Гран-при Бразилии 2003: Дождь, аварии и неожиданная победа Райкконена.

Formula One motor race held in 2003

On the morning of 6 April, McLaren sought permission from the FIA to change Räikkönen's engine after a crack in its casting was detected via telemetry. The FIA authorised the engine switch after it analysed data proving the engine was damaged. Telemetry from BAR also detected damage to Villeneuve's engine and were also allowed to change it. Rain was forecast for the race; at the start the track was flooded because of a torrential downpour that fell from at 11:00 Brasilia Time (UTC−02:00). 120,000 spectators attended the Grand Prix. It was due to commence at 14:00 local time, to enable standing water to be drained from the circuit. Event organisers permitted teams to alter the setup of their cars to run on a sodden track, specially the wings and ride heights. The standing water caused heavy spray and impaired visibility, and all vehicles used wet weather tyre compounds. The race began behind the safety car, with no formation lap; notwithstanding the slow speed drivers struggled for grip on the flooded track surface. Some drivers (including Verstappen, Frentzen, Pizzonia, Panis, Fisichella and Firman) elected to make pit stops for fuel under safety car conditions in an attempt to avoid having to make a second pit stop later in the race. the manoeuvre failed to work and Coulthard passed him for the lead under braking for the Senna S chicane. On lap ten, Räikkönen overtook Barrichello for second at the Senna S chicane and lost third when Montoya passed him later that lap. causing him to lose control of his car and his flailing right front wheel narrowly avoided striking its cockpit. struck the rear of Panis's car at almost Panis's rear wing was removed and the front of Firman's car sustained damage. Coulthard returned to the lead, eighteen seconds ahead of his teammate Räikkönen in second and Fisichella third. He lost control of his car, and crashed heavily against the concrete barriers on each side of the circuit before the start/finish straight at Debris from Webber's car and three of its tyres were strewn across the track and causing the safety car's fifth deployment. He hit one of Webber's detached rear wheels at around in an impact measured at a group of medical personnel placed him on a stretcher for transport by ambulance to the Saint Louis Hospital in São Paulo for observation. Because of a large amount of debris, personnel tending to Alonso, and 75% of the race distance covered, race continuation behind the safety car was impossible. The race ended early with a red flag after leader Fisichella finished lap 55, and all cars subsequently returned to the pit lane. Fisichella celebrated with the Jordan team in the belief he had won before they were informed Räikkönen had won; Räikkönen was informed while being weighed. and returned to Madrid on the morning of 8 April to begin physical therapy for the following Two days later, Alonso and Schumacher met with Whiting individually; he cautioned the two over their future driving standards and did not further reprimand them. Villeneuve said he felt the drivers and not the track conditions contributed to unsafe racing: "It is down to the drivers to be less crazy in those conditions and there was some crazy driving out there. Some drivers were overtaking under the yellow flags, halfway through the race I saw Alonso overtake under the flags. I think that is the kind of driving that leads to big accidents." After his first race retirement since the 2001 German Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher stated he was unworried over the possibility of him winning his sixth World Drivers' Championship: "In terms of the championship, obviously it would have been better for us if Fisichella had won the race in Brazil instead of Raikkonen, especially as Giancarlo drove a good race anyway. But the gap to the championship leader is not so big, given there are still 13 races, so there is no need to be concerned about it." Coulthard said he was annoyed with himself for making a pit stop before the red flags were shown because he believed he could have won the race had he not done so: "I am going away from here without a Grand Prix win that I worked hard for. I believe I have more claim on that victory than other people. I'd done my final stop of the race and I know the three guys in front of me all had to come in again if the race had not been stopped." Frentzen lauded Sauber's decision to change its strategy that saw him start the event in the team's spare car: "At the end of the day it turned out to be the right decision. It was not easy to run with a full tank and I had a lot of aquaplaning which made me spin once. But we finished fifth and scored four points, so I am very happy about this result." He was concerned about a possible timekeeping error and asked representatives from TAG Heuer and the three race stewards for the Brazilian Grand Prix,

Pos (Position) No. (Car number) Driver Constructor Laps (Laps competed) Time/Retired Grid (Final grid position) Points 1 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Ford 54 1:31:17.748 8 10 2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 54 +0.945 4 8 3 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 54 +6.348 10 6 4 5 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 54 +8.096 2 5 5 10 Heinz Harald Frentzen Sauber Petronas 54 +8.642 PL (Pit lane) 4 6 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 54 +16.054 13 3 7 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams BMW 54 +38.526 6 2 8 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 54 +45.927 5 1 9 14 Mark Webber Jaguar Cosworth 53 Accident 3   10 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 53 +1 lap 18   Ret 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 46 Out of fuel 1   Ret 17 Jenson Button BAR Honda 32 Accident 11   Ret 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi Cosworth 30 Spin PL (Pit lane)   Ret 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 26 Accident 7   Ret 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams BMW 24 Accident 9   Ret 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth 24 Accident PL (Pit lane)   Ret 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 17 Collision 15   Ret 12 Ralph Firman Jordan Ford 17 Suspension/collision PL (Pit lane)   Ret 18 Justin Wilson Minardi Cosworth 15 Spin 20   Ret 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber Petronas 8 Engine 12  Source: