Malaysian GP weather forecast

Oh wow any bet's on how many cars will finish if it's wet..

 

Just a quick one brian not sure if you mean this model though..

Are you not going to the GP? I suppose it's rip of prices though, but I sure wish Silverstone was near me..
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I will be going Brian.I get there Friday night.Is the weather still that bad?Quick off topic question:Usually I go to KL with a friend but this year I will be meeting him there.I usually get a cab from the airport to KL city.Is there a fast train that goes from the airport to the city?Thanks in advance...Maurice

 

I don't know if I want to see a wet race or not. Given the last GP I'm a bit apprehensive about this.

 

+1 it would be better for them to race a little more on dry to get 100% prepared

I'm affraid there will be no car crossing the finish line if it rains this w.end

 

+2 I'm kind of scared that if it rains no one is going to finish. What worries me is that they will either go back to TC or lower the horsepower tremendously. I hope everyone can get it together and learn how to drive those cars. It is going to turn into NASCAR with the cautions and safety car coming out every 5 min. Now I will say it is very entertaining to watch, last race was awesome but in the rain I don't think anyone will finish unless they are going under 100mph. We will see how it goes.

 

If the drivers were doing it back in the day, they certainly should be able to adapt to it now. Hopefully the first race was due to the fact that it was the first time with everyone in a race situation and they've all sorted their heads out by now.

 

Thanks Brian.I'm not sure yet which hotel my friend has booked but he will let me know tomorrow.How long does the trip on the ERL normally take?

 

I like to see a light steady rain to spice things up and equalize the field.
No-one can drive in a heavy downpour making it more luck than skill.

 

Wet race without Traction control, somehow I see Massa doing a donut on the starting grid.

 

LOL

Fuji comes to mind. I put my $$ on Hamilton for a start-finish victory. Kimi 2nd and Massa DNF.

 

Over/Under: 10 laps before he crashes.

 

Me too!

Sepang wx forecast:

Today
Mar 19 Scattered T-Storms
89°/74° 50%

Thu
Mar 20 Scattered T-Storms
92°/74° 50%

Fri
Mar 21 Scattered T-Storms
88°/75° 60%

Sat
Mar 22 Scattered T-Storms
86°/75° 60%

Sun
Mar 23 Scattered T-Storms
87°/74° 60%


Carol

 

Isn't there a rule that the race is aborted when less than X cars are left? If yes, it will be applied for the first time if it really rains. Australia was already scary, and they had high temperatures and thus a high grip level there...

 

The loss of traction control is less of an issue vs. the cars such dependency on aero and lack of mechanical grip.

*sigh*

 

IMO, Massa will be going on and off the track frequently. LH wins, Kimi DNFs, the BMWs wear out their tires too quickly and are penalized, and then Michael gets 1 point due to attrition of cars.

 

If you studied Bernie's and Max' words before the season carefully, you'd know that the cars have an excess of mechanical grip with the new rules, and that overtaking isn't a problem anymore *raising index finger*

 

I don't think so. Remember Indy?

 

When Tiago Montiero makes the podium, you know something is incredibly wrong

 

Most definitely - only race I've been to where the SWAT teams appeared in all their glory.

This is in the sporting regs:

If for whatever reason it is impossible to resume the race, the rules state that “the results will be taken at the end of the penultimate lap before the lap during which the signal to suspend the race was given”.

Carol

 

I don't believe there is a rule where they cancel the race due to the amount of cars. Monaco in 96 was especially hectic. What was it... 4 cars finished? As for Massa doing a donut in Malaysia on the starting grid.... didn't he do that in Australia already?

The rain is going to make things interesting. Especially for those that didn't get to do a full race without traction control.

I'm sure Hamilton will do well since... well.. he always does well. Most likely Heikki, Kimi, and Lewis will be on the podium.