2008 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix.

[Notebook]

Friday Practice Two.

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps​

1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes1:35.055 32
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari1:35.206 0.151 33
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari1:35.4280.373 36
4 16 Jenson Button Honda1:36.0370.982 40
5 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari1:36.4741.419 35
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota1:36.4931.438 38
7 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.5121.457 30
8 4 Robert Kubica BMW1:36.6711.616 33

Full results herehttp://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/788/6487/


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[simonpro]

coulthard's crash was worrying. Looks like they will have to do some work to improve the suspension, twice in two races that it has failed in a off-nominal manner.

 

[Notebook]

Haven't seen any pics yet, just got the results. Coulthard seems to have a lot of bad luck, maybe he'll pick up this seson. Strange how Kubica does well in practice/qualify, then falls back.

They seem better spaced than Melbourne, maybe they are settlig into the seaon.

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[Notebook]

Latest positions in Sepang qualifying:

1. Massa (Ferrari)
2. Raikkonen (Ferrari)
3. Kovalainen (McLaren)
4. Hamilton (McLaren)
5. Kubica (BMW Sauber) 6. Trulli (Toyota)

Waiting for official results.

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Saturday Qualiying:-

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps

1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrar 1:35.347 1:34.412 1:35.748 17
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.645 1:34.188 1:36.230 13
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.227 1:34.759 1:36.613 12
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.392 1:34.627 1:36.709 18
5 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:35.205 1:34.825 1:36.711 18
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:35.794 1:34.811 1:36.727 13
7 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:35.729 1:34.648 1:36.753 13
8 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:35.440 1:34.967 1:37.009 18
9 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35.983 1:35.140 1:38.450 18
10 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:35.891 1:35.000 1:39.656 20
11 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:35.847 1:35.208 15
12 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:36.058 1:35.408 12
13 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.074 1:35.562 12
14 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.198 1:35.622 15
15 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:36.111 1:35.648 15
16 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:35.843 1:35.670 13
17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:36.240 9
18 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:36.388 9
19 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:36.677 8
20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:37.087 9
21 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:37.101 10
22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:37.481 9

 

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[Tex]

double post. :lol:

 

[Notebook]

Stereo!

Your's is better formatted, I just spent 10 minutes trying, and it removed all my tabs. So, in best tradition, I gave up.

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[Notebook]

Hamilton must be worried, he's a second behind Massa. Should be a good start in KL.

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[Tex]

I just took a screen shot.

Yea, Ferrari's looking strong...

 

[Notebook]

Ah, that explains it, quite cunning, must remember that!

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[simonpro]

Ferrari's are probably quite a bit lighter on fuel than the McMercs, but that still doesnt account for such a large difference.
I am wondering if Ferrari were worried about the McMercs, so put Massa out on a light load just to make sure he was upfront and oculd control the race, while they went iwth a slightly more conservative strategy for Räikkönnen.

I am quite surprised as to how fast all the cars are too, was only a few years ago when a 1:46 was considered a good lap

 

[Notebook]

Just hearing McLaren penalised 5 grid places, don't know why yet?


Edit:-http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7309337.stm

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[simonpro]

For impeding the progress of Heidfeld and Alonso during quallie 3.

 

[Notebook]

Well, fancy Alonso complaining!

I like this quote from McLaren

"I don't think we impaired Nick but I can understand visually if you have got all of those cars and you are trying to do a quick lap it is not something you are going to be comfortable or happy with."

Maybe they aren't bothered about Alonso?

Should be a good one Sunday.

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[Notebook]

Provisional grid

At least three drivers will drop from their original qualifying positions on the grid for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton both lose five places for impeding rival drivers in Q3, while Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima starts from the back after his ten-place penalty for a collision with BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica at the last round in Australia.


1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
3. Jarno Trulli, Toyota
4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault
8. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren
9. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
10. Timo Glock, Toyota
11. Jenson Button, Honda
12. David Coulthard, Red Bull
13. Nelson Piquet, Renault
14. Rubens Barrichello, Honda
15. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso
16. Nico Rosberg, Williams
17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India
18. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso
19. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri
20. Adrian Sutil, Force India
21. Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri
22. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

 

[Notebook]

Sunday Race Start.

After first lap

Massa
Raikkonen
Kubica
Weber
Hamilton
Truli


Glock retired.
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[Notebook]

Malaysian GP result - 56 laps provisional

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 56 laps
2. KUBICA BMW +19.5s
3. KOVALAINEN McLaren +38.4s
4. TRULLI Toyota +45.8s
5. HAMILTON McLaren +46.5s
6. HEIDFELD BMW +49.8s
7. WEBBER Red Bull +1m08.1s
8. ALONSO Renault +1m10.0s
9. COULTHARD Red Bull +1m16.2s
10. BUTTON Honda +1m26.2s
11. PIQUET Renault +1m32.2s
12. FISICHELLA Force India +1 lap
13. BARRICHELLO Honda +1 lap
14. ROSBERG Williams +1 lap
15. DAVIDSON Super Aguri +1 lap
16. SATO Super Aguri +2 laps
17. NAKAJIMA Williams +2 laps
R. VETTEL Toro Rosso +17 laps
R. MASSA Ferrari +26 laps
R. SUTIL Force India +51 laps
R. GLOCK Toyota +55 laps
R. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso +56 laps

Fastest lap: HEIDFELD 1m35.366s

 

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Malaysian Grand Prix Results

Driver Standings

Team Standings