2008 Malaysian GP - Race 2/18

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The bleep over DC's interview may have only just faded out yet we're already off to Sepang, just outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Form is a bit difficult to predict, in 9 years there have been 4 Ferrari wins, 2 each for Renault & Mclaren and one for Williams. Of course with thunderstorms forecast all bets could be off.

Friday practice : 0200 - 0330 & 0600 - 0730
Saturday practice : 0300 - 0400
Saturday Qualifying : 0600 - 0700, ITV 0600 - 0720 . Re-run 1340 - 1510 ITV.
Sunday Race : 0700 - 0900, ITV from 0615. Re-run ITV 1445 Highlights, Monday 0020 (ITV) & 1800 (ITV4)



Drivers
Code: 
Pos Driver           Nationality   Team              Points 
1  Lewis Hamilton       British    McLaren-Mercedes   10
2  Nick Heidfeld        German     BMW                8
3  Nico Rosberg         German     Williams-Toyota    6
4  Fernando Alonso      Spanish    Renault            5
5  Heikki Kovelainen    Finnish    McLaren-Mercedes   4      
6  Kazuki Nakajima   	Japanese   Williams-Toyota    3
7  Sebastien Bourdais   Italian    STR                2
8  Kimi Raikkonen       Finnish    Ferrari            1

Constructors
Code: 
Pos Team              Points    
1  McLaren-Mercedes   14       
2  Williams-Toyota    9        
3  BMW                8        
4  Renault            5        
5  STR                2        
6  Ferrari            1


Calendar
Code: 
01 2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 		14 - 16 Mar 
02 2008 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 		21 - 23 Mar 
03 2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain) 		04 - 06 Apr 
04 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2008 (Catalunya) 		25 - 27 Apr 
05 2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 		09 - 11 May 
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 (Monte Carlo) 			22 - 25 May 
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Montreal) 			06 - 08 Jun 
08 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 (Magny-Cours) 			20 - 22 Jun 
09 2008 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 		04 - 06 Jul 
10 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Hockenheim) 	18 - 20 Jul 
11 FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 (Budapest) 			01 - 03 Aug 
12 2008 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 			22 - 24 Aug 
13 2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 		05 - 07 Sep 
14 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 (Monza) 		12 - 14 Sep 
15 2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 		26 - 28 Sep 
16 2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Fuji Speedway) 	10 - 12 Oct 
17 2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 		17 - 19 Oct 
18 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 (Sao Paulo) 			31 Oct - 02 Nov





If you're interested in seeing what the tracks look like I've updated my Google Earth links and flyovers. Unfortunately it's still not perfect, Fuji for example is still low res and the imagery for Valencia is a fair age so the purpose built bridge isn't visible. To play the flyovers select the flyover folder and press the play button at the bottom of the Places pane.

Some links for Sepang

Official GP Site
Wikipedia
Circuit details on the official F1 page
 
Just read an interesting analysis of the new gearbox rules which pointed out something I hadn't spotted previously - teams will now have to be very careful if they want to introduce a B spec car with new rear suspension etc. Since this will likely require a new gearbox casing with the new mount points it can only be introduced (without penalty) when the team is allowed a new box. So for the likes of STR who have a new car scheduled for round 5 this could be a problem, Vettel is entitled to a new box for Malaysia but will he take it? If he does then he probably won't race the new car until Monaco.
 
Why is "that's not an overtaking place" a reason not to try to pass someone? Alonso was hailed for overtaking in the middle of the Imola chicane at Magny Cours last year but as soon as someone makes a mistake of passing it's suddenly wrong to try?
 
OK, prediction here. Hamilton could be heading for a DQ - that right front disk thing is in danger of being classed as a moveable aerodynamic device.
 
That was a bit of a shocker. Don't normally lose the car in the middle of a corner, really need an external shot of that to be sure though.
 
mr_x_plosion said:
Why is it that Hamilton is so slow behind webber yet when webber made his 1st pit stop and Ham passed he wasnt far of Ferrari pace.
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Hamilton is only 0.7s behind Webber so his pace will be determined by that of Webber. He can't pass because he's too close to get decent aero grip onto the straights so he can't get close enough to outbrake Webber into the next corner.
 
Surely having been in F1 for as long as he was that someone told Martin that "box" is far easier to understand on a radio than "pit"
 
I can understand the safety reasons for doing that but with the way qualifying is at the moment they might as well not bother and just draw names out a hat.

They didn't like single lap qualifying because people ended up being disadvantaged by not being able to run at the end of the session when the rubber was down. If everyone wants to run at the end of the session and someone doesn't get a clean lap, tough! That's just the way it is.
 
sunama said:
The thinking would be that as there are more races, sponsors will pay more as there will be more TV coverage, advertising Sponsor names. Hence, the bill will be footed by the sponsors.
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I'm pretty sure that the Concorde Agreement is based round 16 races with the bulk of the additional costs being met by the FIA should there be, with the team's agreement, additional races. There was a whole big hoohah about it when we first had a 17 race season.

That said the Concorde Agreement is up for renegotiation for 2009 so anything could happen.
 
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