Mar 30 2014

Formula One 2014: Sepang

It’s Spring.  It’s Sepang.  And it’s raining.

Now yesterday that delayed qualifying for almost an hour and there’s no telling what it will do to today’s race if repeated.  It will certainly wreck my beauty sleep which is just beginning to recover.

If I may summarize the 2 most trenchant developments without having to source them they are these.

Tires are much harder and fall off faster than ever.  Formula One seems committed to controlling the race via rubber.  Some teams were preseving their stock of full Wets during yesterday’s qualifying which ruined their grid position but may pay off today if conditions are damp.

Only Mercedes has successfully created a new 6 cylinder power plant (and only somewhat given that one blew up under Lewis Hamilton at Albert Park).  The Renault guzzles too much gas putting Ricciardo in technical violation of fuel flow rate rules and erasing his second place finish.  Scuderia Marlboro has produced a mediocre product that seems beyond even the legendary Alonso’s ability to turn into a Sow’s Ear, let alone a Silk Purse.  ‘Lord bless his soul because nobody else will’ Bernie is unhappy about the noise, which creats excitement you see and gives you the impression the cars are moving fast even when they’re not.  You no longer have to buy commemorative $20 earplugs and can actually hear the tires and the turbo and KERS kick in.

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  2. Now get the fuck out of the hotel rooms. there’s a very expensive race in town. The client entertainment show must go on.

  6. Hamilton

    Rosberg

    Vettel

    Ricciardo

    Alonso

    Hulkenberg

    Button

    Magnussen

    Masa

    Bottas

  8. they are out of DRS range for the rest of the race.

  9. They’re going to park it.

  12. Hamilton

    Rosberg

    Vettel

    Ricciardo

    Alonso

    Hulkenberg

    Button

    Massa

    Bottas

    Grosjean

  24. Hamilton

    Rosberg

    Vettel

    Ricciardo

    Alonso

    Hulkenberg

    Button

    Massa

    Kvyat

    Bottas

  36. Hamilton

    Rosberg

    Vettel

    Hulkenberg

    Ricciardo

    Alonso

    Button

    Massa

    Bottas

    Kvyat

  47. Hamilton

    Rosberg

    Vettel

    Ricciardo

    Alonso

    Hulkenberg

    Button

    Massa

    Bottas

    Magnussen

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