2009 FIA Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

[EJ25RUN]

2009 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

Sepang International Circuit

Round 2









SpeedTV Coverage:
Friday Practice: 2:00 AM April 3 (Thursday night-Friday Morning)
Saturday Qualifing: 5:00 AM April 4 (Saturday Morning)
Sunday Race 4:30 AM April 5 (Sunday Morning)

Weekend Headlines

* Toro Rosso To Use KERS In Sepang
* More Sponcers to join BrawnGP
* Diffuser saga will continue at Sepang
* BMW, Ferrari, McLaren confirm they are working on new rear diffusers.

Former Sepang race winners

2008 Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari
2007 Fernando Alonso - McLaren-Mercedes
2006 Giancarlo Fisichella - Renault
2005 Fernando Alonso - Renault
2004 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2003 Kimi Räikkönen - McLaren-Mercedes
2002 Ralf Schumacher - Williams-BMW
2001 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2000 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
1999 Eddie Irvine - Ferrari

2009 Points Standings

1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 10
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 8
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6
4 Timo Glock Toyota 5
5 Fernando Alonso Renault 4
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 3
7 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2
8 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1
9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 0
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 0
12 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0
13 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 0
14 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0
15 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0
— Felipe Massa Ferrari 1 0
— Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0
— Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0
— Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0
— Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0

[Ed]

cant wait.

[Sammich]

x2, i'm going to have to catch the rerun of it during the wk tho

[EJ25RUN]

ok...what's the deal with the sigs?

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This is going to be strange weekend for me as i doubt i'll get much sleep.

RA in the day time for AMA and those crazy morning hours for the gp. I find it easier staying up late than waking up that early.

+ I got to download this weekends WSBK, WRC, GP2, AND I still need to see the SUperGT race from 2 weeks ago.

[Sammich]

ok...what's the deal with the sigs?

what are you talking about?

[Elbow]

Don't think I will be able to watch this, when does it come on again? Working AMA wears me out.

[EJ25RUN]

^ Download it from RU

[SampaGuy]

Free practice times from this morning:

1.Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1min35s707
2.Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1min35s832
3.Sebastian Vettel (ALE) Red Bull 1min35s954
4.Nico Rosberg (ALE) Williams 1min36s015
5.Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1min36s026
6.Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Brawn GP 1min36s161
7.Jenson Button (ING) Brawn GP 1min36s254
8.Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams 1min36s290
9.Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren 1min36s397
10.Nelsinho Piquet (BRA) Renault 1min36s401
11.Lewis Hamilton (ING) McLaren 1min36s515
12.Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1min36s516
13.Sebastien Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 1min36s628
14.Timo Glock (ALE) Toyota 1min36s639
15.Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault 1min36s640
16.Adrian Sutil (ALE) Force India 1min36s875
17.Robert Kubica (POL) BMW-Sauber 1min37s267
18.Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Toro Rosso 1min37s278
19.Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India 1min37s432
20.Nick Heidfeld (ALE) BMW-Sauber 1min37s930

Barrichello got a new transmission installed, so he will get a 5 grid positions penalty (the transmissions are supposed to last at least 4 races). Vettel is also expected to be penalized for his accident with Kubica, possibly losing 10 grid positions.

[EJ25RUN]

Kimi won last year so if the Ferrari is where it needs to be. he should be competitive.

So i'm asuming this is another race where Bernie wants them racing at like 5pm?

[SampaGuy]

I dont know but it will be 10:30am over here. Australian GP was at like 7am

[EJ25RUN]

I dont know but it will be 10:30am over here. Australian GP was at like 7am

I'm gonna be watching qualifying at 5:00 AM....


Then i gotta be at Road Atlanta tomorrow and i just watched F&F so i don't know what sleep is.

[EJ25RUN]

Fell asleep waiting for the live session so i just watched it.

Man the field is close. Massa really bit that decision hard.

F1.com...


Brawn GP's Jenson Button and Toyota's Jarno Trulli fought a tense battle for supremacy in Sepang qualifying on Saturday afternoon, with pole position finally falling to the Briton in 1m 35.181s. It was the second consecutive pole for Button, and the fifth of his career.

Trulli's final effort yielded 1m 35.273s, good enough to take second place from Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull, which the German had lapped in 1m 35.518s.

Rubens Barrichello was fourth for Brawn on 1m 35.651s, ahead of Timo Glock in the second Toyota on 1m 35.690s, Nico Rosberg in the Williams on 1m 35.750s, Mark Webber in the second Red Bull on 1m 35.797s and Robert Kubica in the lead BMW Sauber on 1m 36.106s.

It was not a great day for Ferrari, with Kimi Raikkonen their best runner in ninth on 1m 36.170s, ahead of Fernando Alonso who only did one run for 1m 37.659s in the Renault.

McLaren have taken a step forward since Australia, but the MP4-24s still weren't fast enough. A late improvement put Fernando Alonso into Q3, at the expense of Nick Heidfeld on 1m 34.769s for BMW Sauber, then came Kazuki Nakajima on 1m 34.788s, and Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen in the McLarens on 1m 34.905s and 1m 34.924s respectively. Sebastien Bourdais was 15th on 1m 35.431s.

As the final times were posted in Q1, the shock sank in that Felipe Massa had missed the cut for Ferrari, finishing a glum 16th on 1m 35.642s as he was unable to generate good tyre temperature. He was ahead of fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet (1m 35.708s) in the Renault, the Force Indias of Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella (1m 35.951s and 1m 35.908s), and Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso. The Swiss rookie went off road at the end of Q1 while trying to better 1m 36.107s.

Factor in Vettel's 10-grid place drop from Australia, and Barrichello's five-place drop after his gearbox change on Friday, and the starting order reads:

Button, Trulli; Glock, Rosberg; Webber, Kubica; Raikkonen, Barrichello; Alonso, Heidfeld; Nakajima, Hamilton; Vettel, Kovalainen; Bourdais, Massa; Piquet, Fisichella; Sutil, Buemi.

2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIXPos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps

1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:35.058 1:33.784 1:35.181 18
2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:34.745 1:33.990 1:35.273 20
3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:34.935 1:34.276 1:35.518 17 (10 position grid penalty for Kubica crash)
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:34.681 1:34.387 1:35.651 20 (5 spot grid penalty for gearbox swap)
5 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:34.907 1:34.258 1:35.690 24
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:35.083 1:34.547 1:35.750 21
7 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:35.027 1:34.222 1:35.797 19
8 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:35.166 1:34.562 1:36.106 19
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.476 1:34.456 1:36.170 17
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35.260 1:34.706 1:37.659 15
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:35.110 1:34.769 14
12 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:35.341 1:34.788 13
13 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.280 1:34.905 13
14 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.023 1:34.924 14
15 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:35.507 1:35.431 16
16 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.642 4
17 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:35.708 11
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:35.908 8
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:35.951 10
20 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:36.107 9

[EJ25RUN]

I guess everyones still at RA. (My day is tommorow)

Remember to post your AIM if you're gonna watch live tonight at 5:00AM

race is more fun when you can argue about things.

[IDCoconut]

I gotta get up to clean the daily up for its 1st autocross early tomorrow morning, I'll be watching this before I start cleaning.

AIM: aftershock112r

Kind of nice to see underdogs up front for once, but it's unfortunate there's a controversy. Even then, Braun is no noob.

[EJ25RUN]

Who's watching?

[Elbow]

I'm watching, but about have to leave for Road Atlanta again.

[Elbow]

Aw what a crappy time to leave haha.

[EJ25RUN]

Rain delay....been like 40mins+ now.

Can i just say i'm really opposed to this 5:00pm location start time just to please European tv time.

It has hurt 2 races in a row because even though the 2 hour timeout clock has not run out, it's getting too dark to race.

[EJ25RUN]

premature end to race.....boohoo

[SampaGuy]

Watching lame podium cermony

[EJ25RUN]

Watching lame podium cermony

you miss race?

[SampaGuy]

you miss race?

no i watched only half of it... because thats all that ever happened.

[EJ25RUN]

no i watched only half of it... because thats all that ever happened.

Consider this.

Brawn GP has won 2 out of 1.5 GPs they've entered.

That's a winning percentage of 133%

[EJ25RUN]

Here they are:

Results

2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
Provisional-Results

(HALF POINTS WERE REWARDED BECAUSE RACE DID NOT REACH 75% COMPLETION)

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid Position - Points Earned
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 31 Winner 1 5
2 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 31 +22.7 secs 10 4
3 10 Timo Glock Toyota 31 +23.5 secs 3 3
4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 31 +46.1 secs 2 2.5
5 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 31 +47.3 secs 8 2
6 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 31 +52.3 secs 5 1.5
7 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 31 +60.7 secs 12 1
8 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 31 +71.5 secs 4 .5
9 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 31 +76.9 secs 16
10 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 31 15
11 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 31 9
12 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 31 11
13 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 31 17
14 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 31 7
15 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 30 +1 Lap 13
16 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 30 +1 Lap 20
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 30 +1 Lap 19
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 29 +2 Laps 18
Ret 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1 +30 Laps 6
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0 +31 Laps 14

Drivers championship.

1 Jenson Button British Brawn-Mercedes 15
2 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Brawn-Mercedes 10
3 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 8.5
4 Timo Glock German Toyota 8
5 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 4
6 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 4
7 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 3.5
8 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 2
9 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 1.5
10 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 1
11 Sebastien Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 1
12 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 0
13 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 0
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India-Mercedes 0
15 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 0
16 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 0
17 Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
18 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 0
19 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 0


Teams Championship
Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes 25
2 Toyota 16.5
3 BMW Sauber 4
4 Renault 4
5 Williams-Toyota 3.5
6 STR-Ferrari 3
7 RBR-Renault 1.5
8 McLaren-Mercedes 1
9 Force India-Mercedes 0
10 Ferrari 0

[nreggie454]

Replay starts in two minutes.

[EJ25RUN]

So now lying, scandals, or any other result changing news...YET!


Anyone wanna gove their take on the weekend?

[nreggie454]

So now lying, scandals, or any other result changing news...YET!


Anyone wanna gove their take on the weekend?

I too strongly dislike holding races so that Europeans get to see it at a convenient time. If this race were to be held around midday, it would have definitely gone to completion and made everybody happier.