F1: 2009 Malaysian GP

[Monseratto]

Qualifying Results

1 J. Button Brawn GP 1:35.181
2 J. Trulli Toyota 1:35.273
3 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:35.518
4 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:35.651
5 T. Glock Toyota 1:35.690
6 N. Rosberg Williams 1:35.750
7 M. Webber Red Bull 1:35.797
8 R. Kubica BMW 1:36.106
9 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.170
10 F. Alonso Renault 1:37.659

11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:34.769
12 K. Nakajima Williams 1:34.788
13 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:34.905
14 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:34.924
15 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:35.431

16 F. Massa Ferrari 1:35.642
17 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:35.708
18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:35.908
19 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:35.951
20 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:36.107

Vettel -10 places penalty, Barrichello -5 places penalty.

[Monseratto]

Just in case you want to know what happened to Massa and the "Keystone Cops" Ferrari Team...

In Ferrari's case it was an embarrassing mistake that ruined Felipe Massa' qualifying session after a Q1 gamble spectacularly backfired.


The Brazilian and his race engineer Rob Smedley thought his one early flying lap on the harder compound rubber would be enough to safely see him through to the second stage – even though Massa lost time in the final sector when he ran over the kerb as he entered the long back straight.


But while Ferrari prepared Massa’s car for Q2 in the garage, over half of the field were in a scramble to ensure they weren’t knocked out and moved to the far faster softer tyres which had proved around a second quicker in practice.


Ferrari’s worst nightmare then played out as driver after driver posted a quicker time than him and, with the track picking up grip all of the time, Massa was shuffled below the cut line.


Indeed Raikkonen was lucky not to suffer the same fate as he walked the same tightrope, but his slightly faster sole flying lap meant he just stayed above the elimination line in 14th.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=45471

Sobrang bilib sa sarili...

[CVT]

Hahaha! Mukasim ng kinunan ng camera habang naglalakad si FM.....

At that pace though, they have little chance of competing with BrawnGP, Toyota and Red Bull for the plum spots.

7808:spam:

[CVT]

It looks like rain in Sepang.... A few minutes before the race starts....

7808:spam:

[CVT]

The cars are evenly matched that's why it's anyone's spark at the start.... NR is now leading with JT following. And FA is now 5th..... KERS working....

The cars at the back are 30kg heavier than the ones in front,- anticipating rain.....

Talking about KERS, it looks like it's the one burning in RK's car...

7808:spam:

[CVT]

Ferrari putting on wet weather tyres in KR's car, anticipating rain.....

3 laps afterwards, rain in turn15 according to LH...

Track is still dry, though...


Update... cars coming in for wet weather tyres.... I still don't see rain.....

7808:spam:

[CVT]

Full wet weather tyres na ang mga kotse.... May bahang parte ng track...

Safety car is out.....25 laps to go...

Red flag is out... All cars stopped....

7808:spam:

[tidus1203]

At the end it was quite stupid to move the Malaysian Grand Prix at 5pm local time. Alam mo naman dito sa SEA if it rains, it really rains. Its not like in the temperate climates of Europe. Balikin ang Malaysian GP to its original time. While its more convinient for European viewers, safety first parin!

[Monseratto]

Quote of the Race courtesy of Kimi" "My tires are totally destroyed!!!"

[tidus1203]

Hahaha they gambled too much. Racing a wet tire on a dry track. What was Ferrari thinking? The Massa blunder and this one. Nakakahiya talaga parang novice ang mga dating nila...

Ang ganda ng girlfriend ni Jenson Button, Japanese...

[Monseratto]

Race Result Grand Prix of Malaysia.
*Due to the race finishing below the required 75%, point scorers get only 1/2 the points.

1 J. Button Brawn GP 1:10:59.092
2 N. Heidfeld BMW + 22.700
3 T. Glock Toyota + 23.500
4 J. Trulli Toyota + 46.100
5 R. Barrichello Brawn GP + 47.300
6 M. Webber Red Bull + 52.300
7 L. Hamilton McLaren + 1:00.700
8 N. Rosberg Williams + 1:11.500
9 F. Massa Ferrari + 1:16.900
10 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps
11 F. Alonso Renault + 1 laps
12 K. Nakajima Williams + 1 laps
13 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 1 laps
14 K. Räikkönen Ferrari + 1 laps
15 S. Vettel Red Bull + 1 laps
16 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps
17 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 1 laps
18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1 laps

[Monseratto]

Hahaha they gambled too much. Racing a wet tire on a dry track. What was Ferrari thinking? The Massa blunder and this one. Nakakahiya talaga parang novice ang mga dating nila...

Kaya dapat tawag sa kanila Scuderia Keystone Ferrari.

[meledson]

Ano ang nagyayari sa Ferrari. Kahapon Q1 pa lang, nalagas na kaagad ang isa.

Nawala na ang magic???

[number001]

What's up with Brawn GP? How did they do that? From zero to hero! I mean they managed to outdo Mclaren and Ferrari, without any big budgets, sponsors or big manufacturers (except engines from Mercedes Benz) backing them. Honda must be kicking themselves right now.

[tidus1203]

No. Brawn GP is a product of Honda. Remember last year Honda gave up really early and devoted all their resources for the 2009 car. The 2008 car was abandoned while the big guys were fighting for the championship and thus their resources was focused on the 2008 car. Honda is not a small budget manufacturer.

Honda's decision to leave F1 is purely financial. Joining F1 will still cost them money and they are cutting costs as their #1 priority...

[rst619]

Ano ang nagyayari sa Ferrari. Kahapon Q1 pa lang, nalagas na kaagad ang isa.

Nawala na ang magic???

madami na kasi nawala. Brawn, Byrne, Todt and of course MS my idol.

[CVT]

I think somebody has to do another MS act for Ferrari to come back.....

7808:spam:

[BoyFerrari]

Hahaha they gambled too much. Racing a wet tire on a dry track. What was Ferrari thinking?

Obviously, they were thinking that the rain will fall before Kimi's tyres get worn out. That's what you get when you do 'precision' timing on something that cannot be 'exactly' predicted -- you either become a genius or a dumb ass. So Ferrari turned out to be a dumb ass.

Kimi shouting on the radio that his tyres were 'completely destroyed', was an indication that it was not his decision to change to wet tyres too early. The tone of his voice and his language, were clearly emphasizing that someone else made a mistake on this one. It's like he was rubbing the salt on someone's open wound.

The biggest losers in this race, were the Sepang ticket holders. Imagine paying good money for a grandstand seat, only to see the race getting red flagged due to rain. The weather was so gloomy and humid, it would have been better to stay at home and watch the whole thing on tv.

Another example of Bernie's greed. Bad for the local audience, bad for the advertisers. And the Europeans whom Bernie loves to please, will just shrug it off and change channels after the red flag. What a farce.

[BoyFerrari]

What's up with Brawn GP? How did they do that? From zero to hero! I mean they managed to outdo Mclaren and Ferrari, without any big budgets, sponsors or big manufacturers (except engines from Mercedes Benz) backing them. Honda must be kicking themselves right now.

The Brawn Cars did not start from zero. They simply changed management. Which means all the engineers and technicians were the same ones. Only the executives wearing coat and tie whose only job is to give them money, are the ones that had changed. The chassis was already completed the entire 2008. It's not like they have to build the chassis from scratch in just 1 month.

Honda, cannot be kicking themselves right now. The company is in a brink of collapse and might need bailout money from the Japanese government due to the global financial crisis. You can't be asking for bailout money and running a Formula One team at the same time. The Japanese taxpayers might be kicking their asses instead.

By the way, the Brawn Cars might soon be renamed as Virgin Cars later in this season, as Richard Branson might be willing to open up more of his wallet to become a full-pledged title sponsor. Branson should take advantage while the cars are exposed on the podium right now. His Virgin brand is not very prominent.

[tidus1203]

Obviously, they were thinking that the rain will fall before Kimi's tyres get worn out. That's what you get when you do 'precision' timing on something that cannot be 'exactly' predicted -- you either become a genius or a dumb ass. So Ferrari turned out to be a dumb ass.

Yeah but it was too risky with very low chance of success anyway... Kimi is losing more than 10 seconds a lap so in 2 laps more than 20 seconds that already a splash and dash pitstop to change tires when the weather changes... Stupid talaga!