Malaysian GP Archives - World of Speed

Host Mark Webber won his first training session with Red Bull before the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. His best time was 1: 36.935. The Australian was 0.068 seconds faster than Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen. Sebastian Vettel was third. The typically hot and humid weather forced the teams to think tactically, and so for the most part they decided to procrastinate by using a harder rubber compound for as long as possible. The first fast laps were recorded after about thirty minutes. Raikkonen ran into some technical problems before and after his fast lap. He was bothered by KERS and the gearbox. Nevertheless, Finc managed to set a better time than Vettl, who drove 21 laps, which was the most in this training session. Fernando Alonso was Ferrari’s top-ranked racer. Its two hundred racing shouts

Paul di Resta, Force India racer estimates that higher air temperatures and tracks will suit his VJM06 race car better. The Scot is confident that the Melbourne achievement can still be repaired. “I think the warm weather will suit our race car,” di Resta explained. "We've been very solid in Malaysia over the last few years, so I think we have good reason to be optimistic. We still have a few things to fix, but we started this season well. We've shown that we can also race with a stop less than some of our competitors, and now we’re wondering if that’s going to be the case in Malaysia as well, ”said di Resta after teaming up with teammates Adrian Sutil with seventh and eighth place in Australia, serving the team with the best start to the season so far. Paul di Resta is performing

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