[AnniHilat0R]

Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying:

Times
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:35.748
02 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.230
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:36.613
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:36.709
05 J. Trulli Toyota 1:36.711
06 R. Kubica BMW 1:36.727
07 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:36.753
08 M. Webber Red Bull 1:37.009
09 F. Alonso Renault 1:38.450
10 T. Glock Toyota 1:39.656
11 J. Button Honda 1:35.208
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:35.408
13 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:35.562
14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:35.622
15 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:35.648
16 N. Rosberg Williams 1:35.670
17 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:36.240
18 K. Nakajima Williams 1:36.388
19 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:36.677
20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:37.087
21 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:37.101
22 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:37.481

Well, I aint a Hamilton fan-boy, but to be fair he lost quite a bit of practice time this morning due to the Oil Pressure instrumentation failure. So he couldnt get enough time with the car with the new setup.

[LandCruiser]

Sweet! :-) Hope it translates into a good result for Ferrari! Hmmm Hammy was busy doing the "warning" about the more pace that is yet to come. The prancing horses were working with their mouth shut I suppose.

[MaserQ]

Sepang can test the best. Renault & Williams looked totally out of sorts today. Rain is the keyword for tomorrow.

[ram_hyundai]

At what time does the race start.Isnt it shown on the star sports?
ram

[Nikhilb2008]

It starts at 12:30 in the afternoon.

Star Sports will be showing it.

[islero]

Oh, looks like Ferrari are bouncing back now!!!! Cant wait for the race.....

[prince85]

Both Mclaren drivers have been docked five places on the Sepang grid after stewards found them guilty of impeding in qualifying for the Malaysian grand prix. UpdateF1 >> Formula 1 News > McLaren duo penalised for impeding

Go Ferrari, Go!cheers:

Cheers

[F50]

Good Qualifying Session followed by lovely piece of news of docking 5 places. Nick Heidfeld really had to work his way through them which potentially cost him the grid position.
People have radios and race engineers! Why dont they radio the thing that there are faster cars coming behind them.

Hamilton is behind Alonso and Kov next to Alonso. Trulli is 3rd.

I'm loving it!!

[merve_extreme]

Originally Posted by F50

Why dont they radio the thing that there are faster cars coming behind them.

In fact they were told on the radio that other cars were on their flying lap.

[csentil]

Will definitely make it a more interesting race. McLarens will try to storm through to the front, Ferrari will try and stay ahead, Alonso will want to upset the applecart, BMW's will certainly try to prove their worth.

Toyota is the surprise package. Trulli is a very under-rated driver.

What happened to Williams. They were very much in the top last race... Now 16 and 18th I think.

[Zensible]

Wow! The McLaren grid penalty changes everything! As fate would have it, Hamilton is stuck behind Alonso. I don't think Hamilton will get any help from Kovalainen in handling Alonso on the first lap. It's every man for himself till the points standing within the team determines a clear leader during mid-season.

The same applies to the Ferraris.

Fisi in 17th place again. Obviously, the new aero parts have not helped them move up in to Q2 territory. Let's hope Fisi gets a clean start and has an opportunity to show their race pace.

[AnniHilat0R]

Here are the final grid positions:

1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
3. Jarno Trulli, Toyota
4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault
8. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren
9. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
10. Timo Glock, Toyota
11. Jenson Button, Honda
12. David Coulthard, Red Bull
13. Nelson Piquet, Renault
14. Rubens Barrichello, Honda
15. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso
16. Nico Rosberg, Williams
17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India
18. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso
19. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri
20. Adrian Sutil, Force India
21. Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri
22. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Agree with MaserQ. Rain will definately be the key word tomorrow.

[ram_hyundai]

Ferrari is my favorite ,but the guy to be watched closely is Robert kubica.Very aggressive and fast.
ram

[AnniHilat0R]

Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result:

01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:03:18.555
02 R. Kubica BMW + 19.570
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 38.450
04 J. Trulli Toyota + 45.832
05 L. Hamilton McLaren + 46.548
06 N. Heidfeld BMW + 49.833
07 M. Webber Red Bull + 1:08.130
08 F. Alonso Renault + 1:10.000
09 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1:16.200
10 J. Button Honda + 1:26.200
11 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 1:32.200
12 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1 laps
13 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps
14 N. Rosberg Williams + 1 laps
15 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 1 laps
16 T. Sato Super Aguri + 2 laps
17 K. Nakajima Williams + 2 laps
Did not finish
18 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 16 laps
19 F. Massa Ferrari + 26 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 50 laps
21 T. Glock Toyota + 54 laps
22 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 56 laps

Ferrari's were too good for the rest of the competition. Awesome performance from them. Great drive by Kimi. Felt really bad for Massa. Really bad. Trulli and Kubica surely proved their critics wrong today. Good job by Fisi to finish the race.

[jraj]

can anyone pls explain what does the F1 rule book state when you are stuck on gravel?
its realy confusing

massa got stuck ..he didnt get any help even when his engine was still running...
last year,Hamilton was lifted and placed back on the track....