Only 9 laps into the race, the Malaysian GP was stopped due to the rainy conditions, only to be restarted one hour later. It wasn't however any less interesting, with Alonso eventually winning the race after withstanding intense pressure from Sergio Pérez. Lewis Hamilton finished third after an unspectacular performance.
The QM2 could have sailed around the track last year it was that flooded.spacer wrote:If I recall correctly, Canada last year visibility was ok on most of the straights, it was just the massive amounts of standing water and aquaplaning in some parts of the track that caused the red flag.
They had similar top speeds due to gearing I think. The AMG was bouncing on its limiter early on the straights.Unc1e_M0nty wrote:Even with two long straights I don't think the Mercedes DRS will be enough to get them on the 1st row, looking at the speed traps from Melbourne Mercedes & Macca were very close. I think Red bull will be Macca's bigeest threat then Mercedes & Lotus.
Thats a very good point, it's always a compromise, will Mercedes gear up toe30ernest wrote:They had similar top speeds due to gearing I think. The AMG was bouncing on its limiter early on the straights.Unc1e_M0nty wrote:Even with two long straights I don't think the Mercedes DRS will be enough to get them on the 1st row, looking at the speed traps from Melbourne Mercedes & Macca were very close. I think Red bull will be Macca's bigeest threat then Mercedes & Lotus.
I second that, I thought that he would lose it.1158 wrote:Nice slide and recovery by Di Resta =D>
