[SPOILER] 2008 Malaysian GP

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Round 2: Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Sepang, Malaysia

Qualifying Results:
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3079/08f1rd2qualilk9.jpg

[Bizi Jones]

why wouldn't they fuel Massa up more if he had a .5s advantage....:S

Ferrari look really dominant...:D

[nthfinity]

why wouldn't they fuel Massa up more if he had a .5s advantage....:S

Ferrari look really dominant...:D

it is odd.... isn't it? Did anybody beat massa/kimi's first q3 run before they made the end of the session runs? or were they necessary anyway?

bah... lets watch the race :)

[styla21]

^^ BMW are getting my vote as a dominant team this race! ;-)
I'm so happy to see them competing.. Really opens up the excitement of competition if it remains this way - between 3 teams!

[nthfinity]

^^ BMW are getting my vote as a dominant team this race! ;-)
I'm so happy to see them competing..!
they were doing fantastic in practice.... but in quali, they couldn't put it together in sector 3.... but I agree... I think there are going to be some passes made :)

Lets see if the F1 boys will turn pro with driving cars w/out TC... last week was a bunch of bench racers in F1 cars :laugh:

[styla21]

This post made by accident :blushing:

[blue8]

it is odd.... isn't it? Did anybody beat massa/kimi's first q3 run before they made the end of the session runs? or were they necessary anyway?

bah... lets watch the race :)

I don't recall anyone beating the Ferraris in Q3

The weather is very unpredictable. Although the entire session was dry, dark clouds were looming around track. I'm hoping for rain :mrgreen:. We might probably get a race similar to Shanghai last year.

[Bizi Jones]

it is odd.... isn't it? Did anybody beat massa/kimi's first q3 run before they made the end of the session runs?

nope, Kimi's time was a shade over 35.5, a tenth off phill,

damn...the race is so far way....:angry:


and when are they gonna have a night race there...its 3:30 in the morning....and this thread has rambled on for 18 pages, front and back...lol, nm

[turpija]

Heikki and Lewis got penalty, Lewis is right behind his old teammate now :-D
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66021

[Carbodiox]

^^^^
yupiiiiiiiii!!!!

[Mattk]

Webber's qualified pretty well, which he always seems to do. Hopefully his car doesn't break down like it does most of the time.

[toffytofik]

Heikki and Lewis got penalty, Lewis is right behind his old teammate now :-D
Fukc! That's bad! Bad, bad, bad!!!! Lewis was about passing both Ferraris in the first two corners, how is he supposed to pull that now? :-P
Looking forward to the race, hope this will be an intense one.

[Bizi Jones]

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[styla21]

Viva BMW!! 2nd place and 6th! Woohoo.:clap:

G.J Kimi with first, dominant race from Ferrari. This is shaping up as a great competitive season.

[blue8]

Massa :thumbdown:
Raikkonen :thumbup:
Rather boring race compared to last week but Ferrari proved that they have the pace to win the championship.

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Race Results:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6335/08f1rd2raceyb8.jpg

[toffytofik]

I think FIA should allow Massa to use traction control.

“I don’t know what happened, I just lost the car completely,”
“There was strange behavior on the rear, so I don’t know [what caused it].”Did anyone actually tell him there's no TC on his car :?:

[Jabba]

Full race can now be downloaded here :

http://www.mininova.org/tor/720

[styla21]

HAHA ^^ That's brilliant Toffy.

"Strange behavious on the rear".... Oversteer? :-P

[blue8]

Thanks Jabba!
From the press conference: :laugh:
Q. There was champagne under the eye-lid there. KR: Yeah, we should put it in the mouth not in the eye. Things go wrong sometimes. Anyway it has been a perfect weekend.



Unless Massa can do anything about it, a Raikkonen-Alonso pairing seems possible next year... Rumors have also been swirling that Vettel is going to Ferrari...

[styla21]

Really? It's only the 2nd race? I can't see the teams making performance based decisions based on only 2 races?
Agreed, Massa made a mistake today - But every driver will; they are all human!

Also Alonso will is really unlikely to be leaving Renault. His contract is 3 years, watertight. He's had his only success there, and as Renault re-build he apparantly wants to be part of it. That makes sense to me.

[Mattk]

I reckon Massa is just trying to hard. He knows he can take the title fight to Raikonnen, but he's just overdoing it. He made a some mistakes last year as well. He's a better driver when he puts less pressue on himself.

[xecutioner]

great turn around by ferrari last nite

they were so damn faster then anyone else by far

well done to kimmi but yeh dunno wat to say about massa

good race by kubica and heiki

poor lewis getting stuck behind webber

webber the new slow driver of the field haha

[styla21]

webber the new slow driver of the field haha

Did you watch the same race I did? He drove sublimely! :-)
The car he was driving, is of course no way near as fast as the Mclaren. But all things considered, his actual driving was top notch and to come 7th is a good drive.

[turpija]

yeah
although I don't like Webber, at on point he was getting away from Lewis ;)

[Pokiou]

in my eyes .. F1 is a rigged sport... i mean the ferrari cars blocked ALonso on his flying lap also !!! so ... i cant see why they just penalised Mclaren...

[Mattk]

To be fair to Webber, the Red Bull car is no match for a McLaren. He has a knack of qualifying really well, and it is expected that faster cars will get stuck behind him as the race progresses. He's really gotten a lot out of the Red Bull car; definitely not a slow driver.

[nthfinity]

Congrats to BMW for setting fast lap, and making podium in 2 consecutive races! Love that kind of Dark Horse in the championship :)

[Pokiou]

you cant put a good driver into a shit car and expect magic to happen... its an unreliable car. Webber as Mattk has said. brought the best out of that car this week. They can now go back to teh drawing board to see where they lack. I can garantee you it isnt the driver!

Mclaren FTW!!!!