Camara enjoyed home F1 debut but was not fully satisfied with 20th place

Haas rookie Rafael Camara said he enjoyed his first Formula 1 race at home but was not fully satisfied with finishing 20th at the São Paulo Grand Prix. He described the weekend as one in which he had nearly experienced everything and said he had learned a lot for the future.

All three practice sessions were dry; rain arrived for Saturday qualifying, which was red-flagged. Camara hit the barriers in Q1, returned to the pits with a broken front wing and went back out to set a lap good enough for Q2. He then locked up at the final corner and crashed out. He said he was disappointed with his mistakes, although he regarded the session as positive overall.

Rain fell again on Sunday. Camara started 11th after grid penalties for drivers ahead, lost ground off the line and ran wide, but finished 20th. As the track dried, he experienced the switch from intermediate tyres to slicks; when the rain returned, he had to pit for more intermediates.