F1 | BRAZILIAN GP GIAN CARLO MINARDI “SEVERAL TEAMS COULD PAY PENALTIES HERE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE FINAL RACES”

We have come to the fourth last round of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix. Lando Norris leads the ladder by just one point from Oscar Piastri. We expect a thrilling end to the season in which even the penalties for the replacement of components will come into play. Some more, some less, everyone is at risk of penalties.

Keep your eyes on McLaren. With the Sprint Race scheduled for this weekend, there are a lot of points up for grabs, and the team may be called upon to make important strategic decisions. Verstappen is far away but they cannot afford any missteps.

Brazil is a track that has given us a few surprises in recent years. It is not a very long track, little more than four kilometres, but there are two or three points where overtaking is possible. For this reason, some teams. – such as Ferrari – may decide to incur an eventual penalties ahead of the final races. Compared to its direct rivals, if they replace the engine, they will incur a lighter penalty, having already had previous penalties. There has been some progress in terms of results, but not yet in terms of the gaps.

The weather could be an important variable, and on the tyre front Pirelli will bring the C2-C3-C4 compounds. At Interlagos, with its fast bends and the continual changes of direction, tyre wear could be an important factor. Last year, the new surface caused a few problems with bumps: we will see if they have been resolved.

There is no lack of points for watching a good weekend, starting with the Sprint Race.

Gian Carlo Minardi