Comments on: Brazilian Grand Prix stats & facts

By: Mario Bang

Mario Bang — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:46:27 +0000

Great race but Truli was barking up the wrong tree; the inside lien is the overtaling one there as Jenson showed a few laps later!

By: Hugo Bourgeois

Hugo Bourgeois — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:51:12 +0000

First pit stop since… that has been completed by another team? (Kovalainen “fuel hose” pitstop)

By: Bleu

Bleu — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:48:29 +0000

Another one:

Rubens Barrichello became third driver in the F1 history to finish in each of top 8 positions during the season. Fernando Alonso did it in 2003 and Robert Kubica in 2008.

Jenson Button has also chance to do it in Abu Dhabi, if he finishes 4th.

By: Ruudje

Ruudje — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:23:25 +0000

keke rosberg did 13 (was dq for 2, so maybe 11)

By: Gusto

Gusto — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:51:35 +0000

???? This should of gone in the Koby/Sutil crash section DOH…..

By: Gusto

Gusto — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:37 +0000

The more I watch the Sutil/Trulli incident the more I think that Trulli must be thinking why didn`t I put my brain in gear before letting my mouth go, Sutil is on the racing line and does nothing wrong, if anything He should of run up to Trulli and had a go at Him. As for Koby He should of got a white/black flag for He`s driving if not a black flag, He weaves in front of Button then pushes Nak onto the curb the lap before the collision in the Senna S and finally does such a dangerous crash causing weave that Nak is lucky to walk away from it. But you got to admire He`s drive and will surely be in next years Championship.

By: mattclinch

mattclinch — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:48:44 +0000

first time that the drivers and constructors titles have been won by a team where neither of the drivers have a single driver error DNF to their name, and only 1 mechanical DNF and 1 ’speared off by a newbie’ DNF between them?

By: Dr Unken

Dr Unken — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:55:50 +0000

Harv’s Bleu is correct. Hill and Clark did have back to back championships but Clark was Scottish not English. You’re in good company though, the BBC keep cocking up the British/English consecutive championships thing as well!

By: GB 2009

GB 2009 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:17:54 +0000

He also raced 4 or 5 times in Adelaide, 91-95 I believe. Best result was 2nd in 92 (I was there, so remember it!)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:47:54 +0000

Another little fact.

2009 was the 4th year in a row that the winner of the season opener was crowned world champ in Brazil

2006 – Alonso (Bahrain)
2007 – Raikonnen (Australia)
2008 – Hamilton (Australia)
2009 – Button (Australia)

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:10:29 +0000

Another piece of trivia: Jenson Button has only driven one chassis this season, and has driven it in every session of every race (Rubens Barrichello acquired a new car in Singapore). Adrian Sutil is the only other driver to have stayed with the one chassis, but it has been rebuilt so many times that most of it is probably new.

The short version of it is this: Jenson Button won the World Championship in the oldest car on the grid.

By: sato113

sato113 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:51:04 +0000

here here!

By: sato113

sato113 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:41:06 +0000

yeah we got that…

By: Gusto

Gusto — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:27:15 +0000

Bad luck always comes in Three`s.

By: Superbus

Superbus — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:44:12 +0000

Yeah and also it’s the second Brazilian whose dreams are shattered by a British in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:31:32 +0000

The site’s been a bit slow because of the huge amount of traffic today and yesterday. There has been a note next to the comment form saying they may take a while to update (it’s gone now though).

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:30:03 +0000

LOL nice one Andy

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:29:35 +0000

I think Interlagos has had a few, though fairly subtle, changes. Ferradura was re-profiled a couple of years ago, and the track’s been re-surfaced. But it must be the most substantially similar circuit for 20 years, yes.

By: inc0mmunicado

inc0mmunicado — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:06:38 +0000

who spent time as a #2 for the Schu

By: varun

varun — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:44:40 +0000

massa is on the list.