In the round-up: Carlos Sainz Jnr expects it will be tricky for him to recover from the back of the grid in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
What they say
Sainz, who will start at the back of the grid following his power unit problem in qualifying, expects the tyres will limit how quickly he can work his way forwards.
It’s maximum attack. [But] obviously maximum attack doesn’t always work with Pirelli tyres.
So it would be a compromise between managing the tyres and going maximum attack. So this is probably a very difficult thing to do. But somehow you must always find a way.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Special #BrazilianGP helmet for Lewis Hamilton this weekend.#F1 pic.twitter.com/W13SwQpKE3
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) November 16, 2019
The Mercedes garage is right underneath the podium. After the Porsche Supercup drivers got their trophies it suddenly started raining champagne. Pitstop practice had to be delayed.#AMuS #F1 #BrazilianGP pic.twitter.com/i19HJZs6kG
— Tobi Grüner 🏁 (@tgruener) November 16, 2019
No action taken over the @RGrosjean/@SChecoPerez incident in final practice.
The stewards say: "The interaction between the cars was 'untidy' [but]neither was particularly disadvantaged and the Stewards agreed that it was not dangerous." #F1 #BrazilianGP
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) November 16, 2019
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
"I’m not sure ‘high-maintenance’ does him justice. I came to the realisation that some of the best people can also be the most complex. They are often very direct, have strong opinions, and clear objectives that they won’t be distracted from."
"It was a brilliant job by the team. Having both cars in Q3 is unbelievable. Tomorrow might be a different day, but that doesn’t matter, we’ll take the pleasure from today."
"This is a track where Mercedes have dominated qualifying for the last five years so it was a great performance."
A challenging qualifying in Brazil (Racing Point)
"It’s been a challenging weekend so far and I don’t think our car characteristics are best suited to this track."
F1 trailblazer Silvia Bellot: 'If I can do it, it proves other women can' (The Guardian)
"The only female steward in F1 will next year become the race director for Formulas 2 and 3"
Silver second row after close qualifying at Interlagos (Mercedes)
Valtteri Bottas: "In Q3, it just felt like I couldn’t get much more out of the car. My laps in Q3 actually felt pretty good, there were maybe a few hundreds left to extract from the car, but not enough to challenge for pole today."
Vips leads from lights to flag in Macau qualifying race (F3)
"Jüri Vips was flawless for the third session in a row, as he perfectly executed a lights-to-flag victory in the Qualifying Race, to secure pole position for tomorrow’s 66th Macau Grand Prix, at the FIA F3 World Cup."
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Comment of the day
Was there another reason why Pierre Gasly’s pre-season crashes “affected his confidence“?
Perhaps it was Helmut Marko’s constant complaining how that pre-season crash had ruined Red Bull’s otherwise championship contending season which hurt Gasly’s confidence?
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On this day in F1
- 30 years ago today James Hunt, the 1976 world champion, was arrested in Doncaster after knocking a cup of coffee into the face of a nightclub bouncer who had refused him entry because he was wearing jeans. He was released on bail.
David BR (@david-br)
17th November 2019, 1:52
RE @f1osaurus COTD, I’m sure Helmut Marko would be an even greater asset to Red Bull if he never said anything. Ever.
ColdFly (@)
17th November 2019, 8:07
Did he take the cup of coffee to the night club?
And in the days before Starbucks, hipster coffee bars, and McCafe he must probably have brewed it at home ;)
Jere (@jerejj)
17th November 2019, 12:11
TBH Grosjean’s complaint was silly, to begin with, given that he clearly had two tyres still on the track, and yet he thought Perez pushed him off, LOL.