Interlagos April 6 6pm Brazil Track traits Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo Shortened version of original Tel: +55 11 566 68822. www.gpbrazil.com.br 4.9-mile circuit. Great viewing but ramshackle pits and pad- 80 110 3 dock make it difficult to justify. 3 Subida Descida Best race do Lago do Lago 180 The Brazilian one-two in 1975 6 Reta when Carlos Pace, driving for Oposta the Bernie Ecclestone-owned 130 185 175 4 Brabham team, held off the 6 5 Curva McLaren of the reigning world Mergulho 55 do Sol champ Emerson Fittipaldi. 45 2 1 Pinheirinho Worst race Mika Hakkinen leading David 120 Coulthard to a McLaren one- 5 two in 1998. Hakkinen led every one of the 72 laps. What Arquibancadas Pit lane a difference five years make. TV Drivers’ den A 60 Subida dos Boxes 3 Often sighted in the foyer or car Senna's S 80 mph 190 park of the Hotel Transamerica Gear 2 6 B before a five-minute chopper ride to the track. For dinner, No of laps 72. Lap length 2.67 miles. Race distance 192.02 miles. Fastest lap 1min 14.755sec drivers love the Fogo de Chao (M Schumacher, Fer, 2000). First used 1973. World championship races 20. Most wins McLaren grill-room chain. (6). Pole last year J P Montoya (Wil). Winner last year M Schumacher (Fer). Top TV angle TV The shot from on top of the Inside track hander beyond the pits. But main grandstand gives a great Olivier Panis you need to have a good view of the surrounding urban balance and grip out of the sprawl. Hard work previous hairpin to get a clean Hot fact Interlagos is one of only two exit in order to take a run at In 1991 Ayrton Senna won his anti-clockwise tracks on the the car ahead. home grand prix by driving the calendar, so the combination of Weekend highlight last seven laps in sixth gear heat, humidity and unfamiliar The Brazilian crowd are after his gearbox failed. G-forces on your neck and hugely enthusiastic and Admission (3 days) £86-£180. body make it physically you're always made to feel demanding all round. that the race is something Rival attraction Easy life very special for them. Not sur- A The pit straight, although I prising, given Brazil's formula The Butanta Institute would have to say this is one heritage, of course. Snake farm on the Av Vital Brasil in Sao Paulo normally a fun race with lots Weekend lowlight The hard sell: “The of fighting, because there is The humidity in Sao Paulo institute extracts venom usually lots of overtaking. can be quite wearing as the and processes it into There are several corners effect of its altitude — around serum available to victims where you can give it a go. 3,000ft above sea level — can of poisonous bites Where to overtake test your race fitness. It's also throughout Latin America.” B The best chance is the left- a bit congested and chaotic. Race result Pole Fastest lap Pts Time 1 10 : . 2 8 Drivers’ standings Constructors’ standings Pts Pts 3 6 1 1 4 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 6 3 4 4 7 2 5 5 Formula One 2003 8 1 6 6 42.