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Brazilian Grand Prix 2010

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Brazilian Grand Prix 2010
12 – 14 November, Interlagos, Sao Paulo

In 2010, the Brazilian Grand Prix returns as the last race of the season. The event will be held between 12 – 14 of November 2010.

Brazilian Grand Prix 2010 Tickets are on sale.

More news and information about the event will be posted here as soon as it is made available by the race organisers.

Brazilian Grand Prix Circuit – Autódromo José Carlos Pace

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Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos Track Map

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos Circuit Information

Lap length: 4.309km
Race distance: 71 laps (305.909km)

Full throttle: 65%
Top speed: 314kph
Longest flat-out section: 17s (1.22km)
Right/left-hand turns: 5/10

Overwhelmed Hamilton collects MBE

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Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has collected his MBE from Buckingham Palace, saying it was “overwhelming”.

The 24-year-old racing driver, who became the youngest winner of the world championship in November, was presented with the award by the Queen.

“It was one of the most overwhelming experiences I’ve ever had,” he said.

Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt said he discussed the recent killings in Northern Ireland with the monarch as he collected a Knight Grand Cross.

Hamilton said: “I don’t think you realise until you’re standing in front of her how special it is.”

In 2007 he became the first black driver in Formula One and a year later took the fifth place he needed at the last corner in the Brazilian GP to take the crown.

Brazilian Grand Prix

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The Brazilian Grand Prix, this is where young champions are crowned! First, Alonso became the youngest World Champion in 2005, but Hamilton went one better in 2008, in a dramatic race decided on the very last corner. Still, the home fans were applauding an emotional Felipe Masa, who won the race but lost the World Title.

Brazilians love Formula 1 and they love seeing their countrymen win at Interlagos. So far they have not been disappointed.

5 Brazilian drivers have won the event 9 times in total – Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and Felipe Massa, all have two wins each, with Carlos Pace, whose name the circuit carries today – Autódromo José Carlos Pace, with one win in 1975.

Recent Brazilian Grand Prix winners:

2008 Felipe Massa Ferrari
2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2006 Felipe Massa Ferrari
2005 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW