Those white overalls make them look like they are doing some decorating. http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/186968
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/04/02/f1-lap-times-slower-ever-malaysia/ Lap times at the Sepang International Circuit last weekend were the slowest they have been since F1 first raced at the track 15 years ago. There has bee no major changes to the circuit configuration since the first Malaysian Grand Prix in 1999. But the quickest lap last weekend, set by Nico Rosberg during the final practice session, was three-tenths of a second slower than the pole position time for the first race. Had qualifying been run in dry conditions it’s likely Rosberg would have been quicker by around half a second, based on the normal track evolution at Sepang. But he would not have found the six-and-a-half seconds which separated his best time and the quickest ever lap of the track, Fernando Alonso’s 1’32.582 set in his V10-engined Renault in 2005. There are signs the current cars are already getting quicker. Last weekend’s fastest lap was 2.9 seconds of the 2013 pace – half a second closer than the cars were in Australia. And the teams are expected to find a lot more time. Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery suggested they could gain up to four seconds over the course of the year. Top speeds As was the case in Australia, the cars are significantly quicker in terms of straight-line speed this year – up by more than 16kph in the speed trap. The slower speeds at intermediate two, which is positioned shortly after turn 11, reveals how the cars are carrying less speed out of corners but accelerating more quickly when they get onto the straights: The next race is in Bahrain where the teams tested extensively pre-season. The fastest lap of the test, set by Felipe Massa, was within a second of last year’s pole position time. However Massa did that lap on super-soft tyres, which will not be available this weekend. The teams will be able to use the soft tyres, which are likely to be around a second slower per lap.
Williams have confirmed they ran with less fuel in Malaysia due to the economic engine and low drag. Both drivers started with 90-92kgs of fuel, a saving of around 0.3s a lap in weight. It also means the FOM data we saw was a percentage of the 100KG, not of the start fuel. Both drivers used around 88% of their fuel according to FOM, so didn't actually have 12% left, only something like 2%.
