Official 2011 Petronas Malaysian GP Chat

Anyone know if weather has caused a race to be completely abandoned, with no result?

 

I know (Think) a Moto GP (I know, different kettle of fish) had a race delayed until Monday last year. With China being the weekend after there really isn't time to delay the race, is there?

 

I've just seen online that apparently Petrov and Heidfeld will be wearing different race suits this weekend. Apparently they'll be all gold with black detail, rather than the other way around. This is supposed to have a small benefit in keeping the drivers cool, and apparently they'll use them for other hot races in the year. Good idea, but it does beg the question - why bother with the black suits in the first place?? I'm not trying to think if any other drivers wear black (or very dark) race suits now.

 

To quote the almighty Autosport:

Full 'review'
Autosport_Weather

 

Better not postpone or stop it like a bunch of wussies. There are many drivers that would do anything to catch the Redbull's before it becomes impossible.

 

because it traditional Lotus Race Suits from the JPS days. But now they are going to go out like a pack of B&H

 

In very wet conditions, that might just be the problem...

 

That will be sad, F1 drivers as I have heard from many people, would be frowned upon to be scared of the weather, but I can see the reality of it, safety does come first.
Forget the points.

 

I think Alonso will be brilliant. He likes Malaysia, and he's taken the time to relax at Hamilton Island:
http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/fernando-alonso

Press Conference Schedule:
Thursday - Buemi, Button, Massa, Rosberg, Trulli
Friday - Boullier, Brawn, Horner, Kaltenborn, Kolles, Hembery

 

Who will get the ice-cream now Kimi has gone?

 

I'm sure he'll come along if he hears about free ice cream.

 

Is anyone staying up for Practice?

I don't know if it's really worth it - especially if it's wet.

 

oh and here's a nice vid - Ferrari preparing for Sepang:

 

I'm getting up for FP2 but I'm not staying up for FP1, pushing the boundaries of keen for me

 

1. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 37.651s
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 39.316s
3. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 39.791s
4. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 40.377s
5. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Cosworth 1m 40.443s
6. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 40.453s
7. Nick Heidfeld Germany Renault-Renault 1m 40.525s
8. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 40.581s
9. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 40.601s
10. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 40.646s
11. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 40.734s
12. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 40.748s
13. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 40.770s
14. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari 1m 40.872s
15. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 40.927s
16. Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus-Renault 1m 41.620s
17. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 41.627s
18. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1m 41.642s
19. Timo Glock Germany Virgin-Cosworth 1m 42.154s
20. Jerome d'Ambrosio Belgium Virgin-Cosworth 1m 42.540s
21. Davide Valsecchi Italy Lotus-Renault 1m 44.054s
22. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy HRT-Cosworth 1m 45.228s
23. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth 1m 46.267s
24. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault 1m 47.932s

From crash.net

 

Good news for HRT fans, Karthikeyan just posted a time within 107% of the leaders! They make make the race this time.

 

Its dry

 

Renault having some (brake?) issues this morning, and the Virgin looking like it had a similar problem, pretty dramatic off's (Apart from Heidfeld)

Having now read some updates the Renault's issue was apparently with its suspension uprights, but they have yet to explain what went wrong with them.

Thanks BBC

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FP2

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.876s 24
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.881s + 0.005 30
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.010s + 0.134 23
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m37.090s + 0.214 30
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.088s + 1.212 26
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m38.089s + 1.213 31
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.565s + 1.689 25
8. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m38.570s + 1.694 16
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.583s + 1.707 27
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.846s + 1.970 31
11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m38.968s + 2.092 25
12. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m39.187s + 2.311 30
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m39.267s + 2.391 17
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.398s + 2.522 29
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.603s + 2.727 34
16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.625s + 2.749 31
17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m39.809s + 2.933 28
18. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.115s + 3.239 31
19. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m40.866s + 3.990 24
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m41.890s + 5.014 19
21. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m43.197s + 6.321 15
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m43.991s + 7.115 14
23. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m44.886s + 8.010 4

 

dammit aparently the red button moved overnight???