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AnniHilat0R · 22nd March 2008, 12:50

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 · 22nd March 2008, 13:31

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 · 22nd March 2008, 14:03

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

ram_hyundai · 22nd March 2008, 18:03

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

Nikhilb2008 · 22nd March 2008, 18:15

It starts at 12:30 in the afternoon.

Star Sports will be showing it.

islero · 22nd March 2008, 18:24

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

prince85 · 22nd March 2008, 18:33

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:

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F50 · 22nd March 2008, 19:54

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 · 22nd March 2008, 20:07

Quote:

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 · 22nd March 2008, 20:13

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 · 22nd March 2008, 21:25

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 · 22nd March 2008, 22:46

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 · 23rd March 2008, 10:48

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

AnniHilat0R · 23rd March 2008, 14:29

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 · 23rd March 2008, 14:44

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....

22nd March 2008, 12:50	#2461
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 287 Thanked: 60 Times	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.
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22nd March 2008, 13:31	#2462
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	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.
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22nd March 2008, 14:03	#2463
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	Sepang can test the best. Renault & Williams looked totally out of sorts today. Rain is the keyword for tomorrow.
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22nd March 2008, 18:03	#2464
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	At what time does the race start.Isnt it shown on the star sports? ram
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22nd March 2008, 18:15	#2465
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,137 Times	It starts at 12:30 in the afternoon. Star Sports will be showing it.
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View Poll Results: Constructor's Championshop Prediction
Ferrari	26	65.00%
McLaren	11	27.50%
Renault	2	5.00%
BMW Sauber	0	0%
Toyota	0	0%
Honda	0	0%
Red Bull	0	0%
Toro Rosso	0	0%
Super Aguri	0	0%
Williams	1	2.50%
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22nd March 2008, 18:24	#2466
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Oh, looks like Ferrari are bouncing back now!!!! Cant wait for the race.....
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22nd March 2008, 18:33	#2467
prince85 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 971 Thanked: 123 Times	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 Last edited by prince85 : 22nd March 2008 at 18:40.
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22nd March 2008, 19:54	#2468
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	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!!
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22nd March 2008, 20:13	#2470
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	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.
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22nd March 2008, 21:25	#2471
Zensible BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai/Chicago Posts: 80 Thanked: 0 Times	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.
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22nd March 2008, 22:46	#2472
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 287 Thanked: 60 Times	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.
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23rd March 2008, 10:48	#2473
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Ferrari is my favorite ,but the guy to be watched closely is Robert kubica.Very aggressive and fast. ram
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23rd March 2008, 14:29	#2474
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 287 Thanked: 60 Times	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.
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23rd March 2008, 14:44	#2475
jraj BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan,USA Posts: 487 Thanked: 173 Times View My Garage	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....
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