Date 9 November 2014 | Course length 4.309 km (2.677 mi) | |
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Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio
Petrobras do Brasil Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace,
São Paulo, Brazil Course Permanent racing facility Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.067 mi) | ||
The 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2014) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in São Paulo, Brazil on 9 November 2014. The race was the eighteenth round of the 2014 season, and marked the forty-third running of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Contents
- Circuit changes
- Tyres
- Team changes
- Penalties
- Virtual Safety Car VSC
- Qualifying
- Championship standings after the race
- References
As in the previous race, Marussia and Caterham missed the Grand Prix, leaving the field at eighteen cars.
Mercedes's Nico Rosberg won the race from pole position. Rosberg's tenth pole of the season secured him the inaugural FIA Pole Trophy.
Circuit changes
Before the event, the circuit was completely resurfaced, with a much smoother surface. Following a series of heavy accidents in national races, the pit lane was reprofiled with the entry brought forward from the Arquibancadas corner to move it off the racing line and a chicane added to the pit lane to further slow cars entering the pits. The pit exit was moved further away from the circuit to allow for a run-off area on the outside of turn 2. In addition, in response to the incident suffered by Jules Bianchi during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, procedures relating to the location of a tractor crane serving the Senna "S" chicane were also altered.
Tyres
Pirelli originally nominated the orange-banded Hard and white-banded Medium tyres, as it has for the event since 2012. However, following the Russian Grand Prix one month prior, many drivers criticized the low level of grip and wear shown on the new tarmac of the Sochi Autodrom. Since Autódromo José Carlos Pace was completely repaved following the 2013 race, there was concern that the hard compound would be "very dangerous". Along with unanimous agreement from all eleven teams, Pirelli ultimately decided to bring the Medium and yellow-banded Soft tyres to the event.
Team changes
As they were at the United States Grand Prix the previous week, Caterham and Marussia were again granted dispensation from attending this event by Bernie Ecclestone due to their ongoing financial struggles coupled with the high cost of travel to the western hemisphere and the one week gap between the United States and Brazilian Grand Prix.
Penalties
Sergio Pérez received a seven-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Adrian Sutil on the opening lap of the United States Grand Prix. Daniil Kvyat received a seven-place grid penalty to complete the ten-place penalty he received for exceeding the six-component quota of power unit parts in the previous race.
During the race Felipe Massa and Sergio Pérez both received a 5-second stop-and-go penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
Virtual Safety Car (VSC)
During practice, the FIA re-tested its Virtual Safety Car system, which has been proposed for 2015 to better deal with race track emergencies, following the incident suffered by Jules Bianchi during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Changes made to this system, relative to the version first tested in the United States, satisfied the drivers.
Qualifying
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