Predictions for the race

The fuel weights have been published and it shows that Barrichello should pit first, perhaps lap 18. Webber, lining up behind him, has 5.5kg extra fuel and so could pass him in the pits if he's unable to at the start.

Adrian Sutil's third place on the grid was not flattered by a light fuel load. Indeed he has 0.5kg more fuel than Webber.

Unsurprisingly, Button and Vettel are heavy, but will that strategy be enough to earn points today?

We'd all love to see Barrichello win in Brazil and take the championship down to the wire, but if he is to do so he needs to build a big big gap before the first stop.

Looking at the fuel adjusted pace yesterday, Webber is a real threat. But today it looks like it's going to be dry. So we don't really know how the cars will be in these new conditions.

I'll stick my neck out:

1. Barrichello
2. Webber
3. Trulli

Car weights including fuel (in kg, by grid order)

1.  BARRICHELLO   Brawn          650.5
2.  WEBBER        Red Bull       656
3.  SUTIL         Force India    656.5
4.  TRULLI        Toyota         658.5
5.  RAIKKONEN     Ferrari        651.5
6.  BUEMI         Toro Rosso     659
7.  ROSBERG       Williams       657
8.  KUBICA        BMW            656
9.  NAKAJIMA      Williams       664
10. ALONSO        Renault        652
11. KOBAYASHI     Toyota         671.6
12. ALGUERSUARI   Toro Rosso     671.5
13. GROSJEAN      Renault        677.2
14. BUTTON        Brawn          672
15. VETTEL        Red Bull       683.5
16. KOVALAINEN    McLaren        656.5
17. HAMILTON      McLaren        661
18. HEIDFELD      BMW            650.5
19. FISICHELLA    Ferrari        683.5
20. LIUZZI        Force India    680