Malaysian Grand Prix

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Sep 30, 2017

• #1

In yet another twist the Mercedes which was supposed to be the car that would be quickest here, was way off the pace in practice.

Hamilton over a second slower than Vettel in 2nd practice, which is a massive gap in F1

All set for qualifying this morning. Could be another interesting weekend.

Are Mercedes sandbagging? Can't think why they would be though.

 

Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy

Jul 5, 2003

71,966

Living In a Box

• Sep 30, 2017

• #2

Vettels car broke down, this could be quite a race

 

Blue3

Well-known member

Jan 27, 2014

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Lancing

• Sep 30, 2017

• #3

This season has seen loads of twists and turns

 

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions

Aug 11, 2003

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Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls

• Sep 30, 2017

• #4

Blue3 said:

This season has seen loads of twists and turns

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Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

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Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Sep 30, 2017

• #5

Oh dear, Vettel out already it looks like.

 

Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy

Jul 5, 2003

71,966

Living In a Box

• Sep 30, 2017

• #6

Hillian1 said:

Oh dear, Vettel out already it looks like.

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Hamilton is no angel at times but real karma this for Vettel

 

sjamesb3466

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Jan 31, 2009

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Leicester

• Sep 30, 2017

• #7

Vettel to start from the back of the grid! ��

 

Frutos

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May 3, 2006

35,549

Northumberland

• Sep 30, 2017

• #8

What a shame.

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

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Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Sep 30, 2017

• #9

sjamesb3466 said:

Vettel to start from the back of the grid! ��

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Have the McLaren's not got any Grid penalties this race?

 

sjamesb3466

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Jan 31, 2009

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Leicester

• Sep 30, 2017

• #10

Hillian1 said:

Have the McLaren's not got any Grid penalties this race?

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Not that I have seen but still time for them!

Wonder if Max will equal things up tomorrow by taking Lewis out at the start?

 

Frutos

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• Sep 30, 2017

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sjamesb3466 said:

Wonder if Max will equal things up tomorrow by taking Lewis out at the start?

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I can't imagine he'd want to do Vettel any favours after Singapore.

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

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Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Sep 30, 2017

• #12

Rain possible for Q3

 

sjamesb3466

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Jan 31, 2009

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Leicester

• Sep 30, 2017

• #13

Frutos said:

I can't imagine he'd want to do Vettel any favours after Singapore.

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He does worry me though, great talent but needs to learn how to stay out of trouble. Wasn't his fault in the last race but most incidents have been of his own doing

 

Titanic

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Jul 5, 2003

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West Sussex

• Sep 30, 2017

• #14

Hamilton on pole
Raikkonen
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Ricciardo
Bottas

 

sjamesb3466

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Jan 31, 2009

5,182

Leicester

• Sep 30, 2017

• #15

All Lewis has to do tomorrow is make sure he gets on the podium and he will take a huge step towards his 4th title. A win tomorrow and he will be very hard to beat

 

drew

Drew

Oct 3, 2006

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Burgess Hill

• Sep 30, 2017

• #16

Well the good news is that a Hamilton win and Vettel failing to secure a point will mean Hamilton can afford to take 2nd place in the remaining GPs and still win. Be interesting to see what Ferrari do as Vettel didn't even get out of the garage for qualifying so must be doubts whether they can sort it enough by tomorrow for him to get some points! Deep joy.

 

FatSuperman

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Feb 25, 2016

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• Sep 30, 2017

• #17

Damage limitation tomorrow for Seb, perhaps the Ice Man will be able to hold his spot for him. Might be a bit of a battle between Lewis and Kimi but I suppose unlikely, hope we see a bit of a race

 

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

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Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Sep 30, 2017

• #18

What time does the race go off tomorrow?

 

SeagullofMalaysia

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Jan 29, 2016

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Somewhere in north Malaysia

• Sep 30, 2017

• #19

Hillian1 said:

What time does the race go off tomorrow?

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7AM BST IINM (2PM in Malaysia, but I might be fooled)

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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004

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Telford

• Sep 30, 2017

• #20

drew said:

Well the good news is that a Hamilton win and Vettel failing to secure a point will mean Hamilton can afford to take 2nd place in the remaining GPs and still win. Be interesting to see what Ferrari do as Vettel didn't even get out of the garage for qualifying so must be doubts whether they can sort it enough by tomorrow for him to get some points! Deep joy.

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It's reported to be a broken turbo - quick and easy to replace and they carry spares - they tried to use a secondhand one for qualifying to avoid a grid penalty but this failed on his out-lap in Q1 so effectively giving him a 20 place grid penalty. D'oh, poor management decision? Only saving grace is that he can now replace lots of engine parts and not suffer any further loss of grid position.

They're putting new turbo / engine / gearbox in over night which ought to give him reliability to the end of the season - but might all be too late ....