Malaysian Grand Prix 2015, Kuala Lumpur - Race 2/19

Guerrilla · 28 Mar 2015 at 09:58

Looks fine to me, wet tyres on and off you go lads

Skeeter · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:00

Guerrilla said:
Looks fine to me, wet tyres on and off you go lads

Yeah the deep standing water has drained quite quickly. As soon as they have the ground clearance to keep the tyre contact patch on the road they can get on with it.

Flibster · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:00

What the hell?

Another 15 minute delay... At least another 15 minutes.

It's fine! Put the bloody wet tyres on!

Vertigo · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:01

Yep, F1 is pathetically "namby-pamby" these days. As Martin said about Bottas earlier - in his day it would have been pop a couple of painkillers and off you go

Sliver · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:02

Flibster said:
What the hell?

Another 15 minute delay... At least another 15 minutes.

It's fine! Put the bloody wet tyres on!

Pointless if it starts throwing it down again. They need to assess the conditions and look for a window of opportunity.

Flibster · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:03

After some oddness with the live timing app while Q3 was delayed, it's now come up with Timing data unavailable and a red warning triangle.

Last years app was better.

knip · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:05

Can't Nico get out there with some sanitary towels and mop it all up

Sliver · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:06

knip said:
Can't Nico get out there with some sanitary towels and mop it all up

He's not on his period yet.

Glaucus · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:10

It already looks like slick conditions.

utajoker · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:11

Track just has some good drainage as it was a proper downpour

RoboCod · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:12

And we're off.

Glaucus · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:12

utajoker said:
Track just has some good drainage as it was a proper downpour

And heat. Track was still 26c even when flooded.

Skeeter · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:13

Everyone on inters... Confirmation the FIA waited too long.

Skeeter · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:15

Red flag in 3...2....1... as someone bails into a barrier.

Flibster · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:16

OH FFS!

Straight out onto intermediate tyres...

You've got the damn wet tyres, if you don't use them they get shredded and recycled anyway, so you might as well allow the cars to be out on the track WHEN IT IS WET!

#UpYoursCharlieWhiting

drunkenmaster · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:16

Williams made a big call there, could be a good move or a bad one. If it's too wet for inters and rains more after 3 mins full wets will be the only tires to give a proper time. Also possible that inters are fine and then it rains enough to kill the session and only those starting on inters will get a fast run.

Does look fairly wet in places though, is that not Vettel pushing to over take a Sauber on full wets, so he feels fairly confident in trying that.

utajoker · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:16

Lol at the slicks calls on here

that's why your watching at home.

drunkenmaster · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:17

Flibster said:
OH FFS!

Straight out onto intermediate tyres...

You've got the damn wet tyres, if you don't use them they get shredded and recycled anyway, so you might as well allow the cars to be out on the track WHEN IT IS WET!

#UpYoursCharlieWhiting

Of course, if it pees down all race they want as fresh and as many tires as possible. Wasting tires that you might need tomorrow isn't a good plan.

Glaucus · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:18

drunkenmaster said:
Of course, if it pees down all race they want as fresh and as many tires as possible. Wasting tires that you might need tomorrow isn't a good plan.

It would be red flagged till inters are ready anyway. If not slicks.

Sliver · 28 Mar 2015 at 10:19

Nice Lewis