[gvataler]

i hope that if we have another wet race they won't decide again to make some 20 laps with the safety car on track like they did in Japan.

[DoctoNilsonDen]

Could be the first race where a driver that retired stands on the podium

Well, at last year's Nürburgring race, Michael Schumacher (retired) stood on the podium - to hand a trophy to his "friend" Ron Dennis

[Crilosajsamq]

As a Ferrari fan, you don't seem to have much confidence in your drivers F1boat, do you?

in the engines and I think that Kimi is competent, but not the best in wet conditions.

[ffdfriendforurr]

Alonso scored 18 points
Raikkonen scored 16 points
Lewis scored 10 points

And Massa scored 17. Not bad compared to these three.

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

And Massa scored 17. Not bad compared to these three.

How dare you?! Didn't you know that he is an average driver?

[UvgpXK0J]

I would say a wheel to wheel lover!!! I hope this race Massa can stay away from other cars!

If it rains I think Alonso, Vettel, Bourdais and Sutil can shine above the rest. About Kimi i have never regarded him as a very good driver in wet conditions, though he is not a bad driver at all!!!! I expect Massa to have a harder time in the wet and without TC... It can be a nightmare to manny drivers, even those that are supossed to be more skillfull.

I would love to see a wet race!!!!

[CoiI8XIj]

Exactly what I was thinking!
Where's MS when you need him?! He would have had a pretty nice score with 3 wet races.
Anyway we now got Vettel to impress in the rain.

Hmm... Remember Kimi smoked out of 3rd at the Nurburgring... so he may have got 22 - but that's just playing with statistics.

I'm still sitting on the fence about Vettel and his abilities. In the dry he wasn't faster than Liuzzi last year. His wet-weather skills are almost fabled, but I don't think they're really that brilliant. In Fuji he gambled on an extreme wet set-up on Saturday and the conditions remained on Sunday. He didn't spin during the race and set the 5th-fastest lap time, but spun Alonso and wiped out Webber and himself under SC.
In China he didn't spin out and had a very fortuitous pit strategy regarding the weather changes, setting the 13th fastest lap time.

He's quite a talent, but as I said, I have a hard time believing that he's quite as good as some people are saying, at this point in time.

As for the race:

There's still a 60% chance of rain for Saturday and Sunday.

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

He didn't spin during the race and set the 5th-fastest lap time, but spun Alonso and wiped out Webber and himself under SC.

We all know who's fault that was and how the rules were changed afterwards because of that.

[ptolerezort]

There's still a 60% chance of rain for Saturday and Sunday.

According to ital media the chances are now 90%

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

According to ital media the chances are now 90%

Yeah, and by Saturday it will be 10% and only 0.1% Sunday.

[scemHeish]

We all know who's fault that was and how the rules were changed afterwards because of that.

Yes we do. It was Vettel's fault.

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

Yes we do. It was Vettel's fault.

Wrong answer! It was Webber's fault!

[Pharmaciest2007]

Well, it has been raining over here for the past few days...

No drivers aid + rain = ???

[ThisIsOK]

= mess

Should be fun to watch...
but like ioan said....often it ends up being totally dry on sundays when its predicted to be wet

[Pharmaciest2007]

Wont be going to the race, but if I watch it at home, will update you guys about the weather before the race... If I am not watching it at home, then i cant...

[CoiI8XIj]

Practice 1 times:

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Pos  Driver       Team                     Time               Laps  1.  Massa        Ferrari             (B)  1:35.392           20  2.  Raikkonen    Ferrari             (B)  1:36.459  + 1.067  8  3.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:36.556  + 1.164  21  4.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:36.578  + 1.186  23  5.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:36.626  + 1.234  17  6.  Alonso       Renault             (B)  1:37.022  + 1.630  18  7.  Piquet       Renault             (B)  1:37.034  + 1.642  28  8.  Kubica       BMW Sauber          (B)  1:37.218  + 1.826  9  9.  Button       Honda               (B)  1:37.282  + 1.890  17 10.  Trulli       Toyota              (B)  1:37.540  + 2.148  24 11.  Heidfeld     BMW Sauber          (B)  1:37.649  + 2.257  17 12.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:37.649  + 2.257  18 13.  Barrichello  Honda               (B)  1:37.776  + 2.384  20 14.  Glock        Toyota              (B)  1:37.782  + 2.390  27 15.  Vettel       Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:38.219  + 2.827  26 16.  Coulthard    Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:38.232  + 2.840  7 17.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:38.707  + 3.315  12 18.  Bourdais     Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:38.798  + 3.406  25 19.  Fisichella   Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:39.046  + 3.654  21 20.  Sato         Super Aguri-Honda   (B)  1:40.178  + 4.786  11 21.  Davidson     Super Aguri-Honda   (B)  1:40.351  + 4.959  14 22.  Sutil        Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:41.269  + 5.877  5

Vettel spun off after a brake failure, Webber's car blew up, Sutil's engine blew up, Coulthard's car fell to bits after an off.

[QualityReachOut]

Felipe Massa dominated the opening practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix, lapping just over a second clear of the rest of the field.

The Brazilian led a Ferrari one-two ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen - despite the latter stopping with a mechanical problem just after the halfway point.

The Ferrari was retrieved under the red flag that was caused almost simultaneously when Sponge Bob thrashed another Red Bull
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65929

[BGThomasis]

Sponge Bob now that is funny as hell

[QualityReachOut]

Sponge Bob now that is funny as hell

I can't take credit for it however!

The Scot appeared to run wide across the asphalt run-off on the exit of the 160mph turn 12, but the real damage was done as he attempted to rejoin the circuit and was launched into the air by a lethal kerb on the inside of turn 13.

HMMMMMMMM! Rejoining at 160mph over a turn kerb? Can't waite to see that one! I'm glad the lad is Ok!
You would think they would go over things like "how, and how not to use a "lethal" turn kerbs in safety meetings

[QualityReachOut]