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#F1 - 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Preview & Stat Sheet: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

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29 October 2024

F1: Race Preview

2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Preview

The final leg of the triple-header takes place at Interlagos in São Paulo.

Toto Talks Brazil
Fact File: São Paulo Grand Prix
Stat Sheet: São Paulo Grand Prix

Toto Talks São Paulo

The past two races in Austin and Mexico City have not been our cleanest so we are aiming for a smoother weekend at Interlagos. Despite the challenges in the US and Mexico, we have furthered our learning with the W15. Given our position in the championship, we have been able to test things out with little penalty. Whilst we are still focused on maximising our result each and every weekend, that testing and learning will be valuable in setting us up strongly for 2025. We will continue that approach this weekend in Brazil.

Interlagos is a proper driver's circuit with plenty of undulation and a challenge mix of low, medium, and high-speed corners. Given that it is the penultimate Sprint format of the year, we will have to execute effectively from the first session to get the car in a good window. We know it will be difficult to challenge the Ferraris and the McLarens who have looked strong in recent races. We will still be working hard to do so though and will see where our relative performance is over the weekend.

Fact File: São Paulo Grand Prix

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace is the fourth-shortest track on the 2024 F1 calendar at just 4.309 km long, only behind Monaco, Zandvoort and Mexico.
The São Paulo Grand Prix venue is situated 800 metres above sea level, the second-highest altitude on the F1 calendar behind Mexico City (which sits at 2,300m above sea level).
Interlagos is a track of two extremes. The first and third sectors require a low-drag car for the long straights, but the middle sector is twisty, requiring high downforce. The second DRS zone means more focus is typically on higher downforce for the ultimate fastest lap, but a balance still needs to be found with being competitive on the straights during the race.
There is 1.2 kilometres of driving at full throttle between the exit of Turn 12 and the braking zone for Turn One, with an elevation change of 33 metres.
The biggest difference in elevation is from the start/finish straight to Turn 4 where there is a 40-metre drop in elevation.
The long straight before the lap begins also requires some clever deployment of energy from the ERS to maximise performance towards the end of the out lap, as the drivers start their flying lap.
Turn 1 is banked heavily towards the inside, unloading the front-left wheel and causing frequent lockups. However, because the tyre is unloaded, flat spots are less likely and time loss isn't as high as you'd expect, due to the steep banking and variety of corner lines drivers can take. The variety of lines is also what makes this corner well suited to overtaking.
The uphill grid requires the drivers to find the balance between holding the car on the brakes as gently as possible, without rolling backwards.
From Turn 10 to Turn 6 (around 3.5 km of distance) the left-hand front tyre does very little work and therefore cools down quickly, providing a tricky engineering challenge to keep the tyre in its temperature window.
With long straights and a second DRS zone, Interlagos is one of the best tracks of the season for overtaking. However, it can be difficult for the defending car to manage its battery, as there aren't many big braking zones to recover energy.
The São Paulo Grand Prix is the fifth F1 Sprint of the 2024 season, with just Qatar left on the Sprint calendar this season.
This will be the fourth consecutive year that the circuit has hosted a Sprint weekend.
Interlagos is a very flowing circuit with a lot of combined corner entries (where you are cornering and braking at the same time), meaning good stability is important. However, you also need a good front end for the low-speed middle sector.
Track temperatures can reach some of the hottest of the season in Brazil, up to 60°C. And thunderstorms are common around this time of year, which can potentially spice up the weekend.
Since 2021, the race around the circuit has been known as the São Paulo Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas won the inaugural F1 Sprint race at Interlagos in 2021. A year later, George Russell won his first F1 Sprint race at the venue.
A day later in 2022, George won his first F1 Grand Prix, leading home at W13 1-2 with Lewis behind.
Lewis has three wins at the circuit (2016, 2018 & 2021) and in 2022 the seven-time world champion was made an honorary citizen of Brazil in an official ceremony.
The team has six wins overall at Interlagos. In addition to the four from Lewis and George, Nico Rosberg also won in São Paulo (2014 & 2015).

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Stat Sheet: São Paulo Grand Prix

2024 São Paulo Grand Prix

Session	Local Time (BRT)	Brackley (GMT)	Stuttgart (CET)
Practice (Fri)	11:30 - 12:30	14:30 - 15:30	15:30 - 16:30
Sprint Qualifying (Fri)	15:30 - 16:14	18:30 - 19:14	19:30 - 20:14
Sprint Race (Sat)	11:00 - 12:00	14:00 - 15:00	15:00 - 16:00
GP Qualifying (Sat)	15:00 - 16:00	18:00 - 19:00	19:00 - 20:00
Grand Prix (Sun)	14:00	17:00	18:00

Race Records - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Brazil

	Starts	Wins	Podium Places	Poles	Front Row	Fastest Laps	DNF
Mercedes	13	6	12	6	12	5	2
Hamilton	16	3	7	3	7	4	2
Russell	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
MB Power	28	11	28	11	25	12	20

Technical Stats - Season to Date (Pre-season Testing to Present)

	Laps Completed	Distance Covered (km)	Corners Taken	Gear Changes	PETRONAS Fuel Injections
Mercedes	5,974	30,419.084	101,198	294,462	239,240,000
Hamilton	2,945	15,021.400	49,776	144,784	118,080,000
Russell	3,005	15,286.943	51,044	148,814	120,020,000
MB Power	22,731	115,670.422	382,763	1,118,619	906,480,000

Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

	Starts	Wins	Podium Places	Poles	Front Row	Fastest Laps	1-2 Wins	Front Row Lockouts
Mercedes (All Time)	313	128	296	139	262	109	59	84
Mercedes (Since 2010)	301	119	279	131	242	100	54	80
Hamilton	352	105	201	104	176	67	N/A	N/A
Russell	124	2	14	3	11	8	N/A	N/A
MB Power	583	221	612	230	467	219	94	123