Formula 1 Circuit, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Advantages: Another action-packed race with unpredictable results
Disadvantages: Montoyas untimely demise

Inspired by a comment I got a while ago about me being on a par with Connoiser Haggler I have produced this from last years fun-filled, action-packed Brazilian GP from the Interlagos track in Sau Paulo in - yes you've guessed it - Brazil. What do you think? After the glamorous surroundings of Australia and Malaysia, you hit the ground quite hard in Brazil. The South American country is extremely vast but very crowded and underveloped and this shows ...
...Interlagos is renowned for it’s bumpy surface and it’s harshness on the unfit. 2000 saw the Brazilian body fined for constant problems including an advertising hording falling down, forcing the session to be stopped 3 times. It seems the track has many problems and hasn’t a good reputation. The only way the track is kept on the F1 calendar is the incredible enthusiasm of the Brazilian crowd who have come this year to cheer on 3 ... Read review

Advantages: Produces great races.
Disadvantages: Rough and ready circuit.

...follow each other. Formula 1 drivers spend hours in the gym keeping fit and one of the main exercises they do is to put weights onto their helmet and keep moving their head around to strengthen their neck muscles. This is because during a race the “G” forces on the neck can be very stressful. As the majority of all the circuits are clockwise obviously the exercises are designed to build up their necks for those circuits. The anticlockwise ...
...track. This is not what Formula 1 is used to, but the passion for the sport in South America is so great that everybody seems to accept the risks. The circuit normally produces a great race, with many overtaking moves. There is also the risk of a rain shower that stretches the resources of the drivers even further. This is not a track for the faint hearted and really sorts the men from the boys. ... Read review

Advantages: A good track with a good overtaking spot and enthusiastic locals.
Disadvantages: Safety concerns after last year's farce.

...circuit was last used by Formula One cars only six months before the 2001 race. In ideal conditions, the pole time could dip as low as 1m 11.112s, and the fastest lap of the race around 1m 12.046s. The Interlagos circuit in its' current configuration has been used with only a few minor alterations since 1990, but the history of the Brazilian Grand Prix stretches back to 1973. The first Brazilian Grand Prix was held at the old-style Interlagos circuit ...
...of interest in Brazil for Formula One after Emerson Fittipaldi became F1 World Champion in 1972 which brought the introduction of a Grand Prix there the following year, which he duly won, and repeated the feat in 1974. Country Carlos Pace won the following year for Brabham, to the delight of the crowd. The Brazilian Grand Prix remained at Interlagos until 1977, during which time Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann took the honours. The new Jacarepagua ... Read review

Advantages: Great race
Disadvantages: Poor Montoya

...‘DC Finger’ but at three Formula One races worth of experience I’ll forgive him that oversight. But I’m forgetting myself, before all this and indeed, before the race started Rubens suddenly appeared on our TV screens parked up on the grass. This struck me as very odd, but he is cast from the emotional mould so I thought maybe performing in front of his home crowd had got the better of him. As it turns out he hadn’t, ...
...he may be coming to Formula One I wanted him to and ever since I heard he was I wanted him to do the sort of drive he produced today. His move on Schumacher was simply stunning. In some ways I feel Juan owes me this! I used to (indeed, still do) stay up and watch the Fedex (or CART or whatever it’s called this current second) championship on Channel Five and watched this guy trade wheels with Dario Franchitti and saw him pull of many moves ... Read review

Advantages: Great circuit
Disadvantages: wrong way around for the drivers

...year the Circus that is Formula 1 moves from the sunny climbs of an autumnal Australia to the unpredictable weather of Sao Paulo in Brazil for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Built in the 1940's for the newly emerging sport of motor racing, Interlagos has seen many changes over the years to accomodate todays modern circuit. It grew amongst the shanty towns of Brazil and is surrounded on all sides by some of the poorest areas in the country. Still, the ...
...fans one of the closest views of a Grand Prix track, anywhere in the world. The Start/Finish straight grandstand is almost perched on top of the track. And boy do they make some noise! What makes it so different to other tracks is its reverse navigation. Interlagos is the only anti CLockwise circuit currnetly being used. It means the drivers are subjected to more Left Hand corners. This puts added strain on their bodies and particularly their ... Read review