Formula One Malaysia Friday Practice

[wombat666]

Session 1 :-
1 N Rosberg (Williams) 1:36.260 [27]
2 K Nakajima (Williams) 1:36.305 (+0.045) [25]
3 J Button (Brawn) 1:36.430 (+0.170) [20]
4 R Barrichello (Brawn) 1:36.487 (+0.227) [22]
5 F Massa (Ferrari) 1:36.561 (+0.301) [21]
6 K Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:36.646 (+0.386) [18]
7 L Hamilton (McLaren) 1:36.699 (+0.439) [16]
8 M Webber (RBR) 1:36.703 (+0.443) [23]
9 S Vettel (RBR) 1:36.747 (+0.487) [25]
10 T Glock (Toyota) 1:36.980 (+0.720) [27]
11 J Trulli (Toyota) 1:36.982 (+0.722) [26]
12 G Fisichella (Force India) 1:37.025 (+0.765) [20]
13 R Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:37.039 (+0.779) [18]
14 N Piquet (Renault) 1:37.199 (+0.939) [20]
15 A Sutil (Force India) 1:37.241 (+0.981) [18]
16 F Alonso (Renault) 1:37.395 (+1.135) [12]
17 S Buemi (STR) 1:37.634 (+1.374) [22]
18 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:37.640 (+1.380) [17]
19 S Bourdais (STR) 1:38.022 (+1.762) [19]
20 H Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:38.483 (+2.223) [7]

Session 2 Results :-
1 K Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:35.707 [40]
2 F Massa (Ferrari) 1:35.832 (+0.125) [38]
3 S Vettel (RBR) 1:35.954 (+0.247) [40]
4 N Rosberg (Williams) 1:36.015 (+0.308) [39]
5 M Webber (RBR) 1:36.026 (+0.319) [36]
6 R Barrichello (Brawn) 1:36.161 (+0.454) [37]
7 J Button (Brawn) 1:36.254 (+0.547) [31]
8 K Nakajima (Williams) 1:36.290 (+0.583) [35]
9 H Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:36.397 (+0.690) [40]
10 N Piquet (Renault) 1:36.401 (+0.694) [35]
11 L Hamilton (McLaren) 1:36.515 (+0.808) [30]
12 J Trulli (Toyota) 1:36.516 (+0.809) [34]
13 S Buemi (STR) 1:36.628 (+0.921) [32]
14 T Glock (Toyota) 1:36.639 (+0.932) [29]
15 F Alonso (Renault) 1:36.640 (+0.933) [20]
16 A Sutil (Force India) 1:36.875 (+1.168) [36]
17 R Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:37.267 (+1.560) [38]
18 S Bourdais (STR) 1:37.278 (+1.571) [30]
19 G Fisichella (Force India) 1:37.432 (+1.725) [27]
20 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:37.930 (+2.223) [37]

Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello has been handed a penalty by the Sepang race stewards after his car needed a new gearbox following Friday practice for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Barrichello will drop five places on the grid as a result of the change.
The Brazilian covered 22 laps in the morning to finish fourth and completed a further 37 laps on his way to sixth in the timesheets in the afternoon, without suffering any noticeable problems in his BG001.
This season the regulations state that gearboxes must last four race weekends.

[Ferry_vO]

Busy weekend with both the ELMS and the Indycar series racing as well.

[wombat666]

Busy weekend with both the ELMS and the Indycar series racing as well.

And for us 'Down Under' we have the Hamilton Street Race in NZ, round 2 for the V8 Taxicabs.
:friday:

[demorier]

Off topic wombat. What was the "Who" concert like. Are they still rock'n or is it a bit dated now ??

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Wombat is it true that the best car on the track in the V8 series is the pace car?

-Ed-

PS I'm a fan of that manufacturer and that car in it's past and current form (especially the R34). One of our family vehicles is by that manufacturer the other is a Dodge Cummins Diesel.

[Panther_99FS]

It will be interesting to see where Ferrari is after qualifying...

[wombat666]

Off topic wombat. What was the "Who" concert like. Are they still rock'n or is it a bit dated now ??

Well .........IIRC............:friday:...............we had a great time and it seems everyone else of the more senior citizens did as well.
Some of the younger generation seemed a bit confused at first but they soon got into it.
Maybe 'Status Quo' could make the show next season?
That would be worth putting up with the GP Circus.

PS:Eric Clapton concert earlier in March was out-bloody-standing!!

[Panther_99FS]

Button on the pole again....

Qualifying Results
1 Jenson Button (Brawn Mercedes) 1:35.181
2 Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:35.273
3 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault) 1:35.518*
4 Rubens Barrichello (Brawn Mercedes) 1:35.651**
5 Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:35.690
6 Nico Rosberg (Williams Toyota) 1:35.750
7 Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault) 1:35.797
8 Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:36.106
9 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:36.170
10 Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:37.659
11 Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
12 Kazuki Nakajima (Williams Toyota)
13 Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren Mercedes)
14 Heikki Kovalainen (Mclaren Mercedes)
15 Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso Ferrari)
16 Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
17 Nelson Piquet (Renault)
18 Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India Mercedes)
19 Adrian Sutil (Force India Mercedes)
20 Sebastian Buemi (Toro Rosso Ferrari)

*Vettel receives a 10-position penalty for colliding with Robert Kubica in Melbourne
**Rubens Barrichello receives a 5-position penalty for a gearbox change

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Lookin good for the race! Panasonic-Toyota 2 and 3 at the start!

GO...

-Ed-

[Ferry_vO]

The weight of each car after qualifying and which they will start with tomorrow:

1. Jenson Button - 660 kg
2. Jarno Trulli - 656,5 kg
3. Timo Glock - 656,5 kg
4. Nico Rosberg - 656,0 kg
5. Mark Webber - 656,0 kg
6. Robert Kubica - 663 kg
7. Kimi Raikkonen - 662,5 kg
8. Rubens Barrichello - 664,5 kg
9. Fernando Alonso - 680,5 kg
10. Nick Heidfeld - 692,0 kg
11. Kazuki Nakajima - 683,4 kg
12. Lewis Hamilton - 688 kg
13. Sebastian Vettel - 647 kg
14. Heikki Kovalainen - 688,9 kg
15. Sebastien Bourdais - 670,5 kg
16. Felipe Massa - 689,5 kg
17. Nelson Piquet - 681,9 kg
18. Giancarlo Fisichella - 680,5 kg
19. Adrian Sutil - 655,5 kg
20. Sebastien Buemi - 686,5 kg

I guess most teams out of the top ten have filled up their cars to have a flexible strategy in case of rain tomorrow. Most rain in Malaysia falls between 16:00 and 18:00, the race starts at 17:00..
Interesting: Brawn GP have not tested an inch on a wet track this season.

[Ferry_vO]

Interesting: Apparently Ferrari thought Massa's time was good enough to get him into Q2 so they didn't sent him out during the last few minutes.....

[wombat666]

Hey All,
Wombat is it true that the best car on the track in the V8 series is the pace car?
-Ed-
PS I'm a fan of that manufacturer and that car in it's past and current form (especially the R34). One of our family vehicles is by that manufacturer the other is a Dodge Cummins Diesel.

CAMS decided to replace the previous Chrysler 300s with something that was fast enough to pace the field at a decent speed and get out of the way quicly on the green flag lap ........

[Ferry_vO]

Well, that was interesting, 'thanks' to the FIA for starting the race at 17:00 local time....

[Panther_99FS]

Bold move by Ferrari for Raikkonen....

[Wing_Z]

In those conditions, hero to zero in 2 laps.

Poor Kimi, running around in 2 minutes or so, destroying his tyres, while everyone else was posting 1m 30's.

As Martin Brundle said:
Make sure you are always on the right tyres, no matter how many pit stops it takes.

Timo Glock proved the point, didn't he?

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

I didn't see the race as it was blacked out here in Canada during the day however if I had been up at 3AM last night I coulda seen it. I do know it was rain shortened and my Panasonic Toy team came 3 and 4 which is just fine.

Sounds like Kimi loused up and did the KERS system help anybody?

-Ed-

[Ferry_vO]

Results:

1. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 31 laps 1hr 91m 35.181s
2. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber +0m 22.7s
3. Timo Glock Germany Toyota-Toyota +0m 23.5s
4. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota +0m 46.1s
5. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes +0m 47.3s
6. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +0m 52.3s
7. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +0m 60.7s
8. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota +0m 71.5s

9. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +0m 76.9s
10. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault
12. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota
13. Nelson Piquet Jr Brazil Renault-Renault
14. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari
15. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault
16. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari
17. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes
18. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes

Rtd Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 1 lap completed
Rtd Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 0 laps completed


Ferrari seem to make a lot of mistakes now that the Italians are back in 'control'...
Great job from Heidfeld, making only one stop!

[stiz]

button must be thrilled to bits

i actually felt sorry for kimi o well he seemed to be enjoying his ice cream anyway

[wombat666]

If ever I needed to come up with an argument for 1) no 'late race starts' and 2) 'regional weather conditions and their effect' this farce would be perfect.
During my time in Malaya and Timor it rained every day from 14.00 to 20.00 during the 'wet' and poured down from 14.00 until 22.00 (if it stopped at all!) during the Monsoon season.
There is a brief gap in the weather when it is hot (very hot!) and dry, but as that's around mid-year it would clash with the European rounds .....
Another Bernie TV inspired cock-up!!!

And FTR: the MotoGP riders simply come in and change to their 'wet' bikes and keep racing, even under these conditions.

[Ferry_vO]

And FTR: the MotoGP riders simply come in and change to their 'wet' bikes and keep racing, even under these conditions.

So I see........

(Sorry, couldn't resist..!)

[wombat666]

But the MotoGP round will be run the following day, unlike the F1 circus who bug out ASAP!

Very good reason for NOT running any 'night races' in MotoGP or F1.
Problems with reflected glare off the wet surface and poor visibility aside, the cooler temperatures and fickle wind mean no drying out of the circuit even if the rain ceases.
And it supposedly only rains some six days each year in Qatar!!!!
:faint:

[Ferry_vO]

Yes, and all the drivers and teams are very happy that they will have to rebook all their hotels and flights.. Talk about cost reduction!

BTW the Dutch commentator talked about only 6,500 spectators; did I hear that right..??

[Panther_99FS]

You know Wombat...
I seem to remember earlier days when both CART & F1 would race under wet conditions that in today's world, would bring out the safety car....