Friday, March 17, 2006
# posted by Rich @ 12:06 AM
Malaysia Preview
Selamat datang ke Kuala Lumpur. That means "Welcome to Kuala Lumpur". Thought I'd use some local languange this weekend (with thanks to my Malaysian friend David Lee for the translations).
With practice due to start soon, I thought it prudent to preview the weekend and offer some predictions.
Because Malaysia is another fly-away race, and because of its close proximity in time to Bahrain, the teams will basically be running identical cars to the ones they had in Bahrain. So what can we expect - well, pretty much the same thing that we saw in Bahrain. Malaysia is also another Herman Tilke merry-go-round, with a very similar style to Bahrain; temepratures should be about the same, if not hotter, thus I do not forsee any changes in fortune for this weekend.
Expect the Renaults, McLarens, Ferraris, and Hondas all to be quick and to be occupying the top of the times sheets. Also expect the Williams cars to be up there as well, and keep an eye out for Rosberg - I suspect he might go pretty well again. But really, keep an eye out for Raikkonen - he's clearly the fastest driver, and clearly has the fastest car, and will have something to prove this weekend. In a previous post, I tipped him for the win. Let's see if his car can hold together and if he can fulfill his potential.
With practice due to start soon, I thought it prudent to preview the weekend and offer some predictions.
Because Malaysia is another fly-away race, and because of its close proximity in time to Bahrain, the teams will basically be running identical cars to the ones they had in Bahrain. So what can we expect - well, pretty much the same thing that we saw in Bahrain. Malaysia is also another Herman Tilke merry-go-round, with a very similar style to Bahrain; temepratures should be about the same, if not hotter, thus I do not forsee any changes in fortune for this weekend.
Expect the Renaults, McLarens, Ferraris, and Hondas all to be quick and to be occupying the top of the times sheets. Also expect the Williams cars to be up there as well, and keep an eye out for Rosberg - I suspect he might go pretty well again. But really, keep an eye out for Raikkonen - he's clearly the fastest driver, and clearly has the fastest car, and will have something to prove this weekend. In a previous post, I tipped him for the win. Let's see if his car can hold together and if he can fulfill his potential.
Labels: Formula 1, Grand Prix, Malaysia
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