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Brazilian GP
Abu Dhabi GP
2018 Formula 1 Brazilian GP
Nov 8, 2018 to Nov 11, 2018
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Interlagos, BR
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10:23:59 am
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Max has admitted just how angry he was after qualifying in Mexico, sounds like it was good that nobody said the wrong thing to him!
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10:18:56 am
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Verstappen says Interlagos is "too flat-out" for his Red Bull, so "it gets more painful for us". He adds he might do a rain dance!
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10:18:06 am
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Max Verstappen gives a one-word answer to his chances of whether he can repeat his victory of last time out in Interlagos: "No."
10:16:49 am
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10:14:39 am
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Hamilton is asked whether Niki Lauda will return to the F1 paddock in Abu Dhabi following his successful lung transplant, and he replies it would be a "huge ask". He adds Lauda has "lost a lot of weight, it's been a physically straining experience for him. Swapping out lungs is not a simple process; it was very much a near-death experience. But Niki is the biggest fighter I know!"
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10:10:08 am
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And would Hamilton gift teammate Bottas a race win this year? More on that subject later!
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10:08:52 am
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Hamilton also talks about his recent struggles, car-wise, in Austin and Mexico. He admits they were "not great races, but show it's still a steep learning curve for us".
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10:06:15 am
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Hamilton says he has "no concerns" about his safety away from the track this weekend, after steps were taken by F1 and the teams following incidents last year.
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10:02:36 am
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Some interesting views from Lewis Hamilton on why he thinks his partnership with Valtteri Bottas is the "probably the greatest in F1".
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09:59:20 am
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Hot off the press is this new video giving the verdict on F1's 2019 regulation changes to the front and rear wings. Click here to watch it.
09:49:16 am
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Thursday is also the day that the drivers get their first look at the track...
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09:47:56 am
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A great piece here for Prime subscribers from F1 Racing's editor Ben Anderson, on why F1 fears the changes that could save it.
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09:46:12 am
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Esteban Ocon has been talking about his non-F1 options, we'll have a story for you later on that subject.
09:41:51 am
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Meantime, Ferrari wins "best use of a toucan silhouette" in its Interlagos preview tweet...
09:40:15 am
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And from our friends at the FIA...
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09:39:04 am
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We're totally in the thick of the media sessions, Lewis Hamilton is speaking to the print media right now.
Crash
09:37:03 am
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Word has it that Haas's Gunther Steiner used his media session to have another pop at Renault, after the protest that led to them being excluded from Monza.
We'll bring you more on that later...
09:31:14 am
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And here's a marvelous shot of his hero leading here in 1988... Look at that crowd!
09:29:42 am
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Here's the man of the moment...
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09:26:00 am
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Finally, Seb did open up a little more to Sky's Rachel Brookes on the dip in form...
“It's a big question. Obviously along the way something went wrong and we need to learn from it. I think something went wrong, as in we didn't go and develop something in the right direction. So we missed something, not on purpose and not because something was by default set wrong.
"So it's up to us to find what went wrong and make sure it doesn't happen again. It's as simple as that, but not so simple to find and fix it as it sounds."
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09:19:22 am
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Then he's asked if he can challenge Mercedes and Red Bull, Vettel replies again: "Yes... Try harder man!" #awkward
The poor interviewer then asks if he has any new parts for this race: "No."
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09:17:42 am
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Vettel got a bit short in his answers during his session, when asked if he had high hopes for this race and Abu Dhabi, he replies with a simple: "Yes" – cue pregnant pause!
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09:11:15 am
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08:56:15 am
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We final got the audio of the Vettel session. He is asked in Italian how he reflects on losing the title after some time away from the track…
“It was good to get a little bit away, I’m looking forward to the next two races. Now isn’t the time to draw any conclusion, it feels like the wrong time. We will focus on the constructors’ championship now.”
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08:51:49 am
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The end-of-season feel is carried over in this story as Bottas and Sainz look ahead to 2019...
08:48:43 am
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Some fun here with golf star Ian Poulter...
08:46:51 am
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Some Mercedes eye candy in the pit lane...
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08:39:32 am
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Next on the journalists' notepads is interview sessions with Fernando Alonso at 12:00, Daniel Ricciardo (also 12:00), Valtteri Bottas at 12:05 and Max Verstappen at 12:10.
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08:36:26 am
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Kevin Magnussen also chimed in on that one...
"My respect for Fernando as a driver is very big, no doubt he is definitely one of the best drivers on the grid, even through we have had some tough fights and some arguments, there is no damage of my respect for him as a driver. That is it."
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08:35:09 am
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Stoffel Vandoorne was asked about the value of Fernando Alonso...
"For me definitely a good experience to go along[side] Fernando let’s say, the way he is preparing weekends, obviously Fernando is one of the most experiences drivers on the grid and as a rookie was very valuable for me to learn from that, the way he is preparing his weekend, through the practice session and how he builds up to the race on Sunday, there is a lot I can learn that I can carry forward."
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08:33:53 am
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Amazingly, there was only one question in that session – you can tell it's near the end of the season!
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08:33:04 am
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Williams's Lance Stroll continues to duck questions about his future...
"Right now, I am still focused on the remainder of this season, two races left. That is where my head is at and we will see what the future holds."
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08:21:37 am
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Here's what Marcus Ericsson had to say about his recent news that he'll be racing in the IndyCar Series next year...
IS INDY A STEPPING STONE BACK TO F1?
"I don’t really know the answer to that question that is what the future will tell, I go to America fully committed to do a great job over there and I see myself being there for quite some time but in the future you never know what will happen. I am super exited to go there, I went there, met the team and IndyCar from the outside looks like a lot of fun."
Red flag
08:19:39 am
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That said, Ferrari got its briefing with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen out of the way early. Our reporter on the ground Adam Cooper reported it was a bit of TV scrum today – you never know what availability you’re going to get until it happens!
08:19:09 am
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This takes place in the official press conference room, and exonerates them from their own team-organised press briefings – most of which are scheduled for later.
Lights green
08:19:00 am
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The day kicked off at 11am local time with the official FIA press conference, with drivers Marcus Ericsson (Sauber), Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Lance Stroll (Williams) and Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) presented before the F1 press pack.
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08:18:34 am
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Hello there! It’s Thursday ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, and that means a whole smorgasbord of news conferences around the Formula 1 paddock at Interlagos.
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By: Charles Bradley
Published: Nov 8, 2018, 3:24 PM
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