Last year’s constructors’ champions enjoyed a largely failure-free 2009 – but Michael Schumacher’s race was ended by an unusual failure in Sepang. Michael Schumacher Nico Rosberg Qualifying position 8 2 Qualifying time comparison (Q3) 1’51.717 (+1.044) 1’50.673 Race position 3 Average race lap 1’43.576 (+2.828) 1’40.749 Laps 9/56 56/56 Pit stops 0 1 Michael Schumacher … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Mercedes
Red Bull had more reliability problems in practice. But avoiding the mistakes Ferrari and McLaren made in qualifying left them with a clear run to a one-two on race day. Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Qualifying position 3 1 Qualifying time comparison (Q3) 1’50.789 (+1.462) 1’49.327 Race position 1 2 Average race lap 1’40.507 (-0.087) 1’40.594 … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Red Bull
After a strong start to the season Fernando Alonso’s problems in Sepang have Ferrari worrying about reliability. But they still lead both the championships. Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso Qualifying position 21 19 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’53.283 (+0.239) 1’53.044 Race position 7 13 Average race lap 1’40.991 (-0.217) 1’41.208 Laps 56/56 54/56 Pit stops 1 … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Ferrari
Fifth and seventh on the grid turned into tenth and 12th at the flag in a disappointing weekend for Williams. Rubens Barrichello Nico Hulkenberg Qualifying position 7 5 Qualifying time comparison (Q3) 1’51.511 (+0.51) 1’51.001 Race position 12 10 Average race lap 1’43.096 (+1.278) 1’41.818 Laps 55/56 56/56 Pit stops 2 1 Rubens Barrichello A … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Williams
Robert Kubica punched above Renault’s weight again with an excellent fourth place. Robert Kubica Vitaly Petrov Qualifying position 6 11 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’46.951 (-1.809) 1’48.760 Race position 4 Average race lap 1’40.839 (-2.734) 1’43.574 Laps 56/56 32/56 Pit stops 1 1 Robert Kubica Once again Kubica enjoyed a very healthy advantage over his … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Renault
More points but a second consecutive mechanical failure for Force India. Adrian Sutil Vitantonio Liuzzi Qualifying position 4 10 Qualifying time comparison (Q3) 1’50.914 (-1.34) 1’52.254 Race position 5 Average race lap 1’40.883 (-15.793) 1’56.677 Laps 56/56 12/56 Pit stops 1 0 Adrian Sutil Finally delivered on the promise he’d shown in the first two … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Force India
Points for Toro Rosso but Sebastien Buemi was left hoping for more after the team decided not to replace a broken front wing at his first pit stop. Sebastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Qualifying position 13 14 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’49.207 (-0.257) 1’49.464 Race position 11 9 Average race lap 1’41.917 (+0.149) 1’41.768 Laps 56/56 … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Toro Rosso
Lotus were the quickest of the new teams in qualifying but unreliability dogged them during the race. Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen Qualifying position 18 15 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’52.884 (+0.009) 1’52.875 Race position 17 Average race lap 1’50.895 (-11.611) 2’02.506 Laps 51/56 46/56 Pit stops 1 1 Jarno Trulli Narrowly missed out on reaching … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Lotus
A double finish for the HRT cars in Sepang Karun Chandhok Bruno Senna Qualifying position 22 23 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’56.299 (-0.97) 1’57.269 Race position 15 16 Average race lap 1’47.948 (-0.86) 1’48.807 Laps 53/56 52/56 Pit stops 1 1 Karun Chandhok Out-qualified his team mate in the wet session by almost a second. … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: HRT
It was a wasted race for Sauber after similar problems on both their cars. Pedro de la Rosa Kamui Kobayashi Qualifying position 12 9 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’48.771 (+0.979) 1’47.792 Race position Average race lap 1’44.954 Laps 0/56 Pit stops 0 0 Pedro de la Rosa Failed to reach Q3 and qualified 12th. Stopped … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Sauber
Virgin achieved their first race finish thanks to Lucas di Grassi – but they might have got both cars home had Timo Glock not crashed out. Nonetheless technical director Nick Wirth was pleased the team had finally seen the chequered flag: We’ve come in for heavy criticism for our radical low-cost design approach and relative … Continue reading Malaysian GP team-by-team: Virgin
With Ferrari, McLaren and now Red Bull taking turns to win in 2010 we’ve had three different teams win in the first three races – something which hasn’t happened in 20 years. Read on for more stats and facts from the Malaysian Grand Prix.
There’ll be more post-race analysis of the Malaysian Grand Prix later today. I’m at Oulton Park today to check out the up-and-coming racing drivers in the British F3 championship. Links Vettel escapes yellow-flag penalty (Autosport) “The stewards spoke to Vettel after the race and, after also viewing video and telemetry data, they decided that since … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 5/4/2010
At Sepang we saw plenty of overtaking but – surprisingly – no more rain. Take a look back at the Malaysian Grand Prix in pictures.
Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa gained 14 positions during the race – but used very different tactics to do it. While Hamilton made several passes on the track, Massa made the same progress with a well-timed pit stop.
Lewis Hamilton was shown the black-and-white flag during the Malaysian Grand Prix for weaving in front of Vitaly Petrov. He didn’t receive a penalty, but was warned not to repeat his actions.
Fastest laps Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1’37.054 2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’37.231 0.177 3 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’37.610 0.556 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1’37.745 0.691 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1’37.784 0.730 6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’37.813 0.759 7 Robert Kubica Renault 1’38.074 1.020 … Continue reading Malaysian Grand Prix fastest laps
Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The German driver passed team mate Mark Webber on the first lap and kept the lead for almost every lap of the race. Felipe Massa took over the lead of the drivers’ championship after climbing from 21st to seventh, finishing behind Lewis Hamilton … Continue reading Vettel first in Red Bull one-two at Sepang
Drivers’ Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Felipe Massa 39 =2 Fernando Alonso 37 =2 Sebastian Vettel 37 4 Jenson Button 35 5 Nico Rosberg 35 6 Lewis Hamilton 31 7 Robert Kubica 30 8 Mark Webber 24 9 Adrian Sutil 10 10 Michael Schumacher 9 11 Vitantonio Liuzzi 8 12 Rubens Barrichello 5 13 Jaime … Continue reading Massa takes title lead – full championship points after Malaysia
Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 56 3 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 56 4.849 4.849 1 3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 13.504 8.655 2 4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 56 18.589 5.085 6 5 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 56 21.059 2.470 4 6 … Continue reading Malaysian Grand Prix result
