Editing Interlagos Circuit (section)

===Planned 2012 redevelopment===
Shortly before the [[2011 Brazilian Grand Prix]], [[FIA]] race director [[Charlie Whiting]] detailed several planned upgrades of the circuit, including a new pit entrance and expanded run-off at the final corner, as a response to several fatal accidents at the circuit in 2011.<ref name="DRS">{{cite news|title=Single DRS zone in Brazil and track changes for 2012|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/11/22/single-drs-zone-brazilian-grand-prix/|first=Keith|last=Collantine|work=F1 Fanatic|publisher=Keith Collantine|date=22 November 2011|access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> In June 2012, further details of the proposed plans emerged, calling for the construction of a brand new pit building and the relocation of the start line from its current position between Arquibancadas and the Senna 'S' to Reta Oposta.<ref>{{cite news|title=F1: Ecclestone Approves Plan To Move Interlagos Pits |url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-bernie-ecclestone-approves-plan-to-move-interlagos-pits/ |work=[[Speed (TV channel)|SPEED]] |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617040547/http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-bernie-ecclestone-approves-plan-to-move-interlagos-pits/ |archive-date=17 June 2012}}</ref> However, later it was decided to keep start/finish straight at its current location along with the new pit building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brazilian Grand Prix F1 venue Interlagos begins major revamp|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115292|work=Edd Straw|publisher=[[Autosport]]|date=5 August 2014|access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>