[Formula1]

oldmanken

That lap looked really rough from Kimi.

oldmanken

I expected better from Vettel.

Really can't wait to see what Schumacher does tomorrow... the Mercedes looks very good.

yotes

Vettel was on hard tires in Q3, wonder if that'll pay off tomorrow. Everything's really really close behind the McLarens.

Safety Stick

McClaren lock out! But should be an interesting race. Hopefully Hamilton or Button can keep the lead going into the first pits.

Mercedes still don't seem to be getting quite enough out of their front wing DRS boost.

s7apster

Safety Stick wrote: »

McClaren lock out! But should be an interesting race. Hopefully Hamilton or Button can keep the lead going into the first pits.

Mercedes still don't seem to be getting quite enough out of their front wing DRS boost.

Since Schumacher was the fastest of any car through the speed trap yesterday, I'd say it's working fine. It's simply not enough to totally make up for the relative lack of performance in the bends.

uean

Any good recommendations for sites to check for breakdowns? I seem to find either sites with a four page article per race event per driver (I simply don't have enough time to look at all that!) or a header page with lap times. There's gotta be a nice in between somewhere that you guys trust?

oldmanken

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/03/24/2012-malaysian-grand-prix-prerace-analysis/

It's not a bad look at the race to come...

yotes

Sidepodcast is pretty decent, though they seem to have less text-y write-y stuff this season than last, not sure what's up. I enjoyed their short feature on the hopeless six.

Safety Stick

High probability of rain! Should mix things up a little and plays into Button and Schumies hands no doubt.

Gaslight

All about the Red Baron and the Kimster this race. Let it pour!

Safety Stick

Button, being interviewed on the grid: "years ago I used to pray for a wet race. Now I'm on the front, keep it dry!"

oldmanken

Grosjean strikes me as very personable...

oldmanken

Sad if this goes to a safety car start. Really wanted to see if Button could pass Hamilton again.

Gaslight

Tony Fernandes and Owen Wilson. Rarely has so much douchbaggery been captured in one photo.

s7apster

Oh my god, it's so late where I live. Let's get this show on the road.

Safety Stick

All intermediates? This could mix up the strategy and cause some headaches.

Gaslight

Dammit!

Safety Stick

Good start for Webber and McClaren. Schumie must have lost his touch though!

Gaslight

Schumacher and Grosjean both screwed on lap 1... Are we ever going to see if Schumacher got tapped?

Gaslight

Rolling my eyes at De La Rosa/HRT.

So of course it was Grosjean who hit Schumacher, just what I worried about as soon as I saw them side by side.

Gaslight

GODDAMMIT GROSJEAN.

oldmanken

Grosjean is having no luck...

evilbob

Commentary dodgey for anyone else?

Safety Stick

If Button calls wets, you know that wets are probably the tires to be on. He seems to rarely call it wrong. Great move on schumie!

Gaslight

Red Bull pitstops, simply a thing of beauty.

Safety Stick

Nicely done Red Bull, great double pit!

evilbob

Missing these pit stops for Hamilton watch ads.

Safety Stick

Safety Car? Red Flag? What's happened?

Safety Stick

No Red Flag, just the commentators panicking because the box was hit by lightning!

HRT in tenth? got to love wet races

Foomy

Bleh rain and safety car, this isn't going to be done before 5 am now. Going to be so tired tommorow

Gaslight

Aw, geez.

s7apster

Foomy wrote: »

Bleh rain and safety car, this isn't going to be done before 5 am now. Going to be so tired tommorow

For me, the race began at 5 am. This red flag has presented me with a dilemma.

Safety Stick

Red Flag!

You know, maybe Malaysia should be somewhere else in the calendar. This seems to be happening year on year.

evilbob

Fuck sake. If they'd just put this race on a couple of hours earlier this wouldn't happen.

yotes

Remind me again who thought having this race start at 4pm would be a great idea.

Gaslight

evilbob wrote: »

Fuck sake. If they'd just put this race on a couple of hours earlier this wouldn't happen.

Well...it wouldn't make any real difference as far as the rain goes. It would give them more time to get the race in in case of these delays though.

s7apster

Gaslight wrote: »

evilbob wrote: »

Fuck sake. If they'd just put this race on a couple of hours earlier this wouldn't happen.

Well...it wouldn't make any real difference as far as the rain goes. It would give them more time to get the race in in case of these delays though.

Not much though. As they mentioned, there's now a 4 hour time limit on all races.

Safety Stick

it tends to rain at about the same time each day in the tropics.

yotes

And it'll be too dark to race in an hour and a half, starting an hour earlier would give them an extra hour to finish.

Gaslight

Safety Stick wrote: »

it tends to rain at about the same time each day in the tropics.

Hmm, is that the case? Hadn't considered that.