The 71-lap Brazilian Grand Prix took place in scorching temperatures at the Interlagos circuit. The air temperature of 37°C created tough conditions for the drivers, whilst the track temperature reached a 61°C high, making tyre durability an issue.

Rubens and Jenson lined up in 11th and 16th positions on the grid and made good starts, however Rubens was handed a drive-through penalty for jumping the start. He took the penalty on lap eight whilst lying in 10th place, and rejoined in 17th position. He did well to battle back to 11th place on his home circuit but he was forced to retire on lap 41.

Jenson made up two places at the start and was running in 10th place when his engine lost power on lap 22 and he was forced to pull over.

The team will now take a brief break from the track before the challenge of 2008 begins in earnest with the start of its winter development programme. Every resource at the team’s disposal will now be focused on next year’s World Championship campaign, which begins in only four months’ time.-Honda news