2012 Brazilian GP - Interlagos

[CHT]

Ferrari is currently just 14 points ahead of Mclaren, so Lewis and Button will be very determined to finish 2nd so that they can get their year end bonus.

[raymondu999]

A McLaren 1-2 will, of course, seal the deal for McLaren retaking p2 in the WCC, as a 3-4 is 16 points behind.

[Intego]

Tomorrow we'll see chaos with HRT securing 10th in WCC.
Next year they'll have champagne showers every event without racing a single lap!

[raymondu999]

Nah. HRT will get their first 1-2, allowing them to steal 9th off Toro Rosso.

[McMrocks]

Tomorrow we'll see chaos with HRT securing 10th in WCC.
Next year they'll have champagne showers every event without racing a single lap!

I really hope that Catherham takes the 10th in WCC because they're the only team which showed that they're professional. Marussia was sometimes slower than HRT hence they don't deserve the 10th. I am not pleased by the current system. I'm really hoping Catherham takes the 10th position tomorrow which will give them maybe a boost for next year

[Forza]

@ESPNF1
Maldonado receives a reprimand for missing the weighbridge in Q2. That's his third this year so results in a 10-place grid
penalty.

@SkySportsF1
So Pastor Maldonado will receive a 10 place grid penalty for missing the weightbridge. Alonso moves up a position into 7th

[Huntresa]

Tomorrow we'll see chaos with HRT securing 10th in WCC.
Next year they'll have champagne showers every event without racing a single lap!

I really hope that Catherham takes the 10th in WCC because they're the only team which showed that they're professional. Marussia was sometimes slower than HRT hence they don't deserve the 10th. I am not pleased by the current system. I'm really hoping Catherham takes the 10th position tomorrow which will give them maybe a boost for next year

Marussia has done more this year then Caterham, Caterham hasnt actually tekn many steps since the start of the season compared to marussia who has caught caterham

[Gerhard Berger]

Forecasts are changing, we may not even have a wet race tomorrow.

The site I'm looking at regularly hasn't changed the forecast at all. Where did you find this info?

Hi,

I get it from this site:

http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/ ... rcuit.aspx

Earlier in the week, it was predicting constant rain throughout the day.

[Javert]

Hamilton's had a better laptime in Brazil 2012 than in Brazil 2011!
In this track the benefits of blown diffusers have been really little ..

[Gerhard Berger]

In any case - I hope the race doesn't have climate changes. If it is to be wet - let it stay wet. If it's to be dry - let it stay dry. I want the race to be fully between wets and inters, or fully on the dries.

Wet/dry/wet/dry races are very exciting and unpredictable

[raymondu999]

Wet/dry/wet/dry races are very exciting and unpredictable

Not to me. I find them frustrating. I don't like races to be decided by variability and tyre decisions. I'd rather make it a clear choice to go for wet/inter/dry - and take it out on the track on pace.

[McMrocks]

Tomorrow we'll see chaos with HRT securing 10th in WCC.
Next year they'll have champagne showers every event without racing a single lap!

I really hope that Catherham takes the 10th in WCC because they're the only team which showed that they're professional. Marussia was sometimes slower than HRT hence they don't deserve the 10th. I am not pleased by the current system. I'm really hoping Catherham takes the 10th position tomorrow which will give them maybe a boost for next year

Marussia has done more this year then Caterham, Caterham hasnt actually tekn many steps since the start of the season compared to marussia who has caught caterham

it's your opinion but Marussia had really some problems this year. Also some strange like the acceleration pedal problem at Glock in Singapur which was a bit dangerous. So in my opinion Catherham made the best job from the 3 new teams, not only in this year. also in the last 2.
If we want to see a team fighting with TR or Williams we have to hope that Catherham will do it. The other two news are unable to do this.
Edit: they were today a half second faster than Glock and over 1 sec faster than Pic. And they have KERS which is needed to do this job professionally.

[Forza]

Any news about the decision for the sHitRT / Grosjean incident?

No stewards decissions showing on the FIA site yet.

No further action over the Grosjean/de la Rosa

[Intego]

I really hope that Catherham takes the 10th in WCC because they're the only team which showed that they're professional. Marussia was sometimes slower than HRT hence they don't deserve the 10th. I am not pleased by the current system. I'm really hoping Catherham takes the 10th position tomorrow which will give them maybe a boost for next year

Marussia has done more this year then Caterham, Caterham hasnt actually tekn many steps since the start of the season compared to marussia who has caught caterham

I'm quite indifferent who deserves 10th, Marussia or Caterham. Caterham still has the stronger package, but Marussia also did a good job (remember, no KERS). It may well be that Caterham will struggle next year without Bernie's money. They're preparing for that by hiring pay drivers.
Plus the development is stagnating and Kovalainen is very disappointed. When they clinch 10th by chance we may see Kovalainen next year again, but I just realize, this belongs to another thread. :-"

[McMrocks]

Hamilton's had a better laptime in Brazil 2012 than in Brazil 2011!
In this track the benefits of blown diffusers have been really little ..

Ham 2012: 1:12.458
Ham 2011: 1:12.480

The difference is very small