Sepang 2009

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Nice intro KQ, Sepang was a Ferrari track last year, with Filipe throwing away the 2008 WDC by crashing out while in second place. Don't expect Hamilton to do well if it is dry, however if it is wet, the Mclaren has consistant balance, so he could excel.

Spelling police noticed that Malboro was spelt the same way as a town in Whitshire. Phillip Morris will sue you!

 

[Killer Queen]

Nice intro KQ, Sepang was a Ferrari track last year, with Filipe throwing away the 2008 WDC by crashing out while in second place. Don't expect Hamilton to do well if it is dry, however if it is wet, the Mclaren has consistant balance, so he could excel.

Spelling police noticed that Malboro was spelt the same way as a town in Whitshire. Phillip Morris will sue you!

ILLKC I will worry about the spelling police in due course and direct them to the publication the information was taken from. lol

Bring on some rain come the weekend and lets have a cracking race!

 

[bombdasand]

Friday 1st Practice Times

1. ROSBERG Williams 1m36.260s
2. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m36.305s
3. BUTTON Brawn 1m36.430s
4. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m36.487s
5. MASSA Ferrari 1m36.561s
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m36.646s
7. HAMILTON McLaren 1m36.699s
8. WEBBER Red Bull 1m36.703s
9. VETTEL Red Bull 1m36.747s
10. GLOCK Toyota 1m36.980s
11. TRULLI Toyota 1m36.982s
12. FISICHELLA Force India 1m37.025s
13. KUBICA BMW 1m37.039s
14. PIQUET Renault 1m37.199s
15. SUTIL Force India 1m37.241s
16. ALONSO Renault 1m37.395s
17. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m37.634s
18. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.640s
19. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m38.022s
20. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m38.483s

Friday 2nd Practice Times

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m35.707s
2. MASSA Ferrari 1m35.832s
3. VETTEL Red Bull 1m35.954s
4. ROSBERG Williams 1m36.015s
5. WEBBER Red Bull 1m36.026s
6. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m36.161s
7. BUTTON Brawn 1m36.254s
8. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m36.290s
9. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m36.397s
10. PIQUET Renault 1m36.401s
11. HAMILTON McLaren 1m36.515s
12. TRULLI Toyota 1m36.516s
13. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m36.628s
14. GLOCK Toyota 1m36.639s
15. ALONSO Renault 1m36.640s
16. SUTIL Force India 1m36.875s
17. KUBICA BMW 1m37.267s
18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m37.278s
19. FISICHELLA Force India 1m37.432s
20. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.930s


Looks like the red cars are finally showing some pace!!!

We'll see for sure in qualifying tomorrow.

Sorry for hijacking the thread, just though i'd post the times.

Cheers

 

[wobbly]

Come on you Williams.

Now they have to find the pace and stay on it until the chequred flag.

 

[bombdasand]

And it gets worse for poor Lewis Hamilton

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12433_5137111,00.html

 

[MrMasher]

Nice intro KQ, Sepang was a Ferrari track last year, with Filipe throwing away the 2008 WDC by crashing out while in second place. Don't expect Hamilton to do well if it is dry, however if it is wet, the Mclaren has consistant balance, so he could excel.

Spelling police noticed that Malboro was spelt the same way as a town in Whitshire. Phillip Morris will sue you!

But also less downforce, they always crank on some downforce for the wet...........

 

[Cake or Death]

Surely the big question for this race is how many hours/days after the winner has crossed the line will the race be decided and the final standing be announced!!! DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

But also less downforce, they always crank on some downforce for the wet...........

Ferrari's spinning in the mist!

It is interesting to see that Dave Ryan, who was the sporting director at VMM (and was with Hamlton at that stewards meeting in Oz) has either been suspended from the team (who he has been with since Hunt was WDC!)

He instructed Hamilton to answer the way he did in the meeting, by all accounts. Then again he is a Shackle Rattler!DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[MrMasher]

Ferrari's spinning in the mist!

It is interesting to see that Dave Ryan, who was the sporting director at VMM (and was with Hamlton at that stewards meeting in Oz) has either been suspended from the team (who he has been with since Hunt was WDC!)

He instructed Hamilton to answer the way he did in the meeting, by all accounts. Then again he is a Shackle Rattler!DT_Xtremez_42:

Keep up old man, there are other threads on that.

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Keep up old man, there are other threads on that.

Sorry M8, posted that before I saw the Oz thread had been updated. I've been too busy fighting a TNT 146 today to have paid full attenion!

 

[Killer Queen]

Congratulations Button again

Qualifying results
1. Button
2. Trulli
3. Glock
4. Rosberg
5. Webber
6. Kubica
7. Raikonnen
8. Alonso
9. Barrichello
10 Heidfeld


However be warned i think i have taken into account the penalties awarded to Vettel and Barichello.

Roll on tommorrow and some rain for spice

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Qualifying

Qualifying

Button makes it 2 out 2 pole positions, Trulli and Vettel finish 2nd & 3rd (although Seb has his 10 slot grid penalty). The Mclaren woes continue with Hamilton 13th and Kovi 14th. The Ferrari's Friday pace is not underlined with Kimi towards the back of the top 10 and Massa fcuked up completely by only running once in quali 1 and only setting the 16th best time!DT_Xtremez_30:DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Parky]

I am really looking forward to tomorrow. After following McClaren for so long now I am getting hacked off with the amount of serious disputes that they have been getting themselves involved with Think i will give them to mid season to sort their act out before totally switching allegiance to Brawn.

Of course regardless of who they drive for I will always shout for the Brit drivers.

Well done Jenson keep up the good work.

 

[grumpyoldb]

I followed the McLarens for a few season's as they were the only Brit team with any pace, but their latest problems seem a little bit like desperation measures. We don't know what goes on behind closed doors, but if this keeps up, it can only put more pressure on them
I have been waiting for Button to get a decent car under him since he left Williams, (the first time LOL!) and I just had a feeling about the Brawn car.
It just seems to have true pace.
I bet Honda are a bit p!ssed off...............................!DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[grumpyoldb]

Yet again, the Brawn GP cars were heavier than their nearest rivals..........

Post-qualifying car weights - Malaysia

Saturday, April 4th 2009, 13:58 GMT

From the 2009 season, the FIA is making public the weights of the cars, with their fuel load included, following Saturday's qualifying session.

Below is the weight of each car following qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, sorted by qualifying position.

Pos. Driver Team Car weight (kg)
1. Button Brawn-Mercedes 660
2. Trulli Toyota 656.5
3. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 647
4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 664.5
5. Glock Toyota 656.5
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 656
7. Webber Red Bull-Renault 656
8. Kubica BMW-Sauber 663
9. Raikkonen Ferrari 662.5
10. Alonso Renault 680.5
11. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 692
12. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 683.4
13. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 688
14. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 688.9
15. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 670.5
16. Massa Ferrari 689.5
17. Piquet Renault 681.9
18. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 680.5
19. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 655.5
20. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 686.5

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Yet again, the Brawn GP cars were heavier than their nearest rivals..........

Post-qualifying car weights - Malaysia

Saturday, April 4th 2009, 13:58 GMT

From the 2009 season, the FIA is making public the weights of the cars, with their fuel load included, following Saturday's qualifying session.

Below is the weight of each car following qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, sorted by qualifying position.

Pos. Driver Team Car weight (kg)

10. Alonso Renault 680.5
11. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 692
12. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 683.4
13. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 688
14. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 688.9
16. Massa Ferrari 689.5
17. Piquet Renault 681.9
18. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 680.5
20. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 686.5

Anyone else reckon this lot are planning to stop once?? Could play into their hands if it rains...

 

[grumpyoldb]

Anyone else reckon this lot are planning to stop once?? Could play into their hands if it rains...

It's a good possiblilty, mate. The rain has been forecast.
Oh well. Just leaves it all open, doesn't it.
Here's to a good scrap!DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[MrMasher]

If there isnt any rain Button will run off into the distance. That car is mighty fast. To go out in Q1 on hard tyres and leave it at that is normally brave or foolish. In Buttons case it was simply confidence that the car is quick enough to drop the few tenths/half a second and still be in for Q2.

Vettel will be one to look out for this season, shame he got a 10 place drop or he would be right in the mix up front.

Nice to see Trulli up there. He has impressed me this last week. Considering he is Italian he has been really quiet regarding the race results from Australia! He's one of those funny drivers that can be blindingly quick but seems to suffer with going to sleep on Sundays!

As for Ferrari...........DT_Xtremez_42:. Wake the feck up!!!!
I cant believe they thought Massas first run was quick enough to warrant not putting in second run. Talk about bit on the ass.
See the difference KERS made though for Kimi. He had one run when it didnt work and one when it did. The difference was nearly a second.



Its tight up the top though, at one point there was less than one second from 1st to 10th.

Amazing really when you think about it. They have all sat down and designed new cars to new rules over the winter. There are 3 definite types, diffuser, KERS (I forget if anyone has both?)and no diffuser or KERS.
They are much closer than I would have thought. I believe that at one point during Q1 there was about 1.5 seconds covering 17 cars.

Hats off to the designers.DT_Xtremez_30:

Well, the forecast is 32 degrees and heavy showers.



Interesting to see the Mclaren comments. I used to follow them whilst Kimi was there and for a while when Alonso was there. Thats where it ended though and my opinion of Mclaren changed for the worst I'm afraid as many of you well know. To be honest I now generally keep my opinions of Mclaren to myself, it saves the grief I get back from certain people!
I'm just wondering if anyone is now understanding why I dislike Mclaren as a team?

 

[monobrow]

There are 3 definite types, diffuser, KERS (I forget if anyone has both?)and no diffuser or KERS.

If I remember rightly....

KERS
McLaren
Ferrari
Renault
BMW (but not Kubica)

Diffuser
Brawn GP
Williams
Toyota

 

[MrMasher]

Have Williams got KERS?


What makes me laugh is the way they keep going on about Kubica not haveing KERS because of his weight! There's nothing to the lad, he's a bean pole! He'll be getting a complex soon.