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It looks like we may have the added excitement of wet or at least damp weekend for the 2008 Formula 1 season finale. The reports from Interlagos say that with only about an hour to go to the Free Practice 1 the track is currently damp and showers are forecasted for the all day. The temperatures are expected to remain cool with high of about 18 degrees. Saturday should be warmer but with threats of thunderstorms followed by expected light rain on Sunday.

To get more conflicting reports on Sao Paulo weather simply google “Weather Sao Paulo”

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Wings for Life Red Bull Livery Brazil 2008

David Coulthard’s Red Bull will sport a distinct white livery in the support of Wings for Life charity. This is not the first time Red Bull runs a special livery for charitable purpose. The difference between 2008 Brazilian GP and 2007 British GP however is that Red Bull will run the special livery also in the race and only on one car.

One team running each car with different livery is something normally not allowed in Formula 1. However the fact that this is David Coulthard’s last Formula 1 race and this time (unlike in BAR case back in 1999) it is not for commercial but for charitable purposes all the team agreed to allow Red Bull to have 2 very differently looking cars on the grid.

Check the gallery inside this post for more photos of te Wings for Life livery David Coulthard will run this weekend in Brazil.

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And this is it. The final round of the 2008 F1 Prediction Game is just around corner. It does look now that the outcome of the game depends quite a bit on who will be the F1 champion. Most of the pre season votes went to Kimi Raikkonen, those votes are now worthless . There were some for Hamilton and some for Massa, those are still potentially worth 25 points … So, let’s go to the final:

So place your predictions as usual in the comments below this post:
- Top eight finishers in the race
- Pole position
- Fastest lap

The summary of the rules and current standings - click here
Round 17 results - click here.

Do not forget - the predictions must be placed before the qualifying starts. Better do not leave it to the very last moment ! And remeber the race is in Brazil, the qualifying starts at 2pm local time on Saturday, race at 3pm local time on Sunday. That is midnight on Saturday and 1am on Monday morning in Hong Kong, and if I calculate right that also means 4pm Saturday, 5pm Sunday GMT.

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Interlagos

And here comes the last race and the last race preview of the 2008 Formula 1 season. The honour to host the season finale goes again to Brazilian Grand Prix. And same as was the case in previous 2 seasons the result of the final race will decide the championships. Worth mentioning is that with the exception of the Super Aguri guys all the drivers that started the 2008 season back in Melbourne will be on the grid with the same teams in Sao Paulo. I do not really remember when was the last time no driver got fired or replaced during the F1 season …

The main attention will of course be on the Hamilton vs Massa title fight. Lewis Hamilton may be leading the championship race by 7 points but as last year proved that may not mean much. And after the unpredictable season we have had so far with all the surprising results and all the points and races thrown away by both Hamilton and Massa I would not take anything for certain.

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David Coulthard

Brazilian GP is remembered for many lasts. The last win for Jordan F1 team (Fisichella in 2003), the last win so far for Williams (Montoya in 2004), the last F1 win for Montoya himself (in 2005 with McLaren), the last Formula 1 race for Michael Schumacher (2006) and actually also for his brother Ralf in 2007 (but who remembers him now ).

At the moment there is only one driver who will officially enter the 2008 Brazilian GP as his final race - David Coulthard. Coulthard announced his retirement back in July during the British GP. He is to remain working with Red Bull and is said to travel to all the races next year. He has also been linked with BBC job following the BBC’s F1 broadcasting deal starting from 2009 season.

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Formula One without Ferrari ?

It has been Mosley’s way of dealing with things for quite a while. Come out with some ridiculous ideas, force them on the teams only to settle on some “compromise” that he planned from the very beginning. But I am not sure what he actually intends to achieve now with his “standard engine” idea.

I do understand the need to cut down the cost of running the F1 teams. The current state of global markets does show clearly what the excesses and living beyond means can result in. F1 lost several independent teams in the recent years. They either went bust or were taken over by manufacturers. Those takeovers look like a good thing and well may be. But the side effect is the amount of money being spent in F1 these days. The excesses that the remaining independents simply can’t afford or do not want to match. So, here comes the need to stop the wasteful spending no matter if there is or is not any financial crisis.

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Here comes the final race video preview of the 2008 F1 season - video preview of 2008 Brazilian F1 GP:

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This edit includes:
- look back at some recent races
- the 2007 3 way title fight
- road to Brazil
- preview of the Interlagos track
- and some Brazilian tunes

If for any reason the video above does not load properly or quick enough you can watch it also on Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, YouTube and of course at the F1Wolf Club.

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Hamilton vs Massa - Who will laugh after Brazil ?

The 2008 Formula 1 championship fight is going down the wire. Same as last year Lewis Hamilton goes into the final race with 7 points lead. The difference is that this year he has only one rival left and he does not need to fight with his team mate. I would say that on paper this makes Hamilton’s job much easier than in 2007. However we have seen this season on several occasions how unpredictable Formula 1 can be and that anything can happen. So let’s have a look what Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa need to do to stand a chance to win the title and what they should not do to help each other.

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