The Official Malaysian GP 2010 Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Mazda Baiter]

Well, I am determined not to miss the start of the race this time. (Bloody clocks going forwards)

The usual please people, Food, Drink, Predictions and Banter.

[DangerousMike]

LH to win.

[DangerousMike]

close thread and reopen thursday.

[groomi]

Vettel to finally take a win, Alonso and Hamilton to battle all race long and Button to mop up anybody elses mistakes.

Schumacher to scrape a point despite a niggling neck and Nick Heidfield to have a big grin across his face.

[ewenm]

Potential for another rainy race, here's hoping...

[Man-At-Arms]

ewenm said:

Potential for another rainy race, here's hoping...

as rainy as last year ?

IIRC : Webber thought it was too rainy

[ewenm]

Man-At-Arms said:

ewenm said:

Potential for another rainy race, here's hoping...

as rainy as last year ?

IIRC : Webber thought it was too rainy

I'd rather the race completed the full distance of course

[Jungles]

Vettel to win, even if just for pity's sake!

[ewenm]

Jungles said:

Vettel to win, even if just for pity's sake!

Sparkplug failure - check
Brake failure - check

I reckon it'll be tyre failure in Malaysia. Lotus for a shock win on home territory

[Man-At-Arms]

Felippe baby to make a return to winning?

[llewop]

ewenm said:

Jungles said:

Vettel to win, even if just for pity's sake!

Sparkplug failure - check
Brake failure - check

I reckon it'll be tyre failure in Malaysia. Lotus for a shock win on home territory

or back to engines - depends on which page of the 'book of excuses' Horner opens....

[hilly10]

A nice shower will suffice at the start and about 15 mins in to the race

[Rollcage]

BBC times -



Malaysian Grand Prix

Sepang, 2-4 April 2010

Fri 2 Apr: Practice 1 0300-0430; Practice 2 0700-0830

Sat 3 Apr: Practice 3 0600-0700; Qualifying 0900

Sun 4 Apr: Race 0900


Good, as I will catch qually before going to work, and not working Sunday.

[Mazda Baiter]

My prediction is;

Rosberg
Webber
Schumacher
Button
Hamilton



(Awaits fanboy abuse)

[CampDavid]

Schumacher a 25/1 looks decent enough value as an outsider. He's always been mighty at KL.

[Oily Nails]

I've put a £5 on Button to win (8/1) ( think he'll be on a high)(hopefully)


And random £2 bet on Kov in the Lotus to finish in the points! (12/1)
It is the Malaysian GP after all!!


As for the rest I think the Redbulls will be rapid, BUT will have another mechanical failure, probably brakes again as that's the kinda issue that is hard to Root Cause Analise and fix in just a week.

MercedesF1 will struggle if it rains as they are having trouble getting heat in their tyres as is.

As I said I think Lotus will sneak into the back of the pack with at least one car, as its their 'home race'

Anyway, roll on Quali!

[oilspill]

Dry

Alonso
Massa
Hamilton
Webber
Rosberg
Button
(Vettel DNF)

Wet

Vettel
Button
Massa

Hope it isn't, if it pours down may as well pick some lottery numbers.

[kiteless]

Seeing as I'll be watching the repeat at lunchtime-ish:

Food = something slaggish: maybe cheese on toast with a couple of slices of salami nestling under said melted cheese
Drink = tea

Dry / wet / middling? Doesn't matter.

1 = Vettel
2 = Hamilton
3 = Button

I tell ya, SV will get his first win of the season here.

[Mazda Baiter]

Oily Nails said:

Analise

None of that around here thank you.

(analyse )

[caz4213]

ewenm said:

Jungles said:

Vettel to win, even if just for pity's sake!

Sparkplug failure - check
Brake failure - check

I reckon it'll be tyre failure in Malaysia. Lotus for a shock win on home territory

Malaysia is NOT lotus' home territory. It's merely the source of Lotus' funds home territory. Lotus will be forever rooted in the turnip fields of Norfolk. That is all.