Could the changeable weather conditions at Interlagos end Mercedes' hopes of avoiding a winless F1 2023 season?
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton embrace at the end of the 2023 British Grand Prix.
The original circuit, located in Sao Paulo, was on the F1 calendar for most seasons between 1973 and 1980, before losing its place to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio for several years after safety concerns. Officially, there are 15 turns at Interlagos, combining slower, cambered corners with full-throttle, sweeping curves. However, in the often-seen wet conditions, many of the flat out, high-speed corners turn into knife-edge areas of the track that require precise throttle control.
The main overtaking spot comes at Turn 1, which is the entry to the famous ‘Senna S’ sequence of corners. If unsuccessful, drivers will often have another chunk of DRS allocation before a second attempt into Turn 4, Descida do Lago. Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in Mexico and demonstrated their usual combination of one-lap performance and race pace drop-off. Whilst their strategy was undone by the red flag in Mexico, they were somewhat content with the pace they managed to extract from an often difficult car.
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