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25 Nov 2012Sao Paolo, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Turn 1: the best overtaking point on the lap because you can get a good run on someone up the hill on the approach.
Turn 3: an easy corner in the dry, but you have to be careful in the wet. A river runs across the track at this point.
Turn 7: a challenging uphill right hander taken in fifth gear. You want the car to be well balanced through here.
Turn 12: a very important corner. You have to get on the power early to ensure you get a good run up the hill.
| 2010 winner | Mark Webber |
| Mark’s place | 1st |
| Race date | 25 Nov 2012 |
| Circuit name | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace |
| No. of laps | 71 |
| Circuit length | 4.309 km |
| Race distance | 305.909 km |
| Lap record | 1:11.473 – JP Montoya (2004) |
Interlagos is an amazing venue. It’s one of those places that talks to you because it has so much history. A lot of the greats have driven on this track and it hasn’t changed much over the last 30 years. Ever since [Ayrton] Senna won here in 1991, it’s a race that I’ve really wanted to win and it was very satisfying to realise that ambition in 2009.
The track is at high altitude, so it’s tough for the engines and its anti-clockwise direction makes it pretty physical for the drivers. You feel it in your neck and you feel every bump, of which there are many.
The atmosphere is always good at this race because the fans are very passionate. They’re vocal in their support of the Brazilians, which makes the drivers’ parade good fun and the grandstands overlooking the
grid get very noisy. In a way, the race reminds me of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, where the crowd is almost on top of the cars.
You can see the sprawling city of Sao Paulo from the track. A few years ago, I asked Red Bull to take me to a youth club because I wanted to see a bit more of the city and we ended up at a boxing club. The equipment was very basic and the people there were looking for a second chance. That’s exactly what Senna was trying to give them when he started the Senna Foundation just before he died.
AS A MATTER OF FACT…
- Mark won the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2009 after leading 51 laps of the 71-lap race.
- Interlagos was the scene of Mark’s biggest impact in an F1 car. In streaming wet conditions he crashed at the final corner in 2003, taking three corners off his Jaguar R4.
- There have been two Brazilian Grand Prix venues: Interlagos in Sao Paulo and Jacarepagua in Rio de Janeiro. Mark has only driven at Interlagos, which has hosted the race uninterrupted since 1990.
- Interlagos first hosted a world championship race in 1973. The race was won by local hero Emerson Fittipaldi.
Comments
Petra
POSTED November 15th, 2011
Hi Mark,
for the last time of the year, I wish you like always all the best for the race. Try to enjoy it. Have fun!
Petra
William davis
POSTED November 16th, 2011
Hey Mark,
I’m your biggest fan in the world!
I’m 13, live in Sydney, race go karts and my dream is to become an f1 driver. I have spent the last few years saving up for a kart and now I’ve done it. I know your a busy bloke but if you could ring me on [removed for security reasons] it would be a dream come true, I want to know the best way to follow my dream!
Thank from Will Davis (ps: kick seb’s butt on the weekend, I know u can do it)
iain
POSTED November 21st, 2011
Good luck MarK at one of the best circuits in the world!
Cheers,
Iain
Elizabeth
POSTED November 22nd, 2011
Last race for 2011…go Mark go…
Rotten time to watch in Australia…c u in 2012 in Melbourne tickets already purchased. best of luck..Elizabeth
John
POSTED November 22nd, 2011
Hope you win the last race of the year Mark!
Never give up!
Richard
POSTED November 22nd, 2011
Hi Mark,
I am sure you will be doing all you can to win the Brazilian GP for 2011. I only hope RBR provide you with a good race car and when they call you in for tyre changes the team get you out in clean air and do not stuff up your pit stops. You can do it, lets see you on the top podium position on Sunday, it would be a nice reward for you to finish the season with your first GP win in 2011, as I am sure most would agree, you have driven like a true champion and provided your many fans with some great come from behind driving.
All the best & go that Aussie grit.
Robert Brinsley
POSTED November 23rd, 2011
So, so good to see an Australian sportsman with your drive (pardon the pun), determination, skill and humour. For me, the best export Australia has! You’re the epitome of the Aussie Battler! Keep it up mate and good luck for the last race. I’ll be shouting from Southampton, Hants.
Petra
POSTED November 24th, 2011
Hi Mark,
Good luck for Brazil.Simply enjoy the race and the result will be awesome.Hope all details will work perfect for you on Sunday.There’s no better place for the final party. I love the Brazilians.
Cheers from China
Vinicius
POSTED November 25th, 2011
Hi Mark. I’m a Brazilian fan and I like you very much. I just read your words about Barrichelo on BBC’s and I loved it. You are a very great driver and I’m happy that next year you’ll be steel “on the road” on F 1. I wish you the best ever.
Good Luck!!!
Dina A.
POSTED November 25th, 2011
YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU’LL DO IT CHAMP!!!
Aussie grit, aussie flag, aussie anthem on the top in Sao Paolo!!! (How about some ‘samba-jump’ on the top step..?!)
Mark, finish the season with a win as you really, really, really deserve it and just start your break with a smile on your beautiful face…
Have fun and a clean weekend, enjoy the race and be safe!
GOOD LUCK to the best driver and the greatest guy on the track!!
Rose CSD
POSTED November 27th, 2011
Well…the last race of the season
Could be a good day to have a great time over the track
CHEER up!!!and enjoy yourself.
Good luck from Girona!
Marcel
POSTED November 28th, 2011
Congratulation! Great Drive!!! Great last lap!
Monica
POSTED November 28th, 2011
Hi Mark!
Congratulations!!!
This is your way for the next season!
You will be the WORLD CHAMPION in 2012!!!
Beata
POSTED November 28th, 2011
Hi Mark,
What an ending of the season, well done! You really deserved this victory. Just keep up the good work and go on this way next year! Congratulations!!!! Have a nice winter break! Greetings from Hungary
Esther
POSTED November 29th, 2011
really great to see you win again. hope you enjoy the break. next year hope to see you win alot more races. as you have so much talent and you deserved alot more wins than you got this year.
Tomo
POSTED November 30th, 2011
Fantastic drive on Sunday Mark and richly deserved win! I especially loved the fact that you were advised to take it easy in the last few laps after you had set another fastest lap record but in true Webber style you went on to smash the fastest lap time again on the final run around Interlagos! Great Oz grit mate!
James
POSTED December 01st, 2011
I watched the race from 3am to 5am on sunday, and it was amazing!
To take the win in Brazil, the final race of the season, was great to watch.
I am a massive fan of yours and wish you all the best for the 2012 season.
Fantastic race, Mark.
Wonderful job.
I really wish, as would every Aussie, for you to be at your best next season and giving Sebastian, Alonso, Lewis, Button, Massa, and everybody else on the grid a very, very competetive season.
Best of luck for 2012, James.
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Meu Filho e teu Fá, ele não perde uma Corrida de F1, torce para Vc, Ele e Piloto de Kart aqui no Brasil e o sonho dele e te conhecer pessoalmente Ele corre na Cadete e tem 8 anos Diogo Webber, Meu Avo Bonfilio Webber Fala que somos parentes, Queria muito realizar este sonho dele… Boa Sorte, Estamos Aqui torcendo por Você Mark Webber.
Uma Boa Tarde.