Massa paalulle Malesiassa

Malesian GP:n lähtöjärjestys:
1. Felipe Massa Ferrari
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
3. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
5. Nick Heidfeld BMW
6. Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
7. Robert Kubica BMW
8. Jarno Trulli Toyota
9. Ralf Schumacher Toyota
10. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
11. Heikki Kovalainen Renault
12. Giancarlo Fisichella Renault
13. David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault
14. Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda
15. Jenson Button Honda
16. Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari
17. Scott Speed STR-Ferrari
18. Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda
19. Rubens Barrichello Honda
20. Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota
21. Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari
22. Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari

Aika-ajon 3. osion tulokset:







1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1.35,043







2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1.35,310







3. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1.35,479







4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1.36,045







5. Nick Heidfeld BMW 1.36,543







6. Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1.36,829







7. Robert Kubica BMW 1.36,896







8. Jarno Trulli Toyota 1.36,902







9. Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1.37,078







10. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.37,345

(MTV3)

Räikköselle EI moottorivaihtoa

Kimi Räikkösen Ferrari-autoon ei vaihdeta uutta moottoria Malesian GP-viikonloppua varten. Asian vahvisti tallipäällikkö Jean Todt.

- Testiemme jälkeen emme havainneet mitään sellaista, jonka takia meidän pitäisi muuttaa suunnitelmiamme tai vaihtaa moottoria, Todt sanoi.

Räikkösen moottorin suhteen oltiin ennen Malesian GP-viikonlopun alkua huolissaan, koska se ylikuumeni voitokkaassa Australian GP:ssä. Kuljettajien on ajettava kaksi peräkkäistä kisaviikonloppua samalla moottorilla. Moottorinvaihdosta olisi seurannut lähtöruutua pudottava rangaistus.
Räikkönen kokeili tiettävästi perjantaiharjoituksissa ajaa Ferrarillaan siten, että moottorin hevosvoimalukemia oli tarkoituksellisesti hieman rajoitettu. Näin suomalaiskuskille kertyi kokemusta siitä, minkälaiseen vauhtiin hän yltäisi moottorin kestävyyden suhteen varman päälle tehdyillä asetuksilla.
(MTV3-Reuters)

Massa myös toisen harjoituksen nopein

Malesian GP:n perjantain 2. harjoituksen nopeimmat kierrosajat:
1. Felipe Massa          Ferrari            1.35,780  34
2. Giancarlo Fisichella  Renault             + 0,130  36
3. Heikki Kovalainen     Renault             + 0,326  37
4. Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari             + 0,380  33
5. Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota     + 0,743  31
6. Alexander Wurz        Williams-Toyota     + 0,841  21
7. Robert Kubica         BMW                 + 0,937  18
8. Ralf Schumacher       Toyota              + 0,980  28
9. Lewis Hamilton        McLaren Mercedes    + 1,017  30
10. Nick Heidfeld        BMW                 + 1,082  25
11. Mark Webber          Red Bull -Renault   + 1,126  18
12. Fernando Alonso      McLaren-Mercedes    + 1,261  26
13. David Coulthard      Red Bull -Renault   + 1,423  25
14. Takuma Sato          Super Aguri -Honda  + 1,502  30
15. Jenson Button        Honda               + 1,798  29
16. Jarno Trulli         Toyota              + 1,932  34
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi    Toro Rosso -Ferrari + 2,075  26
18. Anthony Davidson     Super Aguri -Honda  + 2,554  27
19. Adrian Sutil         Spyker-Ferrari      + 2,639  28
20. Scott Speed          Toro Rosso -Ferrari + 2,870  20
21. Rubens Barrichello   Honda               + 2,933  20
22. Christijan Albers    Spyker-Ferrari      + 4,027  23
(MTV3)

Massa nopein avausharjoituksissa

Malesian GP:n perjantain 1. harjoitusjakson nopeimmat kierrosajat:
1. Felipe Massa           Ferrari             1.34,972 17 
2. Fernando Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes     + 0,248 24
3. Lewis Hamilton         McLaren-Mercedes     + 0,740 22
4. Kimi Räikkönen         Ferrari              + 0,807 20
5. Nico Rosberg           Williams-Toyota      + 1,336 21
6. Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault     + 1,550 20
7. Jarno Trulli           Toyota               + 1,625 25
8. Kazuki Nakajima        Williams-Toyota      + 1,913 15
9. Ralf Schumacher        Toyota               + 2,080 22
10. Robert Kubica         BMW                  + 2,149 12
11. David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault     + 2,512 7
12. Sebastian Vettel      BMW                  + 2,865 39
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi     Toro Rosso -Ferrari  + 2,910 20
14. Heikki Kovalainen     Renault              + 3,171 24
15. Giancarlo Fisichella  Renault              + 3,328 26
16. Adrian Sutil          Spyker-Ferrari       + 3,748 29
17. Takuma Sato           Super Aguri-Honda    + 3,994 10
18. Scott Speed           Toro Rosso -Ferrari  + 4,158 9
19. Rubens Barrichello    Honda                + 4,262 21
20. Jenson Button         Honda                + 4,359 17
21. Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda    + 4,385 9
22. Christijan Albers     Spyker-Ferrari       + 5,102 25

(MTV3)

Heidfeld unfazed by expiring contract

Nick Heidfeld is not worried about renewing his contract with BMW-Sauber despite it expiring at the end of the season. He says it's all part of being a Formula One driver and he is just focusing on the job in hand.

"It does not make any difference to me," the 29-year-old told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. "I've been in Formula One for several years now and been in this situation before. In any case, when I am on the track or sitting in the car I don't think at all about this kind of thing except doing my best."

BMW-Sauber's Sebastian Vettel has impressed in Friday practice sessions and looks set for a promising career. Although BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen had no qualms about ousting more experienced Jacques Villeneuve for hot prospect Robert Kubica last season, Nick Heidfeld simply said "no" as to whether he was afraid of being replaced by his young compatriot. Instead, Heidfeld is looking to establish himself as one of the top drivers at the pinnacle of motorsport and believes that BMW offers him the best opportunity of doing that.

When asked about stepping into Michael Schumacher's shoes as the best German driver, he said: "I think that all German drivers have that as their aim. But it naturally depends on how good the team is. At the moment it looks like I am with the best team with BMW-Sauber. Therefore I am in the best position."But for me it is insignificant," he added. "I don't want to be the best German but the best of all."

(f1.gpupdate.net)

Weekend weather update - hot and sunny

It is always very hot and humid here, and the forecast for the race weekend is very straightforward: sunny with ambient temperature highs of 34 degrees Celsius each day. There is a 20 percent chance of rain each day, but no matter how torrential that is it usually dries up very quickly.
(f1.com)

F1 stats for Malaysian GP

Hamilton
Briton Lewis Hamilton's third place for McLaren in the Australian season-opener made him the first rookie since Canadian Jacques Villeneuve in 1996 to stand on the podium after his first Grand Prix.

The 22-year-old was also the 55th to score points on his debut.
The last driver to win a race in his rookie season was Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya with Williams in Italy in 2001.

Race wins
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed his 10th victory in Melbourne. That elevated him to third in the list of most successful current drivers, behind Alonso (15) and Briton David Coulthard (13).

Ferrari's now-retired seven times champion Michael Schumacher holds the record of 91 wins.
Raikkonen has twice before won two races in a row - in 2005 when he triumphed in Spain and then Monaco before wins in Hungary and Turkey.

Ferrari last won the opening two races of the season with Schumacher in 2004. Raikkonen had never before started a season with a win.

The last Ferrari driver to lead the championship was Schumacher, last season.

Constructors
Raikkonen's victory dashed Renault's hopes of a hat-trick of season-opening wins.

The French team won in Melbourne in 2005 with Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and in Bahrain in 2006 with Alonso.

Renault have also won in Malaysia for the past two seasons.

McLaren have not won a race since October 2005, when Raikkonen triumphed for them in Japan. Williams's last victory was with Montoya in Brazil in October 2004.

Ferrari have now won 193 races, McLaren 148 and Williams 113. Renault have won 33. Two teams, Super Aguri and Spyker, have yet to score points in F1.

Malaysia
Ferrari have the best record in Malaysia since the first race at Sepang in 1999. The Italian team have won there four times.

Alex Yoong is the only Malaysian driver to have raced in F1.

Milestone
Red Bull's Coulthard, the oldest driver on the F1 starting grid, has celebrated his 36th birthday since the Melbourne season-opener.

(wheels24)