Sepang Circuit, Malaysia

So round two and its all change with the brilliant Williams guys blowing off Ferrari. A first corner collision was inevitable as two mighty egos rubbed tires at 140mph.Schumacher senior was dumped at the back of the field to recover whilst Pablo was given a spurious ten second pen for causing the confusion. That seems bizarre as round one saw a spectacular nudge from behind with none of the drivers being reprimanded. Anyhow Michael was going to let his younger brother have the best of it and quickly ploughed through the field from the back of the grid to top six. The two Maclarens again had a very bad time with both Mercedes engines popping early on. ...  Read the complete review

This is my first op for a few months so I hope it has be. It was the talking point of the Sunday morning after the Australian GP and while it was Michael Schumacher who came away with victory, it had to be Aussie Mark Webber who grabbed the hearts and headlines of the race. His stunning 5th place is more than a miracle for Minardi who have struggled to touch the top 6 since 1999 and haven’t scored 2 points since 1995. But now the circus moves north of Australia to the state of the art Sepang circuit in Malaysia, Asia. The track has only been on the calendar since 1999 but has become a firm favourite with the drivers with it’s challenging ...  Read the complete review

As always with my F1 opinions I’ll be identifying three drivers that are heroes and three that are villains as well as a hero team and a villain team. I’ll also be giving my general opinion on the race itself. Before I start I just want to apologise if this is a little less coherent then the Melbourne review, I watched the GP with a few friends of mine and copious amounts of alcohol and food were consumed. I’m currently recovering with a vitamin pill and an Everclear CD. Anyway… the opinion. * The Results – A few missing drivers * As yet there has been no controversy over the finishing order as there was in Australia. ...  Read the complete review

Sepang circuit is on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur and is the location of the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix. When you think of Malaysia it is not a country that you would expect to be a location for an F1 race on the programme of the Grand Prix world championship events. However, the Sepang circuit has the most magnificent modern facilities with very impressive multi-level grandstands topped with canopies to protect the spectators from the searing sunlight. The heat is a major factor at this circuit as it is not unusual for temperatures to be in the mid-thirties (degrees Centigrade) and the track temperature to be in the mid-forties. These ...  Read the complete review

So the infamous Formula One circus has left Australia under a cloud of uncertanty. Is the sport too dangerous? Should these road courses be banned in favour of purpose built courses? Well, they dont get much more purpose built than Sepang, Malaysia. Sepang was a brand new racing complex built and completed for the season finale 2 years ago. Since then it has grown into a drivers favourite. This may be because its challenging, interesting and a good mix of high and low speed corners. It should be to their liking as the current drivers put in many hours of consultancy whe nthe design was being created. Both Jacques Villenueve and Michael ...  Read the complete review