Izola: Interlagos siempre ofrece sorpresas

      A lo largo del fin de semana muchos pilotos se quejaron del comportamiento de los neumáticos en Interlagos, pero al final de la carrera en Pirelli quedaron todos satisfechos…

      Mario Isola, director de automovilismo de Pirelli: «Interlagos siempre depara sorpresas y nos regala carreras fantásticas. El año pasado la lluvia añadió espectacularidad; esta vez vimos multitud de opciones estratégicas que, combinadas con las características únicas de este circuito, favorecieron aún más adelantamientos de lo habitual.

      Max Verstappen volvió a impresionar, subiendo al podio tras salir desde el pit lane: el actual campeón del mundo no deja de sorprender. Felicito al joven Kimi Antonelli, que mantuvo su segundo puesto, y, por supuesto, a Lando Norris, que logró una victoria magnífica tras salir desde la pole.

      Como era de esperar, los pilotos prefirieron los compuestos Soft y Medium, y la estrategia más común fue la de dos paradas en boxes. El nivel de desgaste de los neumáticos, combinado con los periodos del coche de seguridad real y virtual al inicio de la carrera, empujó a los equipos a esa elección.

      Los neumáticos Hard apenas se utilizaron, ya que patinaban mucho en una superficie de la que la lluvia había eliminado la capa de goma acumulada. La elección de la vuelta para la parada en boxes fue distinta para cada piloto, lo que influyó en el comportamiento de los neumáticos, favoreció los adelantamientos y, como resultado, nos brindó un espectáculo magnífico.

      A dos pilotos que hicieron el Gran Premio con una sola parada les tocó cuidar especialmente los neumáticos. No obstante, Liam Lawson y Nico Hülkenberg demostraron hoy que la estrategia de una sola parada también está perfectamente justificada.

      No habíamos visto en mucho tiempo tal diversidad de estrategias —desde una hasta tres paradas utilizando distintos compuestos, que permitieron sumar puntos en una carrera en seco».

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Charles Leclerc fell victim to a collision between Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli – the Italian driver's Mercedes ricocheted into Leclerc's Ferrari, breaking the Monegasque's front-left suspension.
Lewis Hamilton damaged his car after contact with Franco Colapinto. For that the seven‑time world champion received a five‑second penalty, which he served during a pit stop, and one penalty point. The damage to the SF‑25 proved too severe, and the team withdrew Lewis from the race.
As a result of the São Paulo Grand Prix Ferrari dropped from second to fourth in the Constructors' Championship.
Lewis Hamilton (retired): "This was definitely a race I'd like to forget. After the first‑lap collision the damage to the car led to a significant loss of downforce, making it very difficult to control the behaviour of the rear wheels. Despite the team's efforts to find a way out, the lack of pace combined with the penalty forced us to retire from the race.
Of course, this is not the way I wanted the week to end, but I thank the Brazilian fans for their incredible support, as always. There is one final push to make, and we'll give everything in the remaining races."
Charles Leclerc (retired): "It's a shame my race ended in retirement. I suffered because of the collision between Kimi and Oscar, who hit my car. It's a pity, given that we are fighting for second place in the Constructors' Championship.
Now it will be harder for us to secure second place – we need to execute the remaining three rounds of the season perfectly. But the team did a good job of turning things around after a difficult Friday."
Frédéric Vasseur, team principal: "After a weekend like this you want to find something positive, even if it's not easy, because the season is ending and we have a double retirement. In the sprint we achieved a decent result – the pace was good, and then Charles did an excellent job in qualifying.
Sunday was difficult. I had the feeling that with Charles we had good chances, but we had to pay for the Antonelli–Piastri collision. Charles positioned the car correctly, was running second, but retired. That's disappointing, because he could have fought for first place or at least for a podium. In that situation we not only lost points ourselves, but also handed them to our rivals.
As for Lewis, his car lost a noticeable amount of downforce either because Carlos Sainz hit him, or because the front wing got stuck under the floor, or as a result of both incidents.
Lewis had good pace, but he couldn't recover after the two collisions. The decision to withdraw him from the race was logical, because his car lost about 30 to 40 percent of its downforce. So he served the penalty and retired.
It's hard to draw conclusions from the weekend given how it ended. We bounced back well after a difficult Friday, but the result is disappointing, as is the situation in the Constructors' Championship fight. We're returning to Maranello to prepare as best as possible for the final triple‑header of the season." The race in São Paulo was the second of the season, after the Dutch Grand Prix, in which both Ferrari drivers retired from the race. Charles Leclerc fell victim to a collision between Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli – the Italian driver's Mercedes ricocheted into Leclerc's Ferrari, breaking the Monegasque's front-left suspension. Lewis Hamilton damaged his car after contact with Franco Colapinto. For that the seven‑time world champion received a five‑second penalty, which he served during a pit stop, and one penalty point. The damage to the SF‑25 proved too severe, and the team withdrew Lewis from the race. As a result of the São Paulo Grand Prix Ferrari dropped from second to fourth in the Constructors' Championship. Lewis Hamilton (retired): "This was definitely a race I'd like to forget. After the first‑lap collision the damage to the car led to a significant loss of downforce, making it very difficult to control the behaviour of the rear wheels. Despite the team's efforts to find a way out, the lack of pace combined with the penalty forced us to retire from the race. Of course, this is not the way I wanted the week to end, but I thank the Brazilian fans for their incredible support, as always. There is one final push to make, and we'll give everything in the remaining races." Charles Leclerc (retired): "It's a shame my race ended in retirement. I suffered because of the collision between Kimi and Oscar, who hit my car. It's a pity, given that we are fighting for second place in the Constructors' Championship. Now it will be harder for us to secure second place – we need to execute the remaining three rounds of the season perfectly. But the team did a good job of turning things around after a difficult Friday." Frédéric Vasseur, team principal: "After a weekend like this you want to find something positive, even if it's not easy, because the season is ending and we have a double retirement. In the sprint we achieved a decent result – the pace was good, and then Charles did an excellent job in qualifying. Sunday was difficult. I had the feeling that with Charles we had good chances, but we had to pay for the Antonelli–Piastri collision. Charles positioned the car correctly, was running second, but retired. That's disappointing, because he could have fought for first place or at least for a podium. In that situation we not only lost points ourselves, but also handed them to our rivals. As for Lewis, his car lost a noticeable amount of downforce either because Carlos Sainz hit him, or because the front wing got stuck under the floor, or as a result of both incidents. Lewis had good pace, but he couldn't recover after the two collisions. The decision to withdraw him from the race was logical, because his car lost about 30 to 40 percent of its downforce. So he served the penalty and retired. It's hard to draw conclusions from the weekend given how it ended. We bounced back well after a difficult Friday, but the result is disappointing, as is the situation in the Constructors' Championship fight. We're returning to Maranello to prepare as best as possible for the final triple‑header of the season." La carrera en San Pablo fue la segunda de la temporada, tras el Gran Premio de los Países Bajos, en la que ambos pilotos de Ferrari se retiraron. Tras la carrera, Ferrari cayó del segundo al cuarto puesto en el Campeonato de Constructores. Honda insta a Red Bull a mantener a Tsunoda para 2026. Honda insta a Red Bull a mantener a Tsunoda para 2026. Fórmula 1 | El presidente de Honda Racing Corporation, Koji Watanabe, ha instado a Red Bull a retener a Yuki Tsunoda para 2026 — incluso mientras Honda reduce su participación técnica (…)

Izola: Interlagos siempre ofrece sorpresas

Durante el fin de semana muchos pilotos se quejaron del comportamiento de los neumáticos en Interlagos, pero tras la carrera en Pirelli todos quedaron satisfechos...