System 1 drivers’ criticism of the brand new observe floor laid at Interlagos final 12 months has prompted recent work forward of this 12 months’s race.
Max Verstappen mentioned the observe was “nonetheless very unhealthy” in locations after his victory in final 12 months’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Throughout the rain-affected race Verstappen instructed his group he was cautious of driving off-line to chill his tyres as a result of the bumps have been so extreme.
The observe operators ordered extra work to enhance the floor forward of F1’s return this weekend. The FIA confirmed recent asphalt has been laid on the lengthy acceleration zone previous the pits stretching from Juncao (flip 12) to the primary nook. A brand new floor has additionally been laid from the exit of the Senna ‘S’ (flip three) alongside the again straight to Descida do Lago.
They’ve additionally made adjustments to enhance water drainage on the circuit by chopping grooves into sections the place water tends to pool. This has been carried out in the midst of the Senna ‘S’ at flip two, from the pit exit after the next nook to Descida do Lago, on the straight following that nook, on the method to Juncao and once more between grid place 21 and the beginning/end line.
Alexander Albon mentioned at the moment he hopes the adjustments have made an enchancment to the observe.
“There’s a whole lot of rivers [in the rain]” he defined. “Final 12 months was very bumpy, will probably be fascinating to see, with the observe resurfacing, how a lot that’s gone away. And the Tarmac’s a little bit bit unusual.”
In an extra change to the observe, the hatched space between the right-hand aspect of the pit exit and the sting of the observe has been eliminated. Nonetheless the FIA confirmed no alterations have been made to its two DRS zones.
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