Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix 2011

[phil1993]

Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix 2011
Round 2 of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship

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Race Date:  	10 Apr 2011
Circuit Name: 	Sepang International Circuit
Number of Laps: 	56
Circuit Length: 	5.543 km
Race Distance: 	310.408 km
Lap Record: 	1:34.223 - JP Montoya (2004)

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Practice 1  	03:00 - 04:30
Practice 2 	07:00 - 08:30
Sat 09 April 2011
Practice 3 	06:00 - 07:00
Qualifying 	09:00
Sun 10 April 2011
Race 	09:00

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Practice 1  	10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 	14:00 - 15:30
Sat 09 April 2011
Practice 3 	13:00 - 14:00
Qualifying 	16:00
Sun 10 April 2011
Race 	16:00

Standings:

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01   Sebastian Vettel   	  25
02 	Lewis Hamilton 	18
03 	Vitaly Petrov 	15
04 	Fernando Alonso 	12
05 	Mark Webber 	10
06 	Jenson Button 	8
07 	Felipe Massa 	6
08 	Sebastien Buemi 	4
09 	Adrian Sutil 	2
10 	Paul di Resta 	1
11 	Jaime Alguersuari 	0
12 	Nick Heidfeld 	0
13 	Jarno Trulli 	0
14 	Jerome d'Ambrosio 	0
15 	Timo Glock 	0
16 	Sergio Perez 	0
17 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0
18 	Rubens Barrichello 	0
19 	Nico Rosberg 	0
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	0
21 	Michael Schumacher 	0
22 	Pastor Maldonado 	0

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01 	RBR-Renault  	35
02 	McLaren-Mercedes 	26
03 	Ferrari 	18
04 	Renault 	15
05 	STR-Ferrari 	4
06 	Force India-Mercedes 	3
07 	Lotus-Renault 	0
08 	Virgin-Cosworth 	0
09 	Sauber-Ferrari 	0
10 	Williams-Cosworth 	0
11 	Mercedes GP 	0

Onboard lap:


Past winners:
2010 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2009 - Jenson Button (Brawn)
2008 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
2006 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault)

Prediction competition
Weather forecast: TBA

Who will take pole & the win?
Can Red Bull stay ahead or can McLaren & Ferrari catch up?
Can Alonso get ahead of Petrov?
What about the midfield?
Will HRT qualify?
Will KERS & DRS work better on a proper track?

[Edi96]

Any information how long the DRS zone will be? Will it start just after the last corner or somewhere else on the straight?

[phil1993]

I'm hoping it will be leading onto the back straight.

[sdutt]

I'm hoping it will be leading onto the back straight.

i agree and it should be for entire length, not for just a particular distance

the malaysian track seems to be made up of multiple colored strings

[JoostLamers]

I'm hoping it will be leading onto the back straight.

Not the main straight..?

[shailf1]

The DRS zone will be extended from 600m to 700m after it didn't prove as effective in Albert Park.

In Sepang, however, the drivers will already be at full-throttle as they enter the DRS activation zone - this may well show us the full effect of the system and will give the FIA a real indication of what regulations will need to be put in-place to govern the device.

DRS to be activated in the middle of a straight??, interesting!

Full article :
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/02906

[Edi96]

The DRS zone will be extended from 600m to 700m after it didn't prove as effective in Albert Park.

In Sepang, however, the drivers will already be at full-throttle as they enter the DRS activation zone - this may well show us the full effect of the system and will give the FIA a real indication of what regulations will need to be put in-place to govern the device.

DRS to be activated in the middle of a straight??, interesting!

Full article :
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/02906

Thanks! The main straight is very wide and 920m long. With a 700m DRS zone we should see plenty of overtaking there. The driver ahead will have a difficult time to defend his position in these drag races down to turn 1.

[phil1993]

It should be the back straight, because then you have chance 1 down into the hairpin, have the cut back and then chance 2 into Turns 1/2.

[Edi96]

After the main straight you can take a different line at Turn 1 and re-pass at Turn 2. Moreover you have another chance at Turn 3. A further advantage is that you pass the start/finish line in the DRS zone so you can use KERS twice.
I think they just want to give the fans at the grand mainstand (who paid quite a lot of money for their seats) the best show possible.

[shailf1]

plus the main straight is longer.
I think the detection should be before the corner leading to the back straight and activation allowed in the main straight.

[phil1993]

Yes. But if you have it activated at the start of the back straight, you can use it into the hairpin. Then you get the cut back on the main straight and then you still have the run to Turn 4. Having it on the backstraight allows 3 opportunities to overtake.

[shailf1]

Yes. But if you have it activated at the start of the back straight, you can use it into the hairpin. Then you get the cut back on the main straight and then you still have the run to Turn 4. Having it on the backstraight allows 3 opportunities to overtake.

but if it is that way then the car behind who gets overtaken in the back straight might come back and overtake you in the main straight. Then it becomes much like nascar with a lot of pointless overtakes.

[sdutt]

Yes. But if you have it activated at the start of the back straight, you can use it into the hairpin. Then you get the cut back on the main straight and then you still have the run to Turn 4. Having it on the backstraight allows 3 opportunities to overtake.

but if it is that way then the car behind who gets overtaken in the back straight might come back and overtake you in the main straight. Then it becomes much like nascar with a lot of pointless overtakes.

it wont necessarily happen, because the overtaken person wont be allowed to use DRS, and im still quite sure that the DRS is not advantageous enough to allow slower cars to overtake quicker cars IMO

[shailf1]

In Sepang the DRS zone will be on the pit straight rather than the approach to the final corner, which the FIA believes is already a clear overtaking opportunity.

For the same reasons it is likely to be on the pit straight again in Shanghai, rather than the back straight, which had been mentioned as the likely spot.

souce: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/03/29/fia- ... aysian-gp/

[JoostLamers]

In Sepang the DRS zone will be on the pit straight rather than the approach to the final corner, which the FIA believes is already a clear overtaking opportunity.

For the same reasons it is likely to be on the pit straight again in Shanghai, rather than the back straight, which had been mentioned as the likely spot.

souce: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/03/29/fia- ... aysian-gp/

The DRS zone for Sepang doesn't surprise me, but the one for China does...