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

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    • SuperIce@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      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.

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    1 year ago

    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!

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    I’m liking that Checo is proving on track that he can be the best number 2. Vamos Checo!

    • qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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.

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          1 year ago

          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?

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            1 year ago

            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.