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Hamilton’s pace is gone
espentan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Perez dropping back from Lando? Used up his tires working his way forwards, maybe..
espentan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Danny only .3 behind Sainz..
JCPhoenix@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
He passed up Sainz! He passed up a Ferrari!
Then he lost the spot back to Sainz due to DRS, but still, that it happened at all!
Dmian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Dmian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Dmian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
hagelslager@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
That was already entertaining before DRS was enabled.