F1 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Weekend Thread

[Bedi]

Is this right?

Social media is suggesting that assuming there is no quali session first thing tomorrow (and the weather forecast suggests there won't be) then the starting grid for the race in a sprint race weekend is determined by the FP1 standings (iirc this was done to encourage teams to participate in all free practice sessions).

Here is the FP1 results btw. That grid would be a wet dream for Norris and McLaren.

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This is what the Brazilian dude next to me told me according to local TV coverage. But listen, there's a chance something may have been lost in translation .
PS, dont tell me tmrw might be cancelled too. Interlagos aint close to the city, so it's an early start!

 

[Festerz]

PS, dont tell me tmrw might be cancelled too. Interlagos aint close to the city, so it's an early start!

F1 notice on the time changes for tomorrow - race time also brought forward to 12.30 pm local time to maximise the odds of dodging the wet weather which their experts expect to come in by early afternoon. So you could be lucky.

New start times for Sao Paulo GP qualifying and race

The FIA and Formula 1 have confirmed rescheduled timings for both qualifying and the Sao Paulo Grand Prix itself after Saturday's qualifying session was postponed due to poor weather conditions.

www.formula1.com

 

[Bedi]

F1 notice on the time changes for tomorrow - race time also brought forward to 12.30 pm local time.

New start times for Sao Paulo GP qualifying and race

The FIA and Formula 1 have confirmed rescheduled timings for both qualifying and the Sao Paulo Grand Prix itself after Saturday's qualifying session was postponed due to poor weather conditions.

www.formula1.com

This is so unfair for the punters who will miss this update.

 

[Barrybran]

This is so unfair for the punters who will miss this update.

Better that than a serious injury to a driver

 

[Festerz]

From my calcs the broadcast times of quali and race are as follows:

Quali (7:30 am local time):

Brisbane: 8:30pm

Syd/Mel/Hob: 9:30pm

Adelaide: 9:00pm

Perth: 6:30pm

Race: (12:30 pm local time)

Brisbane: 1:30am Mon

Syd/Mel/Hob: 2:30am Mon

Adelaide: 2:00am Mon

Perth: 11:00pm today

Current local forecast is for light rain (1.0-1.7mm) for qualifying (7.30am) and light rain (0.7mm) for the start of the race (12.30pm) building to heavy rain (4.5mm) 90 minutes later.

Odds of a SC/VSC for the race must surely be close to 100%.

 

[Aussie pie]

The things I can’t stand about F1 in no particular order.

Blue flags

Team orders

Sky F1 commentators (more biased than blues radio)

How a little rain forces them to hide in the garage. Ffs it’s not cricket, you have wet tyres, use them.

 

[BomberFan355]

From my calcs the broadcast times of quali and race are as follows:

Quali (7:30 am local time):

Brisbane: 8:30pm

Syd/Mel/Hob: 9:30pm

Adelaide: 9:00pm

Perth: 6:30pm

Race: (12:30 pm local time)

Brisbane: 1:30am Mon

Syd/Mel/Hob: 2:30am Mon

Adelaide: 2:00am Mon

Perth: 11:00pm today

Current local forecast is for light rain (1.0-1.7mm) for qualifying (7.30am) and light rain (0.7mm) for the start of the race (12.30pm) building to heavy rain (4.5mm) 90 minutes later.

Odds of a SC/VSC for the race must surely be close to 100%.

Sounds good!

 

[Festerz]

How a little rain forces them to hide in the garage. Ffs it’s not cricket, you have wet tyres, use them.

It's not (principally) about grip.

Sadly for spectators, the aero design of modern f1 cars creates a rooster tail of water vapour that is so comprehensive that no one behind the lead driver can see a bloody thing.

It's simply not safe to go at race pace in even moderate rain any more

 

[Festerz]

Sounds good!

WA viewers can settle in for an after Sunday dinner F1 feast (assuming the racing goes ahead and they don't have to catch an east coast red eye flight for work tomorrow)!

 

[Bedi]

People here are saying it's 7.30am qualifying and 12.30pm race just so organisers have all day to keep delaying it! 5pm i believe is the cut off point

 

[Bedi]

From my calcs the broadcast times of quali and race are as follows:

Quali (7:30 am local time):

Brisbane: 8:30pm

Syd/Mel/Hob: 9:30pm

Adelaide: 9:00pm

Perth: 6:30pm

Race: (12:30 pm local time)

Brisbane: 1:30am Mon

Syd/Mel/Hob: 2:30am Mon

Adelaide: 2:00am Mon

Perth: 11:00pm today

Current local forecast is for light rain (1.0-1.7mm) for qualifying (7.30am) and light rain (0.7mm) for the start of the race (12.30pm) building to heavy rain (4.5mm) 90 minutes later.

Odds of a SC/VSC for the race must surely be close to 100%.

Think it will go ahead. Issue is not so much the rain but the fact there was flash flooding today

 

[Festerz]

People here are saying it's 7.30am qualifying and 12.30pm race just so organisers have all day to keep delaying it! 5pm i believe is the cut off point

Reminds me of the infamous Adelaide Grand Grand Prix wet weather races in 1989 and 1991. The 1991 race, being (up until then) the shortest in GP history.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Interesting contrast in the drivers' reactions to McLaren team orders between Budapest and Sao Paulo.

In Budapest , Norris acted petulantly for about 20 laps refusing to give up the place while Piastri remained very measured over team radio given his maiden GP victory was at stake.

In this morning's sprint, Norris whinged about Piastri not letting him through and threatened to overtake (despite not being able to outpace him) all for the sake of a single championship point while Piastri delivered perfectly on the team orders while making a point.

Lando's a great talent but his sense of entitlement is off the charts.

 

[Gak Attack]

Surprisingly smart decision to move forward

 

[Skull Face]

From my calcs the broadcast times of quali and race are as follows:

Quali (7:30 am local time):

Brisbane: 8:30pm

Syd/Mel/Hob: 9:30pm

Adelaide: 9:00pm

Perth: 6:30pm

Race: (12:30 pm local time)

Brisbane: 1:30am Mon

Syd/Mel/Hob: 2:30am Mon

Adelaide: 2:00am Mon

Perth: 11:00pm today

Current local forecast is for light rain (1.0-1.7mm) for qualifying (7.30am) and light rain (0.7mm) for the start of the race (12.30pm) building to heavy rain (4.5mm) 90 minutes later.

Odds of a SC/VSC for the race must surely be close to 100%.

Interesting they brought the race forward 90mins, must be really worried its going to get rained out.

Monday off work its a replay job in the morning anyway, that way i can skip the 3 hours of rain delays before it actually starts

 

[Festerz]

Interesting they brought the race forward 90mins, must be really worried its going to get rained out.

The weather report I've seen suggests the heavy rain will come just as the time the race was originally scheduled to start.

Found an interesting post/thread on reddit about the starting grid if quali doesn't happen btw, which others might find to be of value:

 

[gaskin]

I don't know why they wouldn't just go by sprint quali. It wasn't for the main race but it was still a qualifying session.

 

[happy_eagle]

This went from being a race I expected to wake up and catch the replay of before work, to a race (11pm) that I may be able to watch live.

 

[Black_White]

Lewis Hamilton Catches F1 CEO Off Guard With Call For Wet Tire Change - 'This Is Ridiculous'

Following the news that the Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying session was cancelled due to the extreme weather, Lewis Hamilton caught F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali of

www.si.com

Sir Lewis…

"You should have sent us out! This is ridiculous. I want to get out," he said whilst laughing.

"If you give is better wet tires and blankets we would be able to run on this. I'm putting you on the spot."

 

[Bradesmaen]

The issue is the spray as well as the tyres.

 

[Barrybran]

The track looks a little moist if those were live shots

 

[nobbyiscool]

We're only 50/50 at best to get a race away today

 

[PolePiastri]

Why doesn’t the FIA put 12 safety cars out on track now to clear some of the water off the track? Better having them spin off accidentally than the first couple of F1 runners

 

[largebus]

Qualifying at 7:30 am local time, wow.

 

[Acinath]

Brazil seems to frequently have these issues with weather, anyone recall a few years ago they finished qualifying and it looked like 9pm with the storm that had rolled in