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2018 Formula 1 Brazilian GP
Nov 8, 2018 to Nov 11, 2018
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Interlagos, BR
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That's a wrap for Thursday for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Join us here tomorrow as the track action kicks off, and keep up to date with all the news at Motorsport.com.
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01:35:38 pm
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BREAKING: Formula 1 drivers' body, the GPDA, plans to discuss concerns about tyres and the state of racing in a meeting in Brazil on Friday, amid mounting frustrations with the sport.
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01:08:37 pm
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BREAKING: Formula 1 is putting in place "an array of options" should Silverstone fail to conclude a deal to stay on the grand prix calendar beyond 2019.
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Check out Vettel on track...
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12:55:19 pm
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Sauber star Leclerc says his full attention is on keeping Toro Rosso behind in the constructors' championship – just three points between them, remember!
"They are strong, that's for sure. But I think we are quite strong, we have a good momentum at the moment, hopefully we can keep it here. It's a track I really enjoy driving, so hopefully we will be quick.
"Yeah, we will definitely try to keep them behind but it's going to be tight because I expect us to be very close from now onwards because they have the new engine spec again."
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12:53:28 pm
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A nice touch from Charles Leclerc today was to give a shout out to Alex Albon, when asked if there was any drivers he'd raced against who deserved to be in F1, who hadn't yet made it...
“I'm not sure yet if he's not going to make it, but for me Alex Albon, who for me was really strong. I really hope he will take the seat he is rumoured."
Albon, of course, is strongly linked with the vacant Toro Rosso seat.
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12:49:36 pm
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Bottas also sang Hamilton's praises: "It's really impressive what Lewis has done in such a short time, achieving that many championships, race wins, poles. It's not easy to keep at the top.
"The past two years I think he's been the best in Formula 1, and there are always other drivers who are hungry to beat him, so it's not easy to stay there. And I think Lewis himself would say he's still getting better. It's impressive and I have big respect for his achievements. He truly deserves those."
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12:48:38 pm
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Valtteri Bottas has been talking today about the potential switch in mindset at Mercedes, now that the drivers' championship is decided.
He said: "We know there's a chance to secure the constructors' title here, but it's not something we want to think about too much. [The mindset] shouldn't change, because I should be at each race weekend giving it 110%, and the goal is always to overachieve. But it could be different because I know there isn't going to be anything in terms of swapping positions or something like this. But like any race weekend, it's not going to be easy to beat Lewis."
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12:45:36 pm
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When asked about the potential for an F1 return one day, Vandoorne replied: "It’s hard to tell what the future will hold for now. I will focus on Formula E for now to try and do the best I can. What the future will hold is hard to tell. We’ve seen a crazy driver market this year. The same can happen next year. There’s drivers that are getting towards the end of their career and it’s hard to tell how the grid will shape in the future, so we’ll see."
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12:44:11 pm
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At McLaren, Stoffel Vandoorne has been elaborating on his upcoming Formula E deal, and it sounds like he's not that bother to close this chapter of his racing career...
"It’s just nice to have a change and experience something different. I’ve had a good experience in Formula 1. I’ve learnt a lot in the two seasons I’ve had here. now we’re going to something different, so I feel like it’s a big challenge. it’s something I’m looking forward to. [Predicting] what the results will be is very tough, but I'm going there with a great mindset and I'm sure we will fight for some great results."
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12:40:15 pm
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Perez also spoke about the battle Force India is locked into with McLaren, after losing all its points before the summer break due to its ownership change.
"Unfortunately we lost a lot of points [in Mexico]. It was an easy P7, if not P6, so that's a big shame, a lot of points also. Only two races left, so we will try to be perfect in these next two coming weekends."
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12:38:50 pm
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Force India's Sergio Perez comes to Brazil still ruing his exit from his home race in Mexico.
He specified the reason for his retirement was "Brake failure. Actually, we now [realise] we were on to a great race and suddenly the brake pedal went really long and we lost them. The caliper."
12:34:25 pm
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Are words really necessary?!
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12:23:59 pm
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BREAKING: Max Verstappen admits he "could have done some damage to someone" after losing out to teammate Daniel Ricciardo in their battle for pole position in the Mexican Grand Prix.
12:19:46 pm
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Pirelli came SO close to colour-coordinating its slicks availability to the Interlagos kerbing. However, if they use the inters instead of the supersoft, THEN it will be green, yellow and white...
Three Pirelli tyres are displayed on the track
Photo by: Andrew Hone / LAT Images
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12:11:18 pm
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BREAKING: As we alluded earlier, Lewis Hamilton says he WON'T be gifting teammate Valtteri Bottas any race wins this year.
This comes after he said how great their relationship is as teammates...
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The Renault sessions are now under way...
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12:00:10 pm
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As we mentioned earlier, it's young Brazilian Sergio Sette Camara's first day in the F1 paddock in an official capacity with McLaren.
Gil de Ferran has been outlining Camara's role: "I think a lot of his work will be based on simulator development, but it's not only that. We'll bring him into the family, he is going to have a lot of exposure to our engineers and everything we do in-house."
11:54:52 am
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11:51:34 am
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The big question everyone is asking about Williams...
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11:46:08 am
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Just the Renault drivers to go now in a busy day of media sessions.
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11:42:41 am
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Word from the paddock is that the drivers are going to discuss their disapproval of tyre saving in a GPDA meeting on Friday. We'll keep our eye on that developing story...
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11:34:41 am
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Sirotkin says he's not been looking outside of F1 for his options: "No, to be honest, not at all. I have enough trust in the people and I have enough trust in the situation that it shouldn't be necessary. Again, it's quite a tough work we are doing here. It's not that I have that much more free time to think about or deal with anything else. It's not something I'm really interested in at the moment."
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11:33:00 am
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Here's Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin on his hopes of staying in F1 in 2019, what have you got to tell us Sergey?
“Nothing, I mean I feel a bit not too nice saying this but there's not too much I can add to what I have been saying. I don't know... soon. I'm just doing my job and trying to enjoy it and focus my attention on enjoyment rather than anything else."
11:27:46 am
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It's not often that something Ferrari does will cheer up Max Verstappen, but its weather forecast will!
11:18:34 am
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ICYMI: This story about Silverstone sent a few Brits crazy yesterday!
11:15:48 am
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Just a reminder than Lando Norris will be back in F1 action tomorrow...
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11:10:28 am
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For Prime subscribers, here's Jonathan Noble on what convinced Ferrari to pick Charles Leclerc for 2019.
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BREAKING: Esteban Ocon is facing up to life outside of the F1 grid next year, but says he's not interested in racing anywhere else.
Off track
11:02:42 am
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Sergio Sette Camara is new name on the F1 media session roster, as he's due to speak along with McLaren's Gil de Ferran about now over his new test and development driver role.
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10:50:05 am
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To wrap up Danny Ricc, here's how he got over his Mexican GP exit: "I got back to the hotel and the baseball was on, actually, Dodgers were on. It was the World Series and I was just happy lying in my room, watching that, not talking to anyone.
"But eventually I was like - well, my mates have flown halfway around the world - I felt like I owed it to them actually to at least go out and go to dinner, think about the good things that I have in my life. So we went out to dinner and it was good, to get me out, it was nice, to kind of take my mind off the day."
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10:45:08 am
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Throwing shade alert!
Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner believes Renault should be "a lot better" than fighting with the young American team this season.
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10:38:48 am
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When asked whether the bad luck might follow him to Renault in 2019, he says "Oh..." – after the laughter subsides – he adds: "I think after 2018 it's just going to dissolve. The bad luck will stay in 2018."
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10:36:58 am
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Speaking about his reaction, he says: "I know Sunday afternoons I'm, like, pretty pissed and animated, but honestly I wake up Monday and I'm ready to go again. It doesn't last too long."
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10:35:38 am
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Back at Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo has been talking about his latest disappointment in Mexico. About the unreliability issues this year, he said: "The first six months, Max seemed to have most of it, if not all of it, and then the last six months I seemed to have most or all of it. So last year in a way was spread out between the both of us and this year certainly it's been more me."
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10:33:22 am
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Alonso doesn't have high hope for qualifying well, however: "It's gonna be challenging. Especially in qualifying, our pure pace is maybe not enough to be in the top 10 as it was not in Austin and Mexico."
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10:31:11 am
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About the track, Alonso says: "It's quite short, so only six corners to make the time. So that's probably a handicap when you arrive to qualy and you try to push the car, it's difficult to find the time. But with the weather, and how the race develops, normally it gives some interesting races and exciting races with a lot of changes."
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10:30:02 am
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Fernando Alonso believes Interlagos offers him a much better chance of points that the season finale in Abu Dhabi: "Definitely we are aiming for a couple of points here. Abu Dhabi is going to be a little bit tougher, because of the circuit layout, so here is a good opportunity."
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10:27:12 am
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Interesting Max thoughts on his 2019 chances with Honda power: "I'm realistic, it's going to be better than we have now, we're going to be closer [to the front] I think. It will be key not to lose too many points initially. It depends on how much the other people improve as well."
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Verstappen talked about his development in 2018: "I'm getting a bit older! It's just continuous progress, it's not one big thing that's changed."
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