Malaysian Grand Prix

Jarno Trulli on Thursday denied that he was on the verge of exhaustion after finishing fourth in the recent Malaysian Grand Prix.The Toyota driver is believed to have stayed in the cockpit of his car long after driving it into the Sepang circuit`s parc ferme, after successfully fending off Lewis Hamilton`s late-race advances.Trulli admits he […]

Ferrari have hinted that they may not replace Felipe Massa`s engine for this weekend`s Bahrain Grand Prix, even though the Brazilian failed to finish in Malaysia.
Massa spun out of the Sepang race after making a mistake while running second, and his retirement leaves the way open for Ferrari to fit a new unit to his […]

Formula One moves from the Far East to the Middle East this week as Bahrain

Jarno Trulli believes it will be difficult to repeat his Malaysian Grand Prix result in this weekend`s race in Bahrain.
The Toyota driver finished in fourth place in the Sepang race, giving the Toyota team their best result since the 2006 French Grand Prix.
And although Trulli admits both him and the team have been boosted by […]

After a troubled start to his title defence in Melbourne, the Malaysian Grand Prix proved to be a much more successful outing for defending champion Kimi Raikkonen. Ahead of the next round of the championship in Bahrain, Raikkonen looks back on his perfect Sepang run.“Obviously it`s great to win again. I had a really good […]

Jarno, fourth place at Sepang, how satisfying is that?It`s great. I really wanted the fourth place and I dedicate it entirely to the whole team. They have done a very good job over the winter, have given me the car to fight, they are supporting me and the race team did a great job all […]

Noritoshi Arai had only good things to say about Jarno Trulli`s and Toyota`s excellent performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix last Sunday. The team`s Director of Technical Coordination declared that it was the result of combined efforts coming together: the driver`s experience, quick work in the pits, a perfect strategy, and the contribution of every […]

Race organizers at Sepang have admitted that they are pulling out all the stops in order that the 2009 Malaysia GP will be a night race.
"After 10 successful years, we need a new challenge," Sepang International Circuit (SIC) general manager Datuk Azmi Murad told the New Straits Times, "and this is the challenge we are […]

Following the Malaysian Grand Prix, Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, discusses the race and looks forward to the next round of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship in Bahrain.
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes was unable to repeat last year`s epic Malaysian Grand Prix one-two finish this time, but its lead in both Formula 1 […]

Malaysian Grand Prix chiefs are poised to give the green light to turning next year`s event into a night race, following talks with teams and drivers at Sepang last weekend.
The circuit has expressed an interest in following Singapore`s lead and run at night, but wanted to hold back on making a firm decision until after […]

After the nightmare that was Australia, world champions Ferrari were very much in command in Malaysia. One-two on the grid and what should have been one-two in the race. Only a costly error from Felipe Massa prevented him following Kimi Raikkonen home for a perfect result.
The consolation was that arch rivals McLaren were unable to […]

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Kimi Raikkonen won the second round of the championship after using a hard-hard-medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre strategy in the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Raikkonen was joined on the podium by BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica, who registered his best ever Formula One finish with second place, finishing just under 20 seconds behind […]

Malaysian GP - Team Analysis - Race The following is a team by team summary of day three of the action in the Malaysian Grand Prix won by Kimi Raikkonen in dominant style for Ferrari…
 

The Formula One regulations state drivers must use both types of tyre compounds during every race.
Below is the order in which each driver used his tyre compounds in the Malaysian Grand Prix, as recorded by Bridgestone:
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Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) has won the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship after using a hard-hard-medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre strategy in the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
Raikkonen was joined on the podium by BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica, who registered his best ever Formula One finish with second place, […]

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Malaysian GP - BMW Sauber - Race Robert Kubica secured second position for the BMW Sauber team today in the Malaysian Grand Prix while team-mate Nick Heidfeld battled hard to finish sixth in the sister F1…
 

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Q. Kimi, that was a fantastic win and from the start it looked like a very close race between you and your teammate Felipe Massa.
Kimi Raikkonen: Yeah, I think so. We were pretty similar speed-wise. Once he went into the pits my car got much better because when you are one or two seconds […]

Mark Webber - 7th: “The start wasn`t fantastic, but we knew a lot of people would be on soft tyres at that point of the race. I got a really good run through Turns one and two and came out in fourth position. The first stint went okay, but I struggled a bit during the […]

Hirohide Hamashima - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development: “This was another hot race for us and another race where our tyre performance was very good. Today was very interesting in terms of tyre wear, especially with the front tyres.
“For cars with better balance the tyre appearance was favourable, however, for those cars without such […]

Kimi Raikkonen - 1st: “I am very happy with this win, for me and for the team. It`s a shame that Felipe was unable to let us bring home a result that was within our grasp. At the start I came alongside Felipe, but I did not take any risks, knowing I was stopping one […]

Kimi, that was a fantastic win and from the start it looked like a very close race between you and your team-mate Felipe Massa. Kimi Raikkonen: Yeah, I think so. We were pretty similar speed-wise. Once he went into the pits my car got much better because when you are one or two seconds behind […]

Pictures from Sepang as Raikkonen races to his first 2008 win

Malaysian GP - McLaren Mercedes - Race McLaren Mercedes drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton finished the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in third and fifth positions respectively…