Fernando Alonso defied all expectations and carried his Ferrari to victory in Malaysia today in a rain interrupted Grand Prix. But driver of the day was Sergio Perez who drove his Sauber to a heroic second place. He should have won but for an error three laps from the close when he was hunting the… [Read more…]
March 24, 2012
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the second week in a row with a storming lap at the beginning of today’s final qualifying session. The Briton’s rivals had no answer to his time of 1m 32.219s. Jenson Button came close right at the end and will start second again, just as in Australia. Hamilton will… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
Sebastian Vettel raced to victory for Red Bull in a tense and exciting Malaysian Grand Prix, ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button and Renault’s Nick Heidfeld.
April 10, 2011
The Stewards in Malaysia have slapped both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso with a 20 second penalty following the pair’s lap 46 collision. Hamilton was penalised for making more than one defensive move, while Alonso was punished for causing an unnecessary decision. The decision does not change Alonso’s result but Hamilton’s McLaren is demoted from… [Read more…]
April 10, 2011
Sebastian Vettel has won an intriguing, fast paced Malaysian Grand Prix with a second dominant display of 2o11. The world champion had complete control all afternoon in Sepang, managing his tyres and pace among the heat and humidity to ensure his rivals never got close. The expected monsoon never arrived to upset the apple cart,… [Read more…]
April 9, 2011
Sebastian Vettel seized pole position from an electrifying qualifying session for the Malaysian Grand Prix with a sensational lap of the Sepang circuit. Against all expectations, the hour was a true dog fight between Red Bull and McLaren and it was only the brilliance of the German world champion which stole a tenth over Lewis… [Read more…]
April 7, 2011
The Red Bull front wing is back in the Formula One headlines tonight following the first round of press conferences in Malaysia. An obviously frustrated Christian Horner told journalists the other teams should spend less time focusing on his team and more on their own performance. Horner hit out after McLaren raised questions about how… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011
Formula One’s leading teams are making fighting talk ahead of the hot and humid race in Malaysia but everyone should expect Red Bull to still be out in front. The world champions say they may install the KERS device for the qualifying and race sessions this weekend and the raw pace of the RB7 will… [Read more…]
April 4, 2010
Sebastian Vettel finally took his first win of 2010 in Malaysia after jumping Red Bull team mate Mark Webber off the line as the rain held off. The reliability troubles which hampered the young German during the first two races of the year were absent as he led home the team for its first 1-2… [Read more…]
April 3, 2010
The 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix has the all the ingredients to be as eventful as last year’s event after Australian Mark Webber stormed to pole position. The Red Bull driver was easily the fastest driver after gambling on intermediate tyres in the delayed Q3 qualifying session, setting a time of 1m 49.327s to head Nico Rosberg and… [Read more…]
March 25, 2012
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