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2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
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Author:  mclaren2008 [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:32 am ]
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Sepang always produces good racing, the corners allow for different lines and the two long straights back to back mean the move can take a long time to complete. And there is gradient.
Author:  Lucasjeha [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:19 am ]
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Don't know if it has been informed already, but Hülkenberg will have a brand new chassis for Sepang after the problem in Melbourne. It will be nice to see him in action during a race, Hulk is a great driver and I really missed him at the Australian GP, I believe he can do some great peformances all over the year.
Author:  Mäth [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:28 am ]
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Track Preview :
Author:  Coldtyre [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:37 am ]
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This track always produced good racing, even in the years where it wasn't automatically the case.

I still personally have a bitter taste when they come here, because this place, first Tilke masterpiece, will always be a strong symbol for what the tracks have become: interesting, fast, challenging corners, but a bit tarnished by the massive amounts of space both on and off the track.

Looking forward to this race to see if it confirms the trends we saw in Australia. Will RBR improve their long stints? Will Mercedes rape the field? Can Grosjean challenge Kimi if given enough time to setup? Will McLaren get back there with the leaders? (nah just kidding with that last one :p )
Author:  aerogi [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:43 am ]
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I love Sepang! One of the few new tracks that I really like, most races have been very good, unpredictable, with lots of racing action.
Author:  Tobias [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:26 pm ]
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I wish it hadn't started raining in 2009. Could have easily been the best race of the year.
Author:  kals [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:28 pm ]
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Yeah because even though it rained, it turned out to be a horrible half-race didn't it? Oh wait, no it didn't... :p
Author:  Artur Craft [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:16 pm ]
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If it wasn't for the 2009 rain, the words "icecream" and "Kimi" would have never appeared on the the same sentence. We also wouldn't have heard of the "Felipe Baby"

coldtyre wrote:
This track always produced good racing, even in the years where it wasn't automatically the case.

I still personally have a bitter taste when they come here, because this place, first Tilke masterpiece, will always be a strong symbol for what the tracks have become: interesting, fast, challenging corners, but a bit tarnished by the massive amounts of space both on and off the track.

Looking forward to this race to see if it confirms the trends we saw in Australia. Will RBR improve their long stints? Will Mercedes rape the field? Can Grosjean challenge Kimi if given enough time to setup? Will McLaren get back there with the leaders? (nah just kidding with that last one :p )

You were kidding even more in the bold part :lol:
Author:  EAS [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:20 pm ]
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phil1993 wrote:
Tobias wrote:
I really wonder, if it rains from the start, whether they would cancelit completely or xonsider running on the monday.


If it rained from the very, very start at a biblical level they'd probably postpone it. If it got going, red flag and there's the 4 hour limit. But by my memory doesn't it usually rain intensely but not for a huge amount of time?


The typical equatorial weather consists exactly in heavy rain for a short period of time in the mid-end of afternoon.

It's very likely the rain won't last long, indeed. Thing is, in case it happens, how long will take for the track to stay in drivable conditions afterwards and wether it will happen still with enough natural light or not.
Author:  Lucasjeha [ Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:11 pm ]
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About the natural light, good thing is that the race will be starting by 16:00 local time, back in 2009 it was 17:00. Anyway it's still too late. F1 site is predicting "storm" both for friday practice and sunday race. We can never trust that with so many days to go, but still, Malaysia is a place where rain may always come.
Author:  tickyour [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:48 am ]
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Call me crazy, but this is one of my absolute favorite F1 tracks on the schedule 8O

I know it sure didn't start out this way all those years ago..
Author:  Artur Craft [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:48 am ]
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All FPs should be fine because of the local time they will happen :)

Q and race that are on "dangerours" times that can be affected by the tropical storms
Author:  iks [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:36 am ]
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I'm gonna give a 90% chance that the race is delayed or postponed because of rain.

99% chance the track is wet or at least damp at some point for the race. :)

Has an F1 race ever been cancelled outright for rain?
Author:  mclaren2008 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:42 am ]
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iks wrote:
Has an F1 race ever been cancelled outright for rain?


closest has been Adelaide '91
Author:  Антон [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:51 am ]
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Berney too greedy to cancel the race ;)
Author:  codename_47 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:27 am ]
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LucasWheldon wrote:
JJ wrote:
A track where rain is never light enough for F1 to race.
Sepang has always been my Tilke-favourites; the jungle near the circuit is thousand times more interesting than usual hazy desert. And it's one of the circuits that still have gravel traps. And they are so huge I can't remember anyone but Herbert to actually reach the wall.


or one of the places where Massa lost 2008 championship (others being Singapore and Hungaroring)


Think Silverstone had a bit to do with that as well....

Artur Craft wrote:
If it wasn't for the 2009 rain, the words "icecream" and "Kimi" would have never appeared on the the same sentence. We also wouldn't have heard of the "Felipe Baby"


Is this also the famous track where he famously pitted too, leading to the quote "Kimi Pits" which gets overused almost as much? :p
Author:  alex1369 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:47 pm ]
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For me this is the best track of the all Tilke tracks
Author:  Tobias [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:19 pm ]
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sunset at 7:23 pm. Means there is a window of well over 3 hours to get the GP in.

tickyour wrote:
Call me crazy, but this is one of my absolute favorite F1 tracks on the schedule 8O


not crazy at all. One of the most appaling Tilke tracks for me as well.
Author:  De Cesaris fan [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:23 pm ]
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Tobias wrote:
sunset at 7:23 pm. Means there is a window of well over 3 hours to get the GP in.

tickyour wrote:
Call me crazy, but this is one of my absolute favorite F1 tracks on the schedule 8O


not crazy at all. One of the most appaling Tilke tracks for me as well.


Definitely. When crap tracks keep getting built and added, Sepang suddenly finds itself quite high up the list of favourites.
Author:  Woodski [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:35 pm ]
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codename_47 wrote:
LucasWheldon wrote:
JJ wrote:
A track where rain is never light enough for F1 to race.
Sepang has always been my Tilke-favourites; the jungle near the circuit is thousand times more interesting than usual hazy desert. And it's one of the circuits that still have gravel traps. And they are so huge I can't remember anyone but Herbert to actually reach the wall.


or one of the places where Massa lost 2008 championship (others being Singapore and Hungaroring)


Think Silverstone had a bit to do with that as well....

Artur Craft wrote:
If it wasn't for the 2009 rain, the words "icecream" and "Kimi" would have never appeared on the the same sentence. We also wouldn't have heard of the "Felipe Baby"


Is this also the famous track where he famously pitted too, leading to the quote "Kimi Pits" which gets overused almost as much? :p

Kimi Pits came from his NASCAR forays, iirc.
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