Malaysian Grand Prix 2011, Sepang International Circuit - Race 2/19

[Type_R]

Hats off to Renault - awesome drive from Heidi! Good drive from Button. First points for Mercedes from Schui - finally!!

Good race, come on Mclaren & Ferrari - we need more speed!!!

EDIT - Forgot Webber, great drive!!

 

[Duke]

Great race, some good overtaking throughout.

Go Button

 

[Hxc]

Just wonder where Kubica would be if he was running this year

 

[Kerming]

well that was good race to watch.

 

[dannyjo22]

And to all those questioning his selection pre season - THAT is why Renault turned to Nick Heidfeld. He can drive a car and drive it well enough to bring it home in a decent position.

No it shows how good the car actually is, unless you think all of a sudden Petrov found extra talent in the close season.

 

[Fanatic]

Crazy speed from the Red Bulls, even carrying an extra 30KG from the KERS and not using it.

 

[Lunatic Dreyfus]

1. Vettel - Meh...
2. Button -
3. Quick Nick! - As an unfashionable beardy fan, this is a worth a .

 

[Locke]

Good race even without rain :O

Alonso would have been 3rd if he didn't pit for his wing.

 

[SKILL]

No he was slow BEFORE he pitted, watch the race again Button was catching him and people on here where saying Hamilton should let Button go. Button was faster before the stop.

Button went through a short phase of catching Hamilton, got to about 1.2s but then for whatever reason (presumably because the soft tyres were losing their edge) Hamilton starting gaining again by 1-2 tenths a lap consistently...

 

[Kenai]

No it shows how good the car actually is, unless you think all of a sudden Petrov found extra talent in the close season.

Well done on missing the point.

 

[knip]

Smile Heidfield!!! Looked so miserable walking past all the ladies.

 

[dannyjo22]

Well done on missing the point.

Right back at ya.

 

[Jono8]

Super hot asian chicks

 

[Type_R]

Well done on missing the point.

No it shows how good the car actually is, unless you think all of a sudden Petrov found extra talent in the close season.

Thats a good point. Kimi would have been walking it

 

[englishpremier]

The 30KG makes no odds as the cars have a minimum weight. It doesn't even make a difference in terms of balance as the weight distribution is fixed too.

The only think it affects is the centre of gravity.

Good drive by Heidfeld. Also good to see MSc out perform ROS in ever session bar Q2.

 

[knip]

Thats a good point. Kimi would have been walking it

Literally!

 

[Type_R]

Super hot asian chicks

Hello

 

[dannyjo22]

Button went through a short phase of catching Hamilton, got to about 1.2s but then for whatever reason (presumably because the soft tyres were losing their edge) Hamilton starting gaining again by 1-2 tenths a lap consistently...

Because he started to conserve the tyres instead of attempting a pass on his team mate, the same as Hamilton not bothering a pass on heidfeld earlier on.

Button just did a better job saving tyres, same with Alonso. He was controlling his tyres for the right moment, but stuffed his chance.

 

[dannyjo22]

Good drive by Heidfeld. Also good to see MSc out perform ROS in ever session bar Q2.

I missed how MSC got ahead of Rosberg, last time I looked he was ahead. Did he have an extra stop?

 

[Type_R]

The 30KG makes no odds as the cars have a minimum weight. It doesn't even make a difference in terms of balance as the weight distribution is fixed too.

The only think it affects is the centre of gravity.

Good drive by Heidfeld. Also good to see MSc out perform ROS in ever session bar Q2.

Being able to move 30Kg around - about 5% of total weight makes a huge difference to handling!!!