Brazilian GP
27/11/2011, from 16:00 hrs
Venue:
São Paulo
Weather:
cloudy
M. Webber
Red Bull
S. Vettel
Red Bull
+16.9
J. Button
McLaren
+27.6
F. Alonso
Ferrari
+35.0
F. Massa
Ferrari
+66.7
A. Sutil
Force India
+1 R
Positions and times
1
M. Webber
Red Bull
1:15.3
3
2
S. Vettel
Red Bull
1:16.0
3
3
J. Button
McLaren
1:15.5
3
4
F. Alonso
Ferrari
1:16.6
3
5
F. Massa
Ferrari
1:17.2
2
6
A. Sutil
Force India
1:17.1
3
7
N. Rosberg
Mercedes AMG
1:17.2
2
8
P. Di Resta
Force India
1:17.4
2
9
K. Kobayashi
Sauber
1:17.6
2
10
V. Petrov
Lotus Renault
1:17.0
3
11
J. Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:17.1
2
12
S. Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:17.4
2
13
S. Pérez
Sauber
1:17.7
2
14
R. Barrichello
Williams
1:16.6
3
15
M. Schumacher
Mercedes AMG
1:16.6
3
16
H. Kovalainen
Team Lotus
1:18.0
3
17
B. Senna
Lotus Renault
1:18.2
4
18
J. Trulli
Team Lotus
1:18.5
2
19
J. D'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:19.9
2
20
D. Ricciardo
HRT F1 Team
1:19.6
2
21
V. Liuzzi
HRT F1 Team
1:20.6
2
22
L. Hamilton
McLaren
1:17.5
3
23
P. Maldonado
Williams
1:19.7
1
24
T. Glock
Virgin Racing
1:21.7
1
Commentary
Lap: 71 of 7117:41
Join us again next season as practice gets underway for the first time in 2012 at the Australian GP. Bye for now!
17:39
A thrilling end to a thrilling season! Red Bull have shown their dominance once again here in Brazil.
17:38
Di Resta, Kobayashi and Petrov also finish in the points.
17:37
Alonso takes P4 from Massa, Sutil and Rosberg.
17:37
Button finishes on the podium after a brilliant drive.
17:36
Vettel makes it a double win for Red Bull.
17:35
WEBBER WINS IN BRAZIL FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!
17:34
Webber posts fastest race lap. He's really making it crack today.
17:33
Webber commences the final lap of the season.
17:33
Webber on course for his first win of the season here at Interlagos.
17:32
Button is not going to launch an attack.
17:29
5 laps to go.
17:28
Button is taking 8 tenths of a second out of Vettel per lap, not enough to matter.
17:28
Liuzzi retires his HRT.
17:26
8 laps to go.
17:26
Button is around 11 seconds down on Vettel. It's not going to be easy.
17:25
Vettel runs wide on the middle sector.
17:25
So Alonso not only lose P3 in the race, but will also relinquish his third place in the drivers' standings to Webber should Webber win this race.
17:23
Button unable to get by on the approach to the Senna S bend, but overtakes in the DRS zone.
17:22
10 laps to go. Alonso will do his utmost to finish on the podium.
17:21
Button has caught Alonso. Can he take his P3?
17:20
Long pit stop for Vettel, no one wants to take any pointless risks.
17:18
Webber pits for final time.
17:17
Button is hoping to claim the last podium place.
17:16
Button posts fastest race lap on fresh soft tyres.
17:15
Alonso and Button pit.
17:14
Webber draws away, leaving Vettel in his wake.
17:11
20 laps to go, the Top Ten: Webber, Vettel, Alonso, Button, Massa, Sutil, Rosberg, Di Resta, Kobayashi and Petrov.
17:09
Sutil finds a reply to Rosberg's attack. Good driving for Force India in the scrap for P6!
17:07
Webber posts fastest race lap.
17:06
Red Bull are a second per lap quicker than the rest of the field. Fantastic!
17:06
Hamilton retires with gearbox problems.
17:05
Massa reemerges in front of Hamilton and the scrap continues.
17:03
Vettel posts fastest race lap. Gearbox problem solved?
17:01
Hamilton aborts the scrap with Massa and pits. Massa also comes in for fresh hard tyres and could stay out until the end of the race.
16:59
Vettel again able to match Webber's pace.
16:58
Hamilton stuck behind Massa and is losing time.
16:54
Vettel now on fresh tyres. He reemerges behind Webber.
16:53
Button overtakes Massa in a scrap for P4.
16:52
Webber pits.
16:52
Hamilton too has a gearbox problem.
16:49
Perez spins but is able to continue.
16:49
The Top Ten at the half-way stage: Webber, Vettel, Alonso, Massa, Button (2 pit stops), Hamilton (2 stops), Rosberg, Di Resta, Sutil and Kobayashi.
16:47
Hamilton comes in for a second time for fresh soft tyres, meaning, he'll have to make another pit stop.
16:44
Button pits for a second time. He's now on hard tyres and could in theory stay out until the end of the race.
16:42
Hamilton complains about Schumacher.
16:41
Webber activates DRS and Vettel lets him through going into the Senna S bend.
16:41
Maldonado spins and goes into the tyre wall.
16:40
Vettel is having to nurse his gearbox.
16:40
Webber will soon be right up Vettel's exhaust. What will the two Red Bull drivers do?
16:39
An end cap from a Renault front wing is lying in the middle of the Senna S bend.
16:37
Senna fluffs his gear change and Maldonado slips past.
16:34
Vettel's times are pretty constant at the moment.
16:34
Glock loses a wheel after pitting and has to park up his Virgin racing car next to the track.
16:33
After the first series of pit stops, the Top Ten: Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Button, Hamilton, Massa, Sutil, Rosberg, Petrov and Di Resta.
16:31
Massa makes a late, first pit stop to reemerge in P6.
16:30
Webber posts fastest race lap.
16:30
Vettel overtakes Massa in the DRS zone.
16:30
Vettel held up by Massa, allowing Webber to gain ground.
16:27
Webber well down on Vettel.
16:26
Webber now pits. Where will he reemerge?
16:25
Vettel also comes in.
16:24
Alonso and Hamilton both pit.
16:24
Webber gaining on Vettel. Button comes in to pit.
16:22
Sutil pits.
16:21
Vettel in trouble: gearbox problem.
16:19
Hamilton overtakes his team-mate.
16:19
Schumacher reemerges just in front of Button and Hamilton.
16:18
Alonso goes past Button on the outside. Great manoeuvre on Turn 6!
16:17
Schumacher limps back to the pits.
16:17
Schumacher passes Senna just before the Senna S bend. The two make contact. Schumacher slits open his tyres and damages his front wing.
16:15
No rain expected in the next 30 mins according to weather radar.
16:14
Schumacher right behind Senna.
16:11
Button impeding progress of Alonso and Hamilton.
16:11
The DRS zones are quite short here in Interlagos, which doesn't make for easy overtaking.
16:10
Vettel and Webber are drawing away from McLaren.
16:09
Despite deploying DRS, Alonso unable to close on Button.
16:07
The Top Ten after 2 laps: Vettel, Webber, Button, Alonso, Hamilton, Massa, Rosberg, Sutil, Senna and Schumacher.
16:05
The start went relatively well with no incidents.
16:03
Vettel, Webber and Button defend their positions, followed by Alonso then Hamilton.
16:02
We're away.
16:02
Drivers are now taking up position on the grid.
16:01
Rain could throw this race into chaos.
16:00
Mercedes expecting rain in the next half-hour.
15:59
The parade lap will begin presently.
15:58
Senna and Schumacher complete the Top Ten.
15:57
Massa and Sutil share the fourth row.
15:57
Alonso again up on his team-mate, four tenths of a second, is in P5, Rosberg next to him.
15:55
Button and Hamilton head up the second row for McLaren.
15:55
Vettel in P1 after posting a belting lap yesterday, team-mate Webber next to him.
15:54
Let's take a look at the grid positions!
15:52
No rain in sight at the moment, and just a few clouds over the circuit.
15:50
The weather is the big unknown today.
15:49
Welcome to the Brazilian Grand Prix from Interlagos.
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