The Brazilian Grand Prix returned to the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos, the permanent home of the Brazilian race since 1990.
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Nico Rosberg claimed his fifth consecutive pole position on Saturday when he outpaced Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to take the prime starting slot for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
Pirelli is taking a few of the blame if races in 2015 were not inspiring.
And the Englishman was backed up by two of the most prominent drivers of the season – four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and his title rival Nico Rosberg, who won on Sunday. It’s not the first time that Hamilton has been left frustrated by Mercedes having one strategist make the calls for both cars. “So shift the percentage between aero-mechanical more towards more mechanical”.
“For me, I think we have to try to have a few options and then see how it plays out”.
“The state clearly made promises”.
This line is what the 2017 rule changes will have to find, as Vettel went on to explain.
“An entire facility was constructed based on that deal”, COTA spokesman Dave Shaw added.
“Yet the Briton, who sealed his third Formula One championship with three races to spare in Austin last month, led the way at the Interlagos track on Friday”.
Bernie Ecclestone has since admitted that the future of the race is uncertain if no additional funding can be found by the purpose-built track.
“They were pushing”, he said.
The team were reported to be ready to end its agreement with engine supplier Renault over poor performance, with Red Bull now sitting fourth in the constructor’s championship with just three podiums all season. “There is no company in the world that can do what we have done without testing”, he insisted. Unfortunately, it’s political, there are different interests from different people, teams and others.
Wolff conceded there is only one possible scenario where he would rethink the situation.
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Hamilton, who had dominated qualifying for most of the year, has failed to take pole in five races since the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September since when he has had to run his vehicle with reduced tyre pressures following a clampdown by the sport’s ruling body, the global Motoring Federation (FIA). “I’m faster but it’s impossible to overtake”. I think I’ve just raised my game.
