The Official Not606 Petronas Malaysian GP Chat & Predictions

I went to bed with it in my head that qualifying started at 6am so I got up at 5 for the pre-show and was really confused. Live timing came to life, the Concorde agreement was signed, a fire at Lotus, and I missed Mifune's +/– choices. I thought I was still asleep.

 

yes Firstrow is clearer than VIP.

 

fire at lotus?

 

trivial - no effect on the cars- just the kitchen unit !!

 

Raikkonen's helmet was destroyed so he has to drive wearing this:

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^

 

just read the comments on the previous page about it.


for the kimi's icecream comments

 

just realised the attached poll ended with a 16-16 tie between Hamilton and Button

 

c u later.

 

P3 times

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[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD]N. Rosberg[/TD]
[TD]Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:36.877[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]S. Vettel[/TD]
[TD]Red Bull[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.320[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.443[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.443[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]M. Webber[/TD]
[TD]Red Bull[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.338[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.461[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]K. Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD]Lotus[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.356[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.479[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD]R. Grosjean[/TD]
[TD]Lotus[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.382[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.505[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.026[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]J. Button[/TD]
[TD]McLaren[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.404[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.527[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.022[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD]P. Maldonado[/TD]
[TD]Williams[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.455[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.578[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.051[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD]M. Schumacher[/TD]
[TD]Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.663[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.786[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.208[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]L. Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]McLaren[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.776[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.899[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD]K. Kobayashi[/TD]
[TD]Sauber[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:37.977[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.201[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD]B. Senna[/TD]
[TD]Williams[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.091[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.214[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD]S. Perez[/TD]
[TD]Sauber[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.178[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.301[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.087[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]F. Alonso[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.246[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.369[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.068[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD]N. Hülkenberg[/TD]
[TD]Force India[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.285[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.408[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.039[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD]D. Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.423[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.546[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.138[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD]J. Vergne[/TD]
[TD]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.640[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.763[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.217[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]P. di Resta[/TD]
[TD]Force India[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:38.794[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.917[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.154[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]F. Massa[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:39.209[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:02.332[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.415[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]W. Petrow[/TD]
[TD]Caterham[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:39.704[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:02.827[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.495[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD]H. Kovalainen[/TD]
[TD]Caterham[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:40.189[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:03.312[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.485[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]C. Pic[/TD]
[TD]Marussia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:41.901[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:05.024[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:01.712[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD]T. Glock[/TD]
[TD]Marussia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:42.007[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:05.130[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD]P. de la Rosa[/TD]
[TD]HRT[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:42.464[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:05.587[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.457[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: white"]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD]N. Karthikeyan[/TD]
[TD]HRT[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1:43.378[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:06.501[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0:00.914[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC, colspan: 2"]107-%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC, align: right"]1:43.658[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

Lewis looking a bit shaky round the last sector.

 

They have DRS available in quali so running more wing should help them rather than hinder them, they'd be vulnerable on the straights in the race though.

I got up at pretty much exactly the same. Ferrari look like they'll be struggling to score points this weekend.

 

Damper than an otters pocket? never heard that one before

 

Was that Brundle? He used to say something like "more slippery than a wet otter."

Why doesn't the 'SkyPad' zoom in on the section Kravitz circles? How much effort would it take to design that in?

 

It was Lazenby who said it.

 

Wow. Look at that. Davidson used the SkyPad's circle feature to zoom in on Hamilton's steering wheel. I stand corrected.

 

Not trying to sound negative here, but why is Sky so intent on only focusing on McLaren?

We pay to watch F1, not the McLaren F1 show...

Seems there's a story about McLaren every 15 minutes where the likes of Lotus, Ferrari and RBR will only get talked about once a day.

And why are they focusing on Lewis' lap when Nico set the fastest in Practice 3?

 

Come on Grosjean..... bring home the dough!!!

 

This is something every broadcaster gets blasted for. They don't focus "only" on McLaren but McLaren are a little ahead and a little more relaxed and are hence more accommodating to TV crews and interviewers. Also, they're the all-Brit team and if you want audience share then you need to pander to the largest demographic. I think Sky are just playing it safe for the moment.

 

Hm. Vergne is out and Webber went fastest on the hards.