Interlagos has staged the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1991, although the longer Interlagos circuit hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix in the seventies. It has a very bumpy surface and is exhausting for the drivers as it is anti-clockwise, and therefore hard on the drivers necks which are trained to go the other way.

Interlagos has a habit for throwing up wet races, 1993, 1996 and 2003 come to mind. It also stages exciting Grand Prix, possibly the best being the 2003 event, when Giancarlo Fisichella won in an unfancied Jordan after a wet and difficult race.

Cars are set up with a high level of downforce to keep the car balanced throughout the twists and turns. Soft suspension is needed whilst the ride height needs to be higher than normal to avoid the bumps.

It is possible to overtake on this circuit, with popular passing spots being turn one, and the turn at the end at the long back straight.

2005 saw Fernando Alonso claim his world championship, and in doing so became the youngest F1 world champion in history.

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