2015 Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying Thread

Alienturnedhuman · Post by **Alienturnedhuman** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:11 am

10 minutes into qualifying and no thread. We're slacking... I had to triple check one hadn't been started.

Vettel's time seems crazy quick if those tyres are supposed to be over a second slower, yet the BBC commentators seem to have missed that.

Lojik · Post by **Lojik** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:15 am

Alienturnedhuman wrote:
Vettel's time seems crazy quick if those tyres are supposed to be over a second slower, yet the BBC commentators seem to have missed that.

Yeah, this could end up being a lot closer than expected. And those clouds look very threatening too.

Bacus · Post by **Bacus** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:17 am

Ferrari are 0,5 sec adrift of Merc on the slower tyre...

wolfie81 · Post by **wolfie81** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:19 am

Vettel and Sainz both 1.39.814

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:20 am

Honda engine still sounding rough on initial power application. But it is sounding bit better.

Clouseau · Post by **Clouseau** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:21 am

Ericsson is flying

Bacus · Post by **Bacus** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:21 am

....and it's 1-0 to Button

Llotyhy · Post by **Llotyhy** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:22 am

I just love this GP. The track layout is awesome and challenging, the stands are awesome, the ever looming thunderclouds, the hot temperatures and humidity.

Give me this over most European GP's any day. Yeah, I know, unpopular opinion...

phazblade · Post by **phazblade** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:24 am

Keep yer hat on Nikki - dont want to be a lightening conductor

Lojik · Post by **Lojik** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:25 am

Never seen the entire field so desperate to get out onto the track

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:25 am

Awesome lightning going on. Unsurprisingly queing at the pit lane

phazblade · Post by **phazblade** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:26 am

The weather certainly gets the Teams out there early and keen to perform

Has Bernie got a Lightening Bolt Button

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:27 am

Nico being told this first lap is "important. First lap is it". They are all panicing a bit

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:28 am

Nice sparks out the back of Vettels Ferrari there. This should be a good session.

Prema · Post by **Prema** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:29 am

Q2... looks like racing, not qualifying..

wolfie81 · Post by **wolfie81** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:29 am

Haha this is like a race

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:29 am

And here somes the rain.

Zoue · Post by **Zoue** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:31 am

Oh Kimi you fool

wolfie81 · Post by **wolfie81** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:32 am

And that is it for q2

Water · Post by **Water** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:32 am

Zoue wrote:Oh Kimi you fool

What did he do wrong? Got stuck in a really bad position, like Hamilton et al - the difference being that he didn't make it. Doesn't make me less angry, of course.

fifthace · Post by **fifthace** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:34 am

Wow, that was the most exciting qualifying session I've ever seen. One high-stake lap! Overtaking, and argy-bargy.

mikeyg123 · Post by **mikeyg123** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:35 am

All the guys I wanted to beat their team mates have lost to their team mates.

Zoue · Post by **Zoue** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:36 am

Water wrote:
Zoue wrote:Oh Kimi you fool
What did he do wrong? Got stuck in a really bad position, like Hamilton et al - the difference being that he didn't make it. Doesn't make me less angry, of course.

If others could do a fast lap, then with his experience he should have been able to, too. Lewis was right behind him coming out of the pits. How come he managed to do it but Kimi couldn't?

I like Kimi, but he's so prone to qualifying mistakes it's not even funny.

Corskey · Post by **Corskey** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:37 am

Does Kimi also have a 10 place GI penalty for tunsafe release in Australia?

Prema · Post by **Prema** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:38 am

Corskey wrote:Does Kimi also have a 10 place GI penalty for tunsafe release in Australia?

No.

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:38 am

Zoue wrote:
Water wrote:
Zoue wrote:Oh Kimi you fool
What did he do wrong? Got stuck in a really bad position, like Hamilton et al - the difference being that he didn't make it. Doesn't make me less angry, of course.
If others could do a fast lap, then with his experience he should have been able to, too. Lewis was right behind him coming out of the pits. How come he managed to do it but Kimi couldn't?

I like Kimi, but he's so prone to qualifying mistakes it's not even funny.

Surely because Hamilton in the fastest car on the grid and Kimi isn't? Ham only managed 8th and Kimi 11th

Grizzly B · Post by **Grizzly B** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:38 am

Sunday morning Q3?

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:38 am

Corskey wrote:Does Kimi also have a 10 place GI penalty for tunsafe release in Australia?

No. Stewards decided there was no further action necessary.

JohnnyGuitar · Post by **JohnnyGuitar** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:39 am

This chat Crofty and Brundle are having...sounds like they don't believe Alonso's version of his crash.

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:40 am

It also looked like he got compramised in the final corner by the Sauber being very close ahead, which prevented him getting the power down as early as he would have wanted. Hence Hamilton got past him on the line.

Prema · Post by **Prema** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:41 am

fifthace wrote:Wow, that was the most exciting qualifying session I've ever seen. One high-stake lap! Overtaking, and argy-bargy.

... so maybe Bernie is not so off with his water-sprinklers-idea

Water · Post by **Water** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:41 am

JohnnyGuitar wrote:This chat Crofty and Brundle are having...sounds like they don't believe Alonso's version of his crash.

I don't think many people do after Button saying he couldn't tell certain things.

Zoue · Post by **Zoue** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:43 am

flyboy10 wrote:
Zoue wrote:
Water wrote:
Zoue wrote:Oh Kimi you fool
What did he do wrong? Got stuck in a really bad position, like Hamilton et al - the difference being that he didn't make it. Doesn't make me less angry, of course.
If others could do a fast lap, then with his experience he should have been able to, too. Lewis was right behind him coming out of the pits. How come he managed to do it but Kimi couldn't?

I like Kimi, but he's so prone to qualifying mistakes it's not even funny.
Surely because Hamilton in the fastest car on the grid and Kimi isn't? Ham only managed 8th and Kimi 11th

The times weren't particularly fast, so the only excuse would be traffic, really. The cars have shown they can go faster after all. But since Lewis was right behind him, then it's clear that Lewis managed the traffic spacing better than Kimi did. The team should also look at why they could get Vettel out in P1 and couldn't get Kimi out in P2, but once out there Kimi should have made the best of it. And he didn't. Again

LKS1 · Post by **LKS1** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:48 am

I couldn't help but laugh at Brundle's (?) comment towards the end of Q1 - something along the lines of 'there's a good fight going on at the back of the field with Alonso fighting to stay off the bottom'!

Covalent · Post by **Covalent** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:49 am

JohnnyGuitar wrote:This chat Crofty and Brundle are having...sounds like they don't believe Alonso's version of his crash.

Who does?

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:58 am

Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

pokerman · Post by **pokerman** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:59 am

Water wrote:
Zoue wrote:Oh Kimi you fool
What did he do wrong? Got stuck in a really bad position, like Hamilton et al - the difference being that he didn't make it. Doesn't make me less angry, of course.

He got too close to Ericsson which in turn then messed up Hamilton's lap

pokerman · Post by **pokerman** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:00 am

Saz wrote:It also looked like he got compramised in the final corner by the Sauber being very close ahead, which prevented him getting the power down as early as he would have wanted. Hence Hamilton got past him on the line.

Hamilton didn't get passed him

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:01 am

Are these conditions really too bad for full wets?

Saz · Post by **Saz** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:01 am

Qualifying starts again 18:15 local time. So another 15 or so mins.