Monday 25 November 2013

2013 Brazilian Grand Prix Review and thoughts

2013 Brazilian Grand Prix Review of round nineteen and the final round of the F1 season at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos on the outskirts of São Paulo, and thoughts on the race as well.

Good points

  • Red Bull Racing (Sebastian Vettel, pole on Saturday, lead from start to finish with a race win; Mark Webber, finished 2nd on his final grand Prix)
  • Fernando Alonso (finished 3rd)
  • McLaren (Jenson Button, finished 4th; Sergio Perez, finished 6th)
  • Nico Rosberg (finished 5th)
  • Nico Hülkenberg (finished 8th)
  • Daniel Ricciardo (finished 10th)
  • Marussia (Jules Bianchi finished 17th; Max Chilton finished 19th, 19/19 finished in his rookie season; Marussia as a team finished 10th in the constructors championship ahead of Caterham)

Bad points
  • Lotus (Romain Grosjean DNF, Engine; Heikki Kovalainen, finished 14th)
  • Williams (Pastor Maldonado finished 16th: Valtteri Bottas, DNF, Accident with Lewis Hamilton)
  • Caterham (Giedo van der Garde finished 18th; Charles Pic DNF, Mechanical; Caterham as a team finished 11th in the constructors championship behind Marussia)

Another dominating race weekend from Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull, pole postion on Saturday to conclude with a race win on Sunday to give Sebastian his thirteenth Grand Prix win of the season matching Michael Schumacher's record from the 2004 season, and his ninth race win a row matching Alberto Ascari record of nine race wins in a row from 1952 and 1953.

Meanwhile, Mark Webber finished in second place in his final Grand Prix, in the other Red Bull to concluded a Red Bull one-two finish at Interlagos. While Fernando Alonso finished in third place in the Ferrari.

And this grand prix is also the last race for the 2.4 litre V8 engines, being replaced by the 1.6 litre V6 turbos engines for next season. And the final Grand Prix for engine manufacture Cosworth, as they have not build a new V6 turbo engine. So that is a good bye for Cosworth, V8's and Mark Webber and a big thank you to you all.

Bring on 2014, for another season of Formula 1.

End of blog for now, new post soon, Bye.

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