Editing Interlagos Circuit (section)

===Improvement in 2007===
For the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]], the largest-scale repairs in the last 35 years were carried out at the circuit, to fundamentally solve problems with the track surface.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.folhadaregiao.com.br/link.php?codigo=70051 |title=Interlagos será fechado para reforma |publisher=folhadaregiao.com.br|date=14 June 2007 |access-date=5 August 2007 |language=pt}} {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/fotoobras.htm |title=As obras em Interlagos |publisher=autodromointerlagos.com|date=4 September 2007 |access-date=8 September 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013060659/http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/fotoobras.htm |archive-date=13 October 2007}}</ref> The existing asphalt was entirely replaced,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpbrasil.com.br/site2007/coluna.asp?id=23# |title=FIA tem uma justificada preocupação com o GP Brasil de Fórmula 1 |publisher=gpbrasil.com.br|access-date=5 August 2007 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807164948/http://www.gpbrasil.com.br/site2007/coluna.asp?id=23%23 |archive-date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> resulting in a much smoother track surface. At the same time, the pit lane entrance was enhanced to improve safety and to add a new fixed grand stand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/IMG_2705.jpg |title=Alargamento da entrada dos boxes, para maior segurança dos pilotos |publisher=autodromointerlagos.com|access-date=5 August 2007 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235849/http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/IMG_2705.jpg |archive-date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> To facilitate the work, the circuit was closed and no events were held in the five months immediately preceding the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia.php?IdNoticia=34304 |title=Reforma deve acabar com problemas no asfalto de Interlagos |publisher=clicabrasilia.com.br|date=13 June 2007 |access-date=5 August 2007 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213007/http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia.php?IdNoticia=34304 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 17 October 2007, [[Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos]] (CPTM) began to operate the new station of the Line C (currently called [[Line 9 (CPTM)|Line 9]]), ''Autódromo'', near the circuit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estação Autódromo é inaugurada nesta quarta-feira |trans-title=Autodromo station opens this Wednesday |url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3669 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160843/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3669 |publisher=CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego |date=16 October 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=23 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Inauguração da estação Autódromo dá largada para o metrô de superfície em SP |trans-title=Autódromo station inauguration signals beginning of light rail in SP |url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3675 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160857/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3675 |publisher=CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego |date=18 October 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=23 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news |title=Circulação de trens ganha esquema especial para GP Brasil de F1 |trans-title=Train circulation to follow special scheme for Brazilian F1 GP |url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3683 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023172703/http://cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3683 |publisher=CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego |date=18 October 2007 |archive-date=23 October 2007 |access-date=23 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Inauguração da estação Autódromo marca início do metrô de superfície, na capital |trans-title=Autódromo station inauguration marks beginning of light rail in the capital |url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3717 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160919/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=3717 |publisher=CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego |date=22 October 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=23 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Line C had been extended to improve the access between the center of [[São Paulo]] and southern region of the [[Greater São Paulo]] including the circuit,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cetsp.com.br/internew/informativo/interlagos/2007/quemvai.htm#2010 |title=CET Operação Interlagos 2007 |publisher=CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego |access-date=17 October 2007 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012030938/http://www.cetsp.com.br/internew/informativo/interlagos/2007/quemvai.htm |archive-date=12 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=643 |title=Governador Geraldo Alckmin dá Início Às Obras de Extensão da Linha C |publisher=CPTM – [[Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos]] |date=21 November 2005 |access-date=17 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160819/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=643 |archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=753 |title=Companhia Inicia Obras Para Beneficiar População da Grande São Paulo |publisher=CPTM – [[Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos]] |date=27 December 2005 |access-date=17 October 2007 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160833/http://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/e_noticias/webnoticias/one_news.asp?IDNews=753 |archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> improving circuit accessibility.