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Well thats debatable.

If the Barca spec exhaust is so good, why didnt they run it in Melbourne? I have e feeling that RBR still doesnt have their exhausts solution nailed dawn, and that Mclaren and Mercedes definitely have the jump on them in that department

They must be using this session as an extended test, as track conditions will change massively over the next couple days

Lewis Hamilton maintains McLaren form with fastest time in first Sepang session

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.021s 19

2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m38.535s + 0.514 21

3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.813s + 0.792 21

4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.826s + 0.805 19

5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m38.919s + 0.898 17

6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.092s + 1.071 20

7. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m39.128s + 1.107 22

8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.298s + 1.277 23

9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.323s + 1.302 15

10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m39.440s + 1.419 19

11. Valterri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m39.724s + 1.703 23

12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.783s + 1.762 23

13. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.896s + 1.875 16

14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.910s + 1.889 21

15. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.980s + 1.959 23

16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.099s + 2.078 23

17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m40.247s + 2.226 19

18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.469s + 2.448 23

19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m40.857s + 2.836 25

20. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.085s + 3.064 23

21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.170s + 5.149 18

22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m44.580s + 6.559 14

23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m45.360s + 7.339 8

24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m45.528s + 7.507 18

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/98261

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he looks worried...

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how long did it take him to grow his beard???

two, three seasons???

Lewis Hamilton stays on top in second practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.172 28

2. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.533s + 0.361 34

3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.535s + 0.363 29

4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.696s + 0.524 34

5. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.853s + 0.681 33

6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.891s + 0.719 27

7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.133s + 0.961 29

8. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.297s + 1.125 33

9. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m39.311s + 1.139 22

10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.402s + 1.230 25

11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.444s + 1.272 35

12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m39.464s + 1.292 26

13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.625s + 1.453 20

14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.687s + 1.515 16

15. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m39.696s + 1.524 29

16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.271s + 2.099 27

17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m40.678s + 2.506 34

18. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.947s + 2.775 33

19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m41.464s + 3.292 25

20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.681s + 3.509 20

21. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m42.594s + 4.422 18

22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.874s + 4.702 24

23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m43.658s + 5.486 18

24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m43.283s + 5.561 22

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98267

let's be frank- you could cut a faster 60 foot time in a Smart car running on 1 cylinder than Webber usually manages in an F1 car

Lewis Hamilton maintains McLaren form with fastest time in first Sepang session

Lewis Hamilton stays on top in second practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix

that's my nigga!

well he's top-deck, but y'know

let's be frank- you could cut a faster 60 foot time in a Smart car running on 1 cylinder than Webber usually manages in an F1 car

Never a more accurate word spoken.

Post Race after Melb was something along the lines of "gotta look at the start, not sure if it was the car or me"

LOL... We all know the answer.

Raikkonen gets five-place grid penalty in the Malaysian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen is to lose five places on the grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix after a gearbox change following the second free practice.

Shortly after the session concluded, Lotus wrote on Twitter that an issue with the Finn's gearbox meant it would be changed before the start of the third and final practice session.

The team confirmed the change to AUTOSPORT, meaning Raikkonen looks set to lose five places.The problem arose after Raikkonen went off the track during the Australian Grand Prix,

where his radiator was filled with grass clippings, thus overheating the gearbox during the race.

A post-race analysis showed the gearbox's bearing cage had started to fail and so the team has been forced to replace it as it was unsure it would last another race distance.

The change follows an unhappy qualifying session in Australia, when the Finn failed to make it out of Q1 when he backed off a flying lap in the mistaken belief he had time to make it to the line before the chequered flag came out.

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/98302

After a disappointing weekend in Australia, Felipe Massa was more upbeat after Friday's practice in which he used a new chassis.

"I started in the morning with a completely different car and it felt good," Massa told reporters.

"The car is more normal, so we can be more competitive here compared to [Fernando] Alonso."

http://www.planetf1....-by-new-chassis

lets be honest, ^ that"s going to be irrelevant when it rains.

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