2008 Malaysian Grand Prix

[peterjford]

Looks fine to me...

Did you get that from the scary steering site? Its a favorite among Jeep owners.

 

[Robin]

I found it on google but its probably from that site!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Heidi Nickfeld first, eh? Looks like BMW-Sauber's speed wasn't just a once-off ... and they're much closer to Ferrari and McLaren than anyone anticipated.

Nice to see JB in the top ten (p8), even if Barrichello was 22nd (but he only did a half-dozen laps ...). Piquet Jnr. looks to have put his Australian Adventures behind him, humbling 'Nando in that practice session. It's be incredibly funny if he does a LewHam on Alonso tis year; all the more so because the Spaniard is the favoured son of Flav, and therefore (probably) getting more attention than the Brazilian newcomer.

 

[Muzaffar]

Crap People!!!!!!!

Its getting dark at my place!!!!! Its gonna 🤬 rain during qualifying!!!!!
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48647.html
This is gonna be an interesting qualifying session if I do say so myself! Can't wait to see the race (that is, if I can see at all...... )

 

[Z]

Becoming rather overcast on the grid, now.

 

[Muzaffar]

Guess what!?
It started raining!!!!! (Heavily)

 

[Blackbird.]

Sweet, qualifying is about to start on speed soon.

 

[Studentdriver]

Sweet, qualifying is about to start on speed soon.

Forced to follow Live Timing on the website...crazy that of all places to go to college, this place wouldn't have SPEED on the university cable package.

 

[Rocket Punch]

watching.

If it rains in Q3, it will be interesting.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Forced to follow Live Timing on the website...crazy that of all places to go to college, this place wouldn't have SPEED on the university cable package.

Yeah, I'm watching on Live Timing, too, because A) the Australian networks won't do a live broadcast, and B) I have no chance of getting one of the college televsions tonight (plus, I have a lot of work to do).

 

[Rocket Punch]

Q3 starts. Still not rain yet.

 

[SagarisGTB]

Too easy for Massa... truly. Using Brundle's logic, he could have had another 10kg of fuel and still had pole. Would have helped during the race, it looks unlikely for a Massa win.

 

[J-PaP]

rain was expected but never came. toyota doing better than expected. a very easy 1-2 for ferrari

 

[Muzaffar]

Stupid Equatorial Weather
It was raining at my place during Q1 then stopped during Q2 and after Q3, its gonna start raining again. But the whole qualifying session didn't even had a single raindrop even when those huge thunderclouds were hanging up on the whole entire circuit. This is unfair....... Just hope the race will be interesting......

As for Ferrari, meh, McLaren will perform better. I think the McLarens will have more fuel for the race, but yeah, its gonna be tricky for the teams to decide what strategy to use tomorrow, whether it will rain or not!

 

[Rocket Punch]

Stupid Equatorial Weather
It was raining at my place during Q1 then stopped during Q2 and after Q3, its gonna start raining again. But the whole qualifying session didn't even had a single raindrop even when those huge thunderclouds were hanging up on the whole entire circuit. This is unfair....... Just hope the race will be interesting......

As for Ferrari, meh, McLaren will perform better. I think the McLarens will have more fuel for the race, but yeah, its gonna be tricky for the teams to decide what strategy to use tomorrow, whether it will rain or not!

Since you are local, what are chances of rain for tomorrow?

 

[Muzaffar]

Since you are local, what are chances of rain for tomorrow?

Well...... its not gonna be easy to guess, but its a 50% chance of rain no doubt. Whether it will rain before, during or after the race, its anybodies guess. If I remembered correctly, during the 10 years of racing at Sepang, only once or twice did it ever rain during the race. So all I can say is, just pray that it will rain tomorrow.....

 

[Casio]

I'd think Massa is going light because they (he) thinks their is a strong possibility of changing weather early in the race, which may work with a 3 stop.

 

[MagpieRacer]

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/03/22/mclaren-drivers-summoned-by-stewards/

Kova and Hammy summoned to the stewards after Alonso and Heidfeld complained of being impeded.

 

[Gaz Vonhammer]

man, kimi's time in Q2 was fast.

 

[Robin]

Anyone in the UK going to watch it live at 6 or just wait for the repeat at 2?

 

[Gaz Vonhammer]

i'll be awake for it.

 

[Touring Mars]

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/03/22/mclaren-drivers-summoned-by-stewards/

Kova and Hammy summoned to the stewards after Alonso and Heidfeld complained of being impeded.

Ah, the meddling has started already Punished 5 grid spaces each...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7309337.stm

 

[J-PaP]

wow. really didn't expect there to end up being a penalty. When was the last year a toyota was in the 2nd row?

 

[Only_in_f1]

Anyone in the UK going to watch it live at 6 or just wait for the repeat at 2?

I got up at 3 for Aus. I'll be up at 6 for this, however i'll watch both.

 

[Touring Mars]

When was the last year a toyota was in the 2nd row?

US GP 2005?

 

[Alex.]

I get up whenever it starts, got up last week and will get up this week,

Get in there jarno

 

[J-PaP]

US GP 2005?

they didn't even start that race didn't they? I remember they were running Michelin's then

 

[Sureboss]

Surprised only McLaren got penalised. I am not.

Because it was only the McLaren drivers which infringed upon Heidfeld and Alonso's lap. What a corrupt bunch of weak pillocks.

 

[Touring Mars]

they didn't even start that race didn't they? I remember they were running Michelin's then

Yes, you're right - it was Jordan-Toyota, not Toyota themselves that took part in that race!

 

[Muzaffar]

US GP 2005?

You're being sarcastic.

But I wonder if this is the work of Nazir Hoosein. (well I don't really know if he's still the head steward......) But yeah, why only McLaren? I remembered the commentator said about Timo Glock blocking Hamilton at the straightaway in Q3, but that went unnoticed..... Oh well, just wish them luck and hope that they can make up some places. But of course, I will support Renault and Alonso all the way!