A Lap of Interlagos with Kimi Raikkonen

Powering along the uphill start-finish straight at Interlagos, you reach some 184mph / 296kph in seventh gear, before braking hard as the track gradient drops sharply on the entrance to the Descida do Sol, which provides the best opportunity for overtaking. It is important to maintain your speed through and take a good line though the long left of Curva do Sol as it swings you onto the long Reta Oposta straight, which takes you along to the second overtaking opportunity on the track, the double apex of Descida do Lago. You then enter the twisty infield section at the back of the circuit, which is made up of a combination of tight bends connected by short straights. The long and bumpy left hander of Mergulho takes you out of the infield and is followed by a couple of equally sweeping bends, which swing you round uphill through the long left hander of Subida do Boxes, and back onto the long pit straight.

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