| The final race of the Formula 1 season is always a big | | | | of tight turns which make this a technically challenging |
| event. All the efforts of each of the teams come | | | | circuit for the cars, drivers and team engineers on |
| down to this day where the realization is made of | | | | this 71 lap race, where speeds range from 81km/h |
| who has had a successful season and who is the | | | | for certain corners up to 316km/h on the straight. |
| racing equivalent of an Edsel. This season has been a | | | | With Ferrari and Renault guaranteed to be fighting |
| close struggle for points and has shown that Formula | | | | wheel to wheel through the Senna S, this will be a |
| 1 is not dead as some commentators have tried to | | | | great spectacle for the famously enthusiastic fans |
| make out. | | | | who flock to the track. |
| The 4.309km Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is | | | | While the city was once dominated by run down |
| the scene for this year’s triumphant finale, and | | | | favellas and shanty towns, it is now definitely |
| it looks set for a great close to the season by Ferrari | | | | experiencing an upturn of fortune. Current local |
| as they strive for the all important final set of points | | | | formula 1 racing superstar, Rubens Barrichello has said |
| to overcome Renault. | | | | of the city, “Yes there are favellas, but it is |
| The Interlagos track was created by two local | | | | wrong that people should think of Sao Paulo as being |
| property developers who bought a huge plot of land | | | | horrid and dirty; every big city has its |
| in 1938 only to discover it would not be suitable for | | | | problems.” He firmly believes that, |
| building houses, and so decided to build a race circuit | | | | “There are some very beautiful parts of Sao |
| instead. Following on from the great Emerson | | | | Paulo, in which I’m happy to leave my kids in |
| Fittipaldi’s phenomenal success on the | | | | the car - that’s how safe it is.” |
| international scene, interest within Brazil blossomed | | | | The circuit itself is situated about 16km south of the |
| for the idea of Brazil hosting their own Grand Prix, a | | | | centre of Sao Paolo in the Interlagos district, and is |
| goal that was realized at Interlagos in 1973. Since this | | | | easy to access via the extensive public transport |
| time the race has been hosted a couple of times in | | | | network from Guarulhos international airport, which |
| Rio, but since the death of local Sao Paulo legend | | | | lies 25km north-east of the city. Booking a flight to |
| Ayrton Senna, the race has remained at the | | | | Brazil is easy and race tickets are available through |
| Interagos track, and the sport remains as popular as | | | | the official Formula 1 [ website. |
| ever in Brazil. | | | | This is going to be a race that true race fans will not |
| The high altitude anti-clockwise track is made up of | | | | want to miss. |
| two main long straights combined with a quick series | | | | |