Official 2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia GP Thread

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Love back to back races. P1 in 2 days!

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2011 Results

Predictions?

Mine is we're going to see another wet race here and Button will scurry home with another victory for a blistering start to 2012.

[GTIVRSEX2]

Mclaren may have the pole and good race speed, but with these long straights I think the Mercedes team will have also a good race and a possible podium. Redbull needs a good qualifing also... Lets see....

The big question is who will Massa crash this race?

[24vEngineer]

I think McLaren back on top as well as Mercedes GP with the long straights. Red Bull...I mean Vettel will be 2nd or 3rd in quali. Australia was a bit of a cluster phu@#, it will be nice to see the cars on a real race track and see the real pace.

Oh, and Massa will be aiming for Hamilton if he can get into Q3 and that is a BIG "if".

[Binary Star]

Lucky for Lewis, Massa will be no where near him (even though he is getting a new chassis this weekend)

Here is to another win for Button. Definitely hoping for rain and a good result for Alonso and Michael. They both do pretty damn good in rain.

[Kidstar]

Macca Bitshes!!

[kfzmeister]

Yeah, from what i've read, looks like the McLaren should perform best on high speed corners. Pretty sure it will be a front row lock out with Lewis pole again? If so, i'm sure Jens will put some serious pressure on him all race, perhaps pushing him to drive his tires off.

RB right behind them with a good car in fast corners, yet losing out to Macca on the looong straights.

I'm sure Renault will surprise here and Mercedes should have a high speed advantage.

Surely, Alonso will do something with the Ferrari that nobody expects and leave Massa in the dust.

Jens for win #2 with a Mercedes or Renault podium.

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Lucky for Lewis, Massa will be no where near him (even though he is getting a new chassis this weekend)

Here is to another win for Button. Definitely hoping for rain and a good result for Alonso and Michael. They both do pretty damn good in rain.

Yeah a new chassis is really going to keep massa from sucking.

[Vento]

Hopefully the Iceman will remember what blue flags are for for this race!

[nickthaskater]

I think Vettel and RBR will pull it out here, and on the other proper circuits. Australia is a bit of an anomaly relative to most circuits.

If it rains, I give Schumacher some pretty good odds of taking at least 2nd place.

Raikkonen to the top-5 if he can get to Q3.

Hamilton will crash out.

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I think Vettel and RBR will pull it out here, and on the other proper circuits. Australia is a bit of an anomaly relative to most circuits.

If it rains, I give Schumacher some pretty good odds of taking at least 2nd place.

Raikkonen to the top-5 if he can get to Q3.

Hamilton will crash out.

Schumi has no podiums since his return correct? Would love to him back up there finally.

[nickthaskater]

Schumi has no podiums since his return correct? Would love to him back up there finally.

He's got a couple of 4ths, but no, no podium...yet. Nico has 3 with Mercedes from 2010.

[CHETVW007]

I predict Button on top the entire time....and a cool duel between Kimi and Hamilton

[kfzmeister]

Did i read correctly that McLaren has not had pole in Malaysia in the last 13 years???

How long has F1 been racing there??

[nickthaskater]

Did i read correctly that McLaren has not had pole in Malaysia in the last 13 years???

How long has F1 been racing there??

1999 was the first.

Per Wiki:
This was the first Malaysian Grand Prix since the 1995 Malaysian Grand Prix, a Formula Holden event. This was the first time the Grand Prix of Malaysia was a Formula 1 event.

Michael Schumacher returned to Formula One having recovered from his broken leg, and replaced Mika Salo at Ferrari. The German took pole position by nearly a second, and on lap four of the race slowed and allowed his team mate Eddie Irvine to pass him. Later on, after all pit stops had been completed, Schumacher allowed Irvine to pass again, which meant that Irvine went on to win the race.^[1] Immediately after the race the two Ferraris were disqualified due to an infringement on their bargeboards. This meant that Mika Häkkinen was effectively handed the championship by default, and Johnny Herbert nearly scored back-to-back wins. However, Ferrari appealed against the FIA's decision in court and both drivers were subsequently reinstated.^[2]

[kfzmeister]

1999 was the first.

So that's a NEVER.

[nickthaskater]

So that's a NEVER.

Maths!

[mx5er]

Looks like the Italian press is having a field day regarding Massa. They're calling for his immediate ouster. Ouch. And the name on top of the list is Jarno Trulli.

[GTIVRSEX2]

Looks like the Italian press is having a field day regarding Massa. They're calling for his immediate ouster. Ouch. And the name on top of the list is Jarno Trulli.

Trulli trains......... Well he was teamate of Alonso at Renault..... However, Planetf1 is mentioning Perez............. Viva Mexico Cabrones!

[dubsix]

Perez is the option, lol at the JT suggestions from the Italians.

[Professor Gascan]

I think Vettel and RBR will pull it out here, and on the other proper circuits. Australia is a bit of an anomaly relative to most circuits.

There are some pretty big straights, and the Red Bulls were down what, 10km/h in Australia? They're going to be sitting ducks.

[kptaylor]

Looks like rain is in the forecast for both Sat & Sun...

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Looks like rain is in the forecast for both Sat & Sun...

It's a rains everyday! Just a matter of the timing of it.

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...aysia+MYXX0031

[Baby Schu]

Regenmeister will be on the podium this weekend!

[hemanthjava]

Malaysian Grand Prix 2012 Live Stream Watch Online free here. The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the XIV Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 25 March, 2012 at the Sepang International Circuit. It will be the fourteenth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix.

http://www.sportsbun.com/formula1/ma...stream-online/

[nickthaskater]

There are some pretty big straights, and the Red Bulls were down what, 10km/h in Australia? They're going to be sitting ducks.

I thought they were pretty much on par with McLaren, no? Mercedes have the straight-line, but don't look as quick in the twisties.

One way or another, it'll be interesting!

[Binary Star]

I thought they were pretty much on par with McLaren, no? Mercedes have the straight-line, but don't look as quick in the twisties.

Sauber, Benz and McL are the top three teams in speed traps. Bulls are way behind in that regards - actually the only teams behind them (in quali trim) were HRT and Russia.

[Professor Gascan]

I thought they were pretty much on par with McLaren, no? Mercedes have the straight-line, but don't look as quick in the twisties.

One way or another, it'll be interesting!

I can't find race day speed traps, but here are the qualifying ones.


1 15 Sergio Perez 316.7
2 4 Lewis Hamilton 314.0
3 7 Michael Schumacher 313.4
4 8 Nico Rosberg 313.2
5 14 Kamui Kobayashi 312.5
6 3 Jenson Button 310.7
7 10 Romain Grosjean 310.2
8 9 Kimi Räikkönen 310.2
9 17 Jean-Eric Vergne 309.2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo 308.6
11 18 Pastor Maldonado 17:04:29 308.1
12 11 Paul di Resta 17:16:08 308.1
13 19 Bruno Senna 17:03:59 308.0
14 12 Nico Hulkenberg 17:04:53 308.0
15 21 Vitaly Petrov 17:19:52 307.3
16 20 Heikki Kovalainen 17:10:10 307.1
17 6 Felipe Massa 17:06:53 305.5
18 5 Fernando Alonso 17:09:25 305.0
19 1 Sebastian Vettel 17:16:37 303.7
20 2 Mark Webber 17:11:26 302.6
21 23 Narain Karthikeyan 17:09:32 302.4
22 25 Charles Pic 17:19:20 301.0
23 24 Timo Glock 17:02:17 300.7
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa 17:12:17 297.7

[Professor Gascan]

I thought they were pretty much on par with McLaren, no? Mercedes have the straight-line, but don't look as quick in the twisties.

One way or another, it'll be interesting!

I can't find race day speed traps, but here are the qualifying ones.


1 15 Sergio Perez 316.7
2 4 Lewis Hamilton 314.0
3 7 Michael Schumacher 313.4
4 8 Nico Rosberg 313.2
5 14 Kamui Kobayashi 312.5
6 3 Jenson Button 310.7
7 10 Romain Grosjean 310.2
8 9 Kimi Räikkönen 310.2
9 17 Jean-Eric Vergne 309.2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo 308.6
11 18 Pastor Maldonado 308.1
12 11 Paul di Resta 308.1
13 19 Bruno Senna 308.0
14 12 Nico Hulkenberg 308.0
15 21 Vitaly Petrov 307.3
16 20 Heikki Kovalainen 307.1
17 6 Felipe Massa 305.5
18 5 Fernando Alonso 305.0
19 1 Sebastian Vettel 303.7
20 2 Mark Webber 302.6
21 23 Narain Karthikeyan 302.4
22 25 Charles Pic 301.0
23 24 Timo Glock 300.7
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa 297.7

[kfzmeister]

The AMG's gonna really wake up at Malaysia!!

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All the radio from Australia: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpi...o-feature_auto

Beginning is funny with Kimi.

DRS IS NOT WORKING!
Kimi don't press the button too early
OK IT IS WORKING NOW.

[dubsix]

All the radio from Australia: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpi...o-feature_auto

Beginning is funny with Kimi.

KERS IS NOT WORKING!
Kimi don't press the button too early
OK IT IS WORKING NOW.

haha awesome.

[GPHawaii808]

Looks like the Italian press is having a field day regarding Massa. They're calling for his immediate ouster. Ouch. And the name on top of the list is Jarno Trulli.

I see that going as well for Trulli as it did for Fisichella.

[kfzmeister]

All the radio from Australia: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpi...o-feature_auto

Beginning is funny with Kimi.

DRS IS NOT WORKING!
Kimi don't press the button too early
OK IT IS WORKING NOW.

Awesome. Heard them telling Rosberg that Michael's trans issues were due to him downshifting and causing too much rear lock-up!

[kfzmeister]

Live Practice on SPEED in 5 minutes......

[mx5er]

I'm watching the stream on Speed on mute while listening to the BBC feed on Justin TV.

I'm planning to stay up for the race. I really hope it doesn't rain on race day. If it rains, then it's pretty much certain that there will be a rain delay and I don't wanna stay up longer.