2012 Malaysian Grand Prix result

39 comments on “2012 Malaysian Grand Prix result”

1. 

   Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
   25th March 2012, 11:56

   Never been more heartbroken by a race result in all my life.
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      Zecks (@zecks)
      25th March 2012, 12:02

      hmmm “hold for position”

      maybe it should have been “alonso is slower than you”
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         Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
         26th March 2012, 18:09

         @zecks There’s a separate article on that here:

         Was Sauber’s radio message to Perez a team order to help Ferrari?
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      Ronnie (@ronnie)
      25th March 2012, 12:03

      I feel exactly the same. This result stinks. How could sauber keep perez on inters when every body else is changing? Why tell your guy to settle for p2 when he is a more than a second faster than the guy in front?
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         MJ4
         25th March 2012, 12:26

         Perhaps because Sauber is still a midfield team for which 18 points will make a huge difference at the end of the season, while an over-eager youngster inexperienced in high-profile fights throwing it away chasing victory would have been a cruel blow. His win will come in time.
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         Slr (@slr)
         25th March 2012, 12:28

         They didn’t tell him to settle, they told him to not do anything stupid when trying to pass Alonso. 18 points in its self is highly valuable for Sauber, a senisble 2nd is better than crashing out whilst trying to win.
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            AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
            25th March 2012, 17:09

            @slr Exactly. His 18 points alone is probably better than himself and Kobayashi could manage together on any other weekend.
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         David-A (@david-a)
         25th March 2012, 15:48

         @zecks , @ronnie

         Maldonado was the last person to be chasing Alonso in the closing stages of a race. Look how that turned out. Perez was faster, but Sauber are a team that needed the points. And they only wanted Perez not to take unnecessary risks.
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      MRFS
      25th March 2012, 12:04

      Same. Gutted for Perez, still pushing all he had at the end from what I saw..
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         Zecks (@zecks)
         25th March 2012, 12:11

         Maybe ferrari should go into the antique furniture repair business. Their strap line would be “we’ll fix anything”
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            egsgeg
            25th March 2012, 14:54

            Assumptions are the mother of all Frackups.
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      Eggry (@eggry)
      25th March 2012, 15:57

      how’s compared to 2011 Canada?
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      TommyB (@tommyb89)
      25th March 2012, 16:37

      The race reminds me of 1997 Hungarian GP in a similar way. At the start of the race you’d have sold your left arm to have Sauber in 2nd place but looking at the race, you can’t help but feel gutted and think he should have won.
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   Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
   25th March 2012, 11:58

   Surely after that, Ferrari have got to ditch Massa for Perez
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      claudioff
      25th March 2012, 12:05

      Why not replacing Kobayashi with Alonso? I am sure he would feel much more confortable not having to defende himself against Saubers/Williams at end of each race! : )
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         BasCB (@bascb)
         25th March 2012, 12:18

         LOL
3. 

   Daniel2433
   25th March 2012, 12:02

   Ferrari team orders to Sauber.
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      fedERROR
      25th March 2012, 12:19

      Luca: Hey Petey, ur guy is crawling up my boy’s behind!
      Pete: yep! wakey wakey!
      Luca: This season engine supply for free…U knowey what to do!
      Pete: Sergio, my boy, “WE NEED THIS POSITION!!!”
      Poor Sergio: Aww! well here I stage a little excursion off the track! Better no.2 in ferrari( in future ) than P1 in Sepang!
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         Mike (@mike)
         27th March 2012, 0:38

         Another grand example of why people should have to sign up to comment. -.-
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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      25th March 2012, 12:33

      There’s a dedicated post for that here:

      Was Sauber’s radio message to Perez a team order to help Ferrari?
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   carbon_fibre (@carbon_fibre)
   25th March 2012, 12:03

   9 different teams in the top 10. That’s amazing!
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   Lin1876 (@lin1876)
   25th March 2012, 12:03

   It’s an amazing time when Sauber are disappointed with 2nd. Well done Checo, you did so well!
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   hey (@hey)
   25th March 2012, 12:09

   Now we know EXACTLY how Hamilton was feeling when he was gutted with 3rd in Australia. Can think of nothing except the Sauber win that should have been. Sauber stopped Perez from overtaking Alonso by keeping him out an extra lap, then they spooked him when he was a second a lap quicker with 5 laps to go. I guess there really is a difference in quality of team between the top and middle.
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      MJ4
      25th March 2012, 12:34

      When they kept him out for one more lap, the “rain is coming, oh God, rain is coming” messages were still all over the place. One small tactical mistake against the hugely successful call at the beginning of the race.
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   Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
   25th March 2012, 12:11

   I seriously do not know what Massa is doing anymore. It’s like he’s trying his best to fail.

   There is something that caught my eye though. As a redditor pointed out: “Still, I refuse to believe that Massa’s car was in perfect conditions, he was doing 286 k/h while Petrov was 302 k/h, too great a difference to be just the driver.”

   I’m not sure if that’s correct, but if it is, then Massa himself needs to get the hell out of there before it’s too late.
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      Antonio Nartea (@tony031r)
      25th March 2012, 14:34

      Spot on. Massa has become a race-time test driver for Ferrari at the moment. There’s no focus or interest on him from the team.

      He needs to get out of there quick, but I’m afraid this is the end of his F1 career if he does so. Can’t think of any team willing to give him a seat now. Except for a possible switch. Him taking Perez’s place at Sauber, with Sergio at Ferrari. However, this also seems unlikely. Can’t find any reasons for Sauber to not go with Gutierrez if Perez leaves.
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      necrodethmortem (@necrodethmortem)
      25th March 2012, 14:40

      It’s difficult to asses Massa’s performance after this race. On one hand he was almost lapped by his team mate, but on the other hand he finished right behind Rosberg and Button, who you also would expect to be more in front.
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         Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
         25th March 2012, 19:08

         @necrodethmortem – Button had that problem with Karthikeyan early on, and yet he still passed Felipe. As for Rosberg, I think it’s a combination of the Mercedes being very bad in the race and Nico himself being subpar all of a sudden. I mean, Michael finished in front of him and got into the points. That’s got to say something.
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         Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
         25th March 2012, 19:11

         Could it just be that the two of them had different setups? I really have no idea what to say anymore. Part of me wishes that that was true, but part of me also knows that Felipe has been subpar for far too long.
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   David
   25th March 2012, 12:11

   So did Vettel actually stop? Based off the results he did despite being told to on third radio message.
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      Kingshark (@kingshark)
      25th March 2012, 12:30

      Vettel’s team radio on the final lap was just hilarious.

      Anyway, I really feel Perez was skewed out of the win by Sauber. First they pit him a lap too late for slicks, then they beg him to stay behind. I’m guessing this is because of the Ferrari-Sauber relationship, because with equal treatment as Alonso, Perez had this win in the bag.
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   OOliver
   25th March 2012, 12:23

   Great drive from Ferrari and Alonso. Fantastic drive from Sauber.
   Mclaren messed up yet again and missed opportunities although they were lacking in race pace.
   Happy for Williams!!!!
   Imagine were they’d be now …..
   Vettel wrecked his own race. He moved in front of a HRT that wasn’t in his way.
   Button got a bit too greedy tried to eat a HRT.
10. 

    Dave_F1
    25th March 2012, 12:50

    Once again DRS sucked!

    Im getting totally fed up of watching DRS kill racing by producing crap, boring passing in which the car been passed can do nothing to defend, That isn’t racing.

    If DRS continues to do this im very close to just not bothering to watch anymore!
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    DavidJH (@davidjh)
    25th March 2012, 14:32

    I haven’t gone through all the comments, so this could be a repeat, but I am very encouraged to see eight different manufacturers in the top eight (nine in the top ten). When did this last happen? Clearly, the rain had a large part in this, but the fact is that the final positions weren’t undeserved: the Sauber is very quick, as is the Mercedes and the Williams and the Lotus. I’m expecting better from Force India too. I’ve been watching this sport since the mid eighties and have never seen such an enticing prospect for competition not just at the front but throughout the field. Whoever wins the championship this year will be truly a great driver.
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    Eggry (@eggry)
    25th March 2012, 15:25

    Just Amazing. Alonso drove extremely well but I should admit Perez did better. F2012 is simply too slow. I never thought it’s slower than the Sauber(maybe on par?) but it’s ridiculous. Truly Ferrari have to give Alonso much better car. In wet condition it looks much better so it seems like F2012 is not fundamentally flawed. I believe they can get the car switched on with some updates.
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    insider
    25th March 2012, 16:04

    Suggestion for next season : Provide artificial rain for each track so races can be more interesting.
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    AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
    25th March 2012, 17:14

    It’s like all the drivers names were put in a hat and plucked out!

    Brilliant stuff.

    We won’t see such an unexpected result for a long while I guess so we should all enjoy it. Regardless of your viewpoint, focus on how brilliant Perez was as a driver today. There’s plenty of time in the future for team orders scepticism.
15. 

    Jose
    26th March 2012, 7:31

    Please bring back the F-DUCT.
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    Robert Graham Briggs (@rgbsf)
    28th March 2012, 12:24

    5th best car… 1st in the championship!

    Maybe Hamilton could learn something from that?

    How absurd to believe Ferrari gave “team orders” to another team, why would people even discuss that?

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