Speaking of Kimi, this is what he had for lunch. I never had him down as an avocado man.

"I have no grip in the tyres," Kimi Raikkonen tells his Ferrari team. Miraculously he's on the track though - either he's a magician or he's milking it a bit.

That was something both Williams drivers were chatting about earlier today, as was Jenson Button.

Nico Rosberg goes quickest in this session - but his 1:13.793 is still marginally behind his team-mate Lewis Hamilton's effort earlier today.

Romain Grosjean: "Brakes are not working."

On the list of things you don't want to find out while driving at 100mph - this is very near the top. Possibly second to, "I think something's on fire".

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

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“Fernando Alonso has run into difficulties with his new-spec Honda engine in both the last two races - losing a fifth place in Austin when one lost power and retiring on lap one in Mexico with a problem with the other.

"But he says both have been sorted out and can be used in Brazil and Mexico. ‘I can use the same engine so it will not be a penalty - I hope,’ he said. Don’t expect too much from McLaren, though - Alonso says all focus is now on development for 2016.

"Perhaps surprisingly, though, Alonso did reveal that the Honda will be able to get to the end of the long Interlagos main straight without running out of hybrid boost, a problem on the longer straights. This, Alonso said, should be enough for him and Jenson Button to ‘fight with other cars’.”

Here we go then. Will the rain hold off? Will Lewis Hamilton stay top of the pile? Will Felipe Massa continue to drive all over the place in an attempt to entertain the masses? Let's hope so.

Jolyon Palmer was given a drive in FP1 by Lotus. He's been talking about almost taking out Jenson Button in the pit lane.

"I knew nothing about it," he says. He adds that his engineer could not be expected to see Button coming out of his garage so quickly.

A great way for the young Briton to introduce himself to F1 though.

In 1991, Ayrton Senna won in Brazil while stuck in gear and with a stiff shoulder.

In 2015, Lewis Hamilton goes for the win after suffering with a fever and driving his super car into parked vehicles.

They're like peas in a pod.

The rain is coming down now. Although, this being Sao Paolo, that could change again any second.

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What are your plans this weekend? If you're not spending it in my company I'll be mortally offended.

Here are the times you need to know - I expect you to join us. I'll bring cake and everything.

Friday

16:00 GMT - FP2

Saturday

13:00 GMT - FP3

16:00 GMT - Qualifying

Sunday

16:00 GMT - Race

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Interlagos

“It has rained on and off in the break between first and second practice and I can tell you, having walked up to the commentary box, that it is properly humid here at the moment. The track is bone dry but how long will it stay that way?”

Flick on BBC Two my friends. There is live F1 awaiting you.

It's also online and you can find the video right here on this very page.

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These heady days seem so long ago for Jenson Button, who secured the 2009 title in Brazil.

Tell us about your favourite memories from the Brazil GP using #bbcf1.

There could be storms, but nobody wants a repeat of Texas again. 

Here's the weather for the rest of the day. Sao Paulo is two hours behind British time, which means FP2 might just miss the thunder.

Here are the magic numbers from the earlier session..

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Welcome back. We're fine tuning our engines ahead of today's second practice at Interlagos.

Lewis Hamilton was out in front after FP1 - half a second quicker than team-mate Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton has never won in Brazil from six finishes remember. In fact it's Rosberg who has recent history in his favour, winning from pole last year.

That's it for FP1 - Lewis Hamilton looks like he's shaken off a bit of a tricky week.

Have a read of Andrew Benson's report from the session and then rejoin us from 15:30 GMT for FP2.

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A bonkers race this. Too much to go into - but the picture of the podium was not exactly how the result turned out.

Williams's head of performance engineering Rob Smedley has described that as "quite a good session for us".

He also hopes Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas can be battling with Ferrari for a place on the second row.

Brazil's two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi is wearing those shades like an absolute boss.  

Mr Cool tells the BBC about the importance of racing in the region: "We have to keep Latin America on the map of grand prix racing."

He finishes the interview by getting a bit handsy with our presenter Lee McKenzie. Possibly a bit too handsy...