2009 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Welcome to the discussion thread for the 2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, taking place at Sepang, between April 03rd-05th. The race will be 56 laps long, for a total distance of 310.408 km.

Devon is at the race in Melbourne now, and he asked me to do this thread in his absence.

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Last year, it would have been a Ferrari 1-2 had it not been for this moment:

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As for the timetable, this might throw up an unexpected development.

Fri 03 April 2009

Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30

Sat 04 April 2009

Saturday Practice 14:00 - 15:00
Qualifying 17:00

Sun 05 April 2009

Race 17:00

Since the race is late, there is a mounting chance of rainfall affecting proceedings, a chance of Malaysia being the first wet race of the season. And we should remember what mayhem there was in the opening laps in 2001...

And so to the prediction questions:

1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?


Let the discussions begin!
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?

Button, Button.

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?

Yes.

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?

No.

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?


Spin out? It's gotta be Piquet, doesn't it?

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?

5

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?

Severely.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?


YEP!
 
1. Button pole, Kubica FTW.
2. Yes, but keep half an eye on the diffuser nonsense the day after.
3. Possibly
4. Piquet. He's the new Coulthard.
5. 1
6. Lightly.
7. The new regs are great, great levellers. Also, hopefully Bob and Seb won't have a cake and arse party again.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race? Button, Button
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia? It will be closer
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up? One of the two cars.
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race? Sutil
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race? One
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall? I hope a lot. But probably not.
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang? It will increase.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race? Barichello, Button
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia? Deffinately!
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up? Hopefully not but I reckon they will
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race? Piquet
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race? 3 hopefuly
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall? Depends if it's gonna rain
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang? Probably
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?

Button, Button

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?

Yes.

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?

I hope not. :cry:

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?

Bourdais

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?

1

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?

Not sure.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?

Yes. Hopefully the KERS cars will be able to benefit from this race and provide for some interesting overtaking.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?

One of the Brawns - Button.

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?

Oh yes, I really believe they will.

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?

No. I'm fairly confident Fezza will get things sorted.

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?

Oh dear, my guess is Piquet.

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?

2-3

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?

Very. Everything is still so new, and these cars haven't really had to run in the rain. It will be extremely interesting to see what happens.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?

A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?

Kubica, Barrecelo.

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?

They'll be good, but not that good.

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?

No, not this race.

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?


Piquet has to be favourite, for that.

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?

2

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?

25% of the race at least.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?


YEP, but due to people's tyres going off and errors not because of "racing"!
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race? Button, Barrichello
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia? Yes.
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up? No.
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race? Bourdais.
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race? 1
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall? It will rain during practices and maybe even quali, but not during the race.
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang? I really hope so and I say yes.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race? Button, Kubica.
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia? Yes.
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up? I think they'll be sorted by then.
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race? Piquet.
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race? 2
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall? It could well rain, if it does it will be interesting to see how everyone copes.
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang? I hope so!
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Button and Button

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
yes, but there will not be another 1-2

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
no

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Piquet :lol:

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
0

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
There will be no rain or just some small shower.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Yes, it looks that new aero and kers help with overtaking.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Barrichello, Fisichella (It's a possibility)
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
Yep.
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
Maybe. I have a feeling Raikonnen's going to be the next victim.
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Everyone's saying Piquet, so I'm going to go for Sutil.
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
2.
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
Quite badly.
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Sepang is more overtaking-friendly than Melbourne, so definitely.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Button/Barichello
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
Absolutely.
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
Yes - not enough time between races to completely sort the thing.
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Piquet....
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
2
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
Depends on the forecast really.....
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Yep - bring it on!
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Some Brawn Car/Kubica

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
Not really

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
Yup

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Vettel

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
None

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
Could be

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Yes
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Barrichello will take pole, but he'll once again take an oldman nap, then, realising this may well be his last year, get down to his elder statesman duty, causing collisions. All the while Button will have some beard related problem and Robert Kubica or Sebastien Vettel will take the win.

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
No way, beard problems will hinder their pace.

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
Only on Raikkonen's car, because Luca Mozzarella wants Alonso to replace him.

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
No one will spin

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
Three because it is GUARANTEED to rain.

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
Not too badly.

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Yes it will.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Button's Brawn for pole and Lewis for the win, it may rain after all )
But realistically Kubica is likely to win.

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
Yes

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
It doesnt look too good for them so far and it was only the first race so I think there will be more problems.

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Piquet

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
1 Piquet = 1 Safety car

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
I hope it will not badly affect the race, in 2008 it was a pleasure to watch rainy races - same should be this year

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Absolutely
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Button, Barrichello

2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
I believe so, for the next few races at least

3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
Only one of them

4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
Piquet :D

5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
None

6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
I think it'll be a damp qually and wet race

7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
Yup, Sepang is a lot better for overtaking, watch the KERS cars (except the McLaren :() fly.
 
1. Who will take pole position and who will win the race?
Pole.. Vettel or Button Win..
2. Will Brawn GP maintain the dominant pace that they have shown in Australia?
Sure Will!
3. Will the reliability bugbears keep tripping Ferrari up?
yes, but thats only one of their problems right now..
4. Which driver will be the first one to spin out of the race?
of course it will be piquet, a constant in F1.
5. How many Safety Car interventions will be needed during this race?
3!
6. How badly will this race be affected by rainfall?
dono?
7. We've seen quite a lot of overtaking being done at Melbourne; do you think the trend will continue at Sepang?
yes, hopefully. but due to rain this time, as they will all be running the grooved wets, so no tire dropoffs.

just a note:
We are getting processional, just posting our opinions to the questions, no one will read them all and no one will end up saying - "_so and so was right!___" I mean who will read this..? its time for some rule changes! lol.
 
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