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2011 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice 2nd Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

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Qualifying

Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(04/09/2011)

3:57

Qualifying for Malaysia starts in under 5 minutes

Saturday April 9, 2011 3:57

3:58

Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 42 degrees

Saturday April 9, 2011 3:58

3:59

It is dry at this stage but you can never discount thundersorms here

Saturday April 9, 2011 3:59

4:00

First qualifying session gets underway but no one goes out straight away

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:00

4:00

Liuzzi is the first out

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:00

4:01

HRT have to work very hard to get within the 107% of the best time

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:01

4:01

di Resta follows

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:01

4:02

More drivers go out

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:02

4:03

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

hi guys finally live tv here in aus! ED - Enjoy ;-)

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:03 Andy from Aus

4:04

A 1:43.128 for Liuzzi which isn't too bad for a first lap from the HRT

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:04

4:05

di Resta sets a 1:40.334

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:05

4:05

Hamilton on a flyer

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:05

4:06

A 1:37.466 for Hamilton on the hard compound

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:06

4:06

Button goes second and Webber into third

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:06

4:07

Buemi into 3rd with a 1:38.144

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:07

4:07

Now Vettel goes second with a 1:37.468

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:07

4:07

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

i think next race theyare going to have lines on the softer tyre compound ED - They do have the lines already at this event

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:07 Andy from Aus

4:08

Alguersuari into 3rd with a 1:37.735

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:08

4:08

Session stopped!

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:08

4:09

Sidepod from the Toro Rosso of Buemi has flown off his car and is in a dangerous area on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:09

4:10

The sidepod has been recovered and the session will restart shortly

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10

4:10

MyTeamLotus:

Jarno in the garage http://t.co/R3xIo5i [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MyTeamLotus

4:10

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.38.983 for Michael just now [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialMGP

4:10

MarussiaVirgin:

Fia man comes round and puts official sticker on nosedive #F1 http://t.co/wTh9Nwn [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MarussiaVirgin

4:10

Pastormaldo:

thanks for your support, Now I'm going to the Oris team sponsor event. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Pastormaldo

4:10

H_Kovalainen:

4pm at Sepang and massive rain storm arrived, precisely when race is starting on Sunday! http://t.co/Tjtq0zc [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 H_Kovalainen

4:10

MarussiaVirgin:

@MarkDEvans no. That's virgin Atlantic ;-) [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MarussiaVirgin

4:10

The_real_JB:

#ff @TheBig_Sam funniest guy on twitter by a mile #makesmecuckleonthetube [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 The_real_JB

4:10

MikeGascoyne:

Good session with both cars, thats where we expected to be from testing, much closer to the midfield [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MikeGascoyne

4:10

realTimoGlock:

@yellow_shades great one !!! Paul with the yellow shades [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 realTimoGlock

4:10

redbullf1spy:

The garage is currently rocking to the sound of Duck Sauce. At least I think that's what the kids call it, 'rocking'. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 redbullf1spy

4:10

karunchandhok:

Just been to the grid for the first ever race of the JK Racing Asia Series with @tonyfernandes [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 karunchandhok

4:10

ToroRossoSpy:

Free Practice 1: Ricciardo 12th, Alguersuari 13th. Buemi takes over from Ricciardo from Free Practice 2 onwards.... http://fb.me/UJcEGNcQ [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 ToroRossoSpy

4:10

MikeGascoyne:

Doing two runs with both cars, two laps on the first run, one on the second, both on the soft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MikeGascoyne

4:10

H_Kovalainen:

Another big earthquake in Japan, I hope no tsunami like previously... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 H_Kovalainen

4:10

narainracing:

Glad to be within the 107% [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 narainracing

4:10

OfficialLRGP:

Looking like we will get a dry start to qualy, but we are all keeping an eye on the sky. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialLRGP

4:10

ToroRossoSpy:

Q3 At Last! This evening's first qualifying of the season in Albert Park saw Scuderia Toro Rosso get into Q3 for... http://fb.me/RsqZqDlk [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 ToroRossoSpy

4:10

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Red Flag session - a piece of car bodywork on track [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialMGP

4:10

MyTeamLotus:

And @smnasarudin meeting fans! http://t.co/12D6MHS [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MyTeamLotus

4:10

WilliamsF1Team:

Nearly ready for P3 in which we will be doing evaluations of overnight setup changes and practice for quali

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 WilliamsF1Team

4:10

Pastormaldo:

hola, gracias por el gran apoyo que me han dado, ahora saliendo a un evento del patrocinante del equipo Oris, saludos Venezuela [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Pastormaldo

4:10

Sebastien_buemi:

Nice little warm-up session this morning! Now it is time to eat and head to the circuit! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Sebastien_buemi

4:10

Pastormaldo:

un día divertido con Oris Malasia, muy buenas personas, y agradezco la presencia de mis seguidores gente de Venezuela, gracias.... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Pastormaldo

4:10

H_Kovalainen:

Going to gym for a warm up workout, new day today [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 H_Kovalainen

4:10

Pastormaldo:

Good day with the Malaysia Oris guys in KL... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Pastormaldo

4:10

redbullf1spy:

Final practice in Malaysia: Mark's 2nd quickest (1:36.630), Seb 5th (1:37.175). Top of the sheets is one Lewis Hamilton (1:36.340). [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 redbullf1spy

4:10

WilliamsF1Team:

Pastor follows Rubens out for their first laps of Q1

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 WilliamsF1Team

4:10

NicoHulkenberg:

Back in Germany. It was hard to watch the others drive, but congrats to the team! Good result for us. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 NicoHulkenberg

4:10

OfficialLRGP:

Nick will be going out shortly. Some set-up tweaks to the suspension complete. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialLRGP

4:10

NicoHulkenberg:

April Fool! :-))) http://www.nicohulkenberg.net/en [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 NicoHulkenberg

4:10

WilliamsF1Team:

Check out our engineering pod summarising the team's practice session: http://www.attwilliams.com/multimedia/podcast/243 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 WilliamsF1Team

4:10

LucasdiGrassi:

Já estou em Sao Paulo, depois de alguns dias em Istanbul, pra rever amigos e familia nessa semana de luto. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 LucasdiGrassi

4:10

H_Kovalainen:

Downloading training data from my heart rate monitor, I've got every single session recorder since 2005. Good database [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 H_Kovalainen

4:10

nico_rosberg:

Eine schwangere Frau,Nico u MSC: Was diese miteinander zu tun haben und wer eine Entscheidung treffen muss,im neuen Spot! http://ow.ly/4vZLa [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 nico_rosberg

4:10

rubarrichello:

@TonyKanaan c tambem manooo...#tamojunto [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 rubarrichello

4:10

TheFifthDriver:

Feel the excitement: climb onto THE PITWALL with us! LIVE telemetry and commentary throughout qualifying: http://mclaren.com/formula1 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 TheFifthDriver

4:10

InsideFerrari:

Red flag: Buemi lost a piece of bodywork [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 InsideFerrari

4:10

NicoHulkenberg:

And I like my new comic http://www.nicohulkenberg.net/en :-))) [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 NicoHulkenberg

4:10

OfficialLRGP:

Track temperature is 46 degrees and air temperature is 30 degrees. 10 mins till the green light. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialLRGP

4:10

LucasdiGrassi:

Bom dia a todos! Fds chegando com F1 na Malasia. Qualquer duvida a respeito da F1 me mandem um tweet eu tento responder. Abs [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 LucasdiGrassi

4:10

TheFifthDriver:

Take a lap around the Sepang International Circuit with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' Race Engineer Jakob Andreasen http://tinyurl.com/6dbomd9 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 TheFifthDriver

4:10

clubforce:

Looks like we shall be close in qual time with Sauber, Toro Rosso and Williams as in Australia. So fingers crossed! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 clubforce

4:10

clubforce:

Track temperature: 41'C, Ambient Temperature: 30'C, Humidity: 68%. Phew it's hot in Malaysia! #MalaysianGP #F1 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 clubforce

4:10

TheFifthDriver:

Were you on the McLaren.com Pitwall for day 1 in Malaysia? If not, catch up on all our live commentary now http://mclaren.com/formula1 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 TheFifthDriver

4:10

AussieGrit:

drama with the bike boys huh,vale looked very comfortable until :((Lorenzo tidy.o and breakfast tv in Oz obsessed gossip and celebrities.. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 AussieGrit

4:10

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico is heading out [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialMGP

4:10

narainracing:

In an engineering meeting, all looking good so far. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 narainracing

4:10

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is running as well, on hard tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 InsideFerrari

4:10

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Don't forget to check our Live Data system on the website! www.mercedes-gp.com [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialMGP

4:10

The_real_JB:

#ff @andyvandal genuine stewarton legend. Had some funny headlines in his day too. #boom [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 The_real_JB

4:10

MikeGascoyne:

20 mins to go to qualifying, have to be in garage with 10 mins to go to be on the BBC coverage [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MikeGascoyne

4:10

rubarrichello:

@Amarsili hahahaha boa [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 rubarrichello

4:10

redbullf1spy:

Mark was top of both timesheets today in Sepang. Nice work Webber! Oh and it's quite hot here. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 redbullf1spy

4:10

clubforce:

FP3 ran to planned programme for the team. Longer runs on primes to assess balance and shorter runs on option tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 clubforce

4:10

Sebastien_buemi:

First day at the track! Enjoying the heat! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Sebastien_buemi

4:10

MarussiaVirgin:

@Nick47CRG density and shock absorption at different ambient temperatures [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MarussiaVirgin

4:10

rubarrichello:

ok my friends...on my way to the circuit...good day Malaysia [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 rubarrichello

4:10

The_real_JB:

Who's gonna win the grand national tweeps? #itsabitofalottery [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 The_real_JB

4:10

MyTeamLotus:

Both cars out on track [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MyTeamLotus

4:10

nico_rosberg:

What do a pregnant woman, Nico and Michael have to do with one another and who has to make a decision? Watch out... (G) http://ow.ly/4vZRv [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 nico_rosberg

4:10

NicoHulkenberg:

My arm still hurts a bit, but I am proud to officially announce another big sponsor deal! Full story: http://tinyurl.com/42l2yux [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 NicoHulkenberg

4:10

ToroRossoSpy:

We're here for the Malaysian GP, just down the road from Singapore, which made us think of all our fans over... http://fb.me/WeocZ3MU [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 ToroRossoSpy

4:10

MyTeamLotus:

@Teixeira_Angola and @davidevalsecchi before quali http://t.co/qr42D8D [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MyTeamLotus

4:10

OfficialLRGP:

Good session for LRGP, ending up with NH in P4 and VP in P7. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 OfficialLRGP

4:10

realTimoGlock:

@iSportOfficial yes Paul that a good one  [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 realTimoGlock

4:10

Sebastien_buemi:

@acacio88 je sais on me l a dit !!!! Tu te la fait belle! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Sebastien_buemi

4:10

Sebastien_buemi:

@maiqueperezf1 juste ce qu il faut!!! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 Sebastien_buemi

4:10

nico_rosberg:

Watch Nico on the set of making the new #Mercedes commercial spot in #Barcelona. (PR) #Mercedes http://ow.ly/4wASU [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 nico_rosberg

4:10

rubarrichello:

valeu galera...a caminho do autodromo...boa noiye ai e bom dia aqui...brasss [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 rubarrichello

4:10

nico_rosberg:

Nico am Set in Barcelona für den neuen Mercedes Spot. Making of video! (PR) #mercedes http://ow.ly/4wAUK [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 nico_rosberg

4:10

MarussiaVirgin:

Would it be cynical to hope it rains now? ;-) [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MarussiaVirgin

4:10

MikeGascoyne:

Heikki saying big mistake in the last two corners on his quickest lap, more to come from him also [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 MikeGascoyne

4:10

WilliamsF1Team:

Pastor just before P2 posing for pics in the pitlane

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 WilliamsF1Team

4:10

InsideFerrari:

Fernando left the garage, on hard tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 InsideFerrari

4:10

karunchandhok:

glad to see the Chennai Super Kings started off on the right foot !! well done @gurunath75 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 karunchandhok

4:10

realTimoGlock:

Good start in the weekend. Car is balanced hope stays same tomorrow. Lets see what we can do. Will be a crazy race on Sunday [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 realTimoGlock

4:10

narainracing:

Thanks for all ur support and wishes [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 narainracing

4:10

clubforce:

The qualifying for the 2011 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix starts in less than an hour #MalaysianGP #F1 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 clubforce

4:10

TheFifthDriver:

Jenson Button: eye of the tiger!

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 TheFifthDriver

4:10

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are inside the cockpit ready to go [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 InsideFerrari

4:10

The_real_JB:

@DuncanBannatyne where do your football allegiances lie? I would love it if you were a Glasgow Ranger? [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10 The_real_JB

4:10

"Part of the engine cover is gone" - Buemi tells team

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:10

4:11

12 minutes remain in the session. Alonso, Massa, Heidfeld and Petrov have not set a time yet

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:11

4:12

Fastest so far is Hamilton from Vettel (+0.020), Alguersuari, Button, Webber, Buemi, Schumacher, Maldonado, Sutil and Barrichello

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:12

4:12

Session restarts

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:12

4:13

Rosberg, Kovalainen and Trulli are out straight away

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:13

4:17

Perez is up into 7th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:17

4:18

Massa goes quickest with a 1:36.744

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:18

4:19

Alonso goes second with a 1:36.897. Both Ferraris are on the soft compound

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:19

4:19

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

any rain on the way? ED - Doesn't look like it so far

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:19 Andy from Aus

4:20

Kobayashi up into 3rd. 4 minutes remain and the drivers who set times on the hard compound may have to go back out

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20

4:20

InsideFerrari:

both our drivers are back in the garage. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 InsideFerrari

4:20

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo and jerome both going out for their second run. Options obviously [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MarussiaVirgin

4:20

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers left the garage on soft tyres. It is a safer approach in order to get to Q2 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 InsideFerrari

4:20

MarussiaVirgin:

Both PGCs out straight away. Don't blame them! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MarussiaVirgin

4:20

InsideFerrari:

green flag [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 InsideFerrari

4:20

MyTeamLotus:

They're off! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MyTeamLotus

4:20

OfficialLRGP:

Both guys are heading out now on the soft tyres. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 OfficialLRGP

4:20

OfficialMGP:

#F1 6 minutes to go in Q1 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 OfficialMGP

4:20

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico back on track, 1.38.717 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 OfficialMGP

4:20

MyTeamLotus:

First real runs completed - 1.38.645 from Heikki, 1.39.056 from Jarno [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MyTeamLotus

4:20

MyTeamLotus:

Both cars are ready to go and at the end of the pitlane [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MyTeamLotus

4:20

MyTeamLotus:

Heikki just set 1.38.645 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 MyTeamLotus

4:20

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Session just restarted - 12min to go [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 OfficialMGP

4:20

Heidfeld moves into 4th with a 1:37.224

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20

4:20

[Comment From Fa Fa : ]

Dont think so

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:20 Fa

4:21

Webber is on the track on the hard compound

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:21

4:21

Webber is 12th!

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:21

4:22

Button now in 4th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:22

4:22

Hamilton jumps into second with a 1:36.861

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:22

4:23

Schumacher moves into 4th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:23

4:23

Rosberg up into 9th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:23

4:24

Webber is down in 15th! Vettel is in 10th and hasn't gone back out

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:24

4:24

Session is over

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:24

4:25

Barrichello stays in 17th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:25

4:26

So the top 10 are: Massa, Hamilton, Alonso, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Button, Petrov, Heidfeld, Rosberg and Vettel

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:26

4:27

Knocked out: Maldonado, Kovalainen, Trulli, Glock, d'Ambrosio, Liuzzi and Karthikeyan

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:27

4:27

Both the HRTs have made the 107% rule and will start the race tomorrow.

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:27

4:28

MikeGascoyne:

Didn't make it but good to be racing, disappointed but a much better day for the team, well done everyone [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 MikeGascoyne

4:28

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.37.316 for Nico, P9, big traffic during his lap. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 OfficialMGP

4:28

clubforce:

Both Force India's through to Q2, with Adrian in P12 & Paul in P16. #F1 #MalaysianGP [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 clubforce

4:28

MikeGascoyne:

Good lap, we need 4 tenths from heikki to get both williams and into Q2 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 MikeGascoyne

4:28

OfficialMGP:

End of Q1. Michael P4 1.36.904, Nico P9 1.37.316. Out of Q1 MAL, KOV, TRU, GLO, DAM, LIU, KAR [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 OfficialMGP

4:28

InsideFerrari:

Both set the fastest laps but now we have to wait for the other cars on soft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 InsideFerrari

4:28

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.36.904 for Michael P4 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 OfficialMGP

4:28

MyTeamLotus:

Both cars back on track, come on boys! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 MyTeamLotus

4:28

InsideFerrari:

Cut off time is getting lower today [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 InsideFerrari

4:28

OfficialLRGP:

Only one run each for our boys in Q1 and comfortably through. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:28 OfficialLRGP

4:30

[Comment From Prasad Prasad : ]

everyone is just worried about webber here......thats it.... ED - If any of the drivers with the top teams appears to be struggling or in trouble, he would be mentioned.

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:30 Prasad

4:31

Second qualifying session about to get underway and Buemi is waiting at the pit exit

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:31

4:32

Session underway and the 2 Toro Rosso's go out and so does Hamilton

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:32

4:32

Webber is also on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:32

4:33

Buemi start his flyer

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:33

4:34

Buemi sets a 1:37.975

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:34

4:34

Alguersuari sets a 1:38.243

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:34

4:35

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:37.339

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:35

4:35

Webber goes quickest with a 1:36.080

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:35

4:36

Vettel goes quicker with a 1:35.934

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:36

4:36

Now Button goes fastest with a 1:35.569

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:36

4:37

Massa into 4th and Alonso in 5th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37

4:37

InsideFerrari:

Reay for Q2 green flag [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 InsideFerrari

4:37

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Q2 is on! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 OfficialMGP

4:37

MyTeamLotus:

Both drivers out, Karun talking to Jake http://t.co/KR8s1hp [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 MyTeamLotus

4:37

InsideFerrari:

P1 for Felipe and P3 for Fernando but none of the Red Bulls and the McLarens used the soft tyres so the classification is not realistic [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 InsideFerrari

4:37

InsideFerrari:

Both Fernando and Felipe left the garage on soft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 InsideFerrari

4:37

clubforce:

@Snehashish it will take time....we hope by the Europeans... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 clubforce

4:37

OfficialLRGP:

Times are so competitive to get in the top ten that soft tyres are surely the way to go for Q2 for most cars. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 OfficialLRGP

4:37

OfficialLRGP:

Looks like Q2 will be dry as well. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:37 OfficialLRGP

4:38

Schumacher is into 6th with a 1:37.086

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:38

4:38

Rosberg into 7th. The 2 Lotus Renault have not set a time yet

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:38

4:40

6 minutes to go and the top 10 are: Button, Vettel, Webber, Massa, Alonso, Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamilton, Perez and Kobayashi

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:40

4:40

The 2 Renault's are on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:40

4:42

Heidfeld moves up into 4th with a 1:36.811

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:42

4:43

Petrov is quicker than Heidfeld!

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:43

4:43

A 1:36.642 for Petrov

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:43

4:43

Alonso on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:43

4:44

2 minutes remain

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:44

4:44

Alonso moves into 4th with a 1:36.320.
Hamilton on a flyer

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:44

4:45

Hamilton moves into second with a 1:35.852

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:45

4:45

Rosberg in 11th but on a quick lap

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:45

4:46

Kobayashi moves into 8th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:46

4:47

Rosberg up into 6th and pushes Schumacher into 11th

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:47

4:47

Session over!

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:47

4:48

Top 10 at the end of the session: Button, Hamilton, Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Rosberg, Massa, Petrov, Kobayashi and Heidfeld

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:48

4:48

Knocked out: Schumacher, Buemi, Alguersuari, di Resta, Barrichello, Perez and Sutil

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:48

4:49

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico just posted a 1.37.170 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 OfficialMGP

4:49

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is doing his 2nd run now on softs [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 InsideFerrari

4:49

OfficialMGP:

#F1 5 minutes to go in Q2 [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 OfficialMGP

4:49

clubforce:

here we go.....Adrian Sutil in last few minutes of session [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 clubforce

4:49

clubforce:

Let's see what the boys can do with the VJM004 now...... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 clubforce

4:49

clubforce:

waiting for the right moment for Adrian too... need a clear run... [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 clubforce

4:49

OfficialMGP:

2 minutes to go, Michael P8 1.37.086, Nico P10 1.37.170. Both drivers back on track [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 OfficialMGP

4:49

InsideFerrari:

P5 with Fernando, P7 with Felipe but only one set of new softs available [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 InsideFerrari

4:49

OfficialLRGP:

Soft tyres for Nick and Vitaly as they begin their runs in Q2. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 OfficialLRGP

4:49

clubforce:

Paul 20 seconds ahead of Adrian...so he has a clear track [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 clubforce

4:49

InsideFerrari:

P4 and P5, respectively Felipe and Fernando, after the 1st run [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 InsideFerrari

4:49

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is doing it now [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:49 InsideFerrari

4:52

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

what are your perditions for q3? ED - The McLarens are strong so they may challenge Red Bull.

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:52 Andy from Aus

4:52

[Comment From nihil nihil : ]

..and rosberg pushes shumi to 11th..

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:52 nihil

4:52

The 3rd Qualifying session about to get underway

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:52

4:53

[Comment From Hanif Hanif : ]

go go ferrari

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:53 Hanif

4:54

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Saturday April 9, 2011 4:54

4:55

3rd session is underway and Hamilton is out on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:55

4:55

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

go webber maybe high 1:34?

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:55 Andy from Aus

4:55

Button and Webber on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:55

4:55

Vettel follows

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:55

4:56

Only 4 cars on the track. They can afford 2 runs while the others don't

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:56

4:57

Due to the soft tyre available

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:57

4:57

The 4 start their flyers

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:57

4:57

Button quickest in S1, Hamilton quickest in S2

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:57

4:58

Hamilton sets a 1:35.000

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:58

4:58

Button sets a 1:35.371

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:58

4:58

Webber into second with a 1:35.288

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:58

4:58

5 minutes remain

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:58

4:59

Vettel takes second from Webber, a 1:35.122

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:59

4:59

Still only 4 times set. The other 6 will go out any moment now

Saturday April 9, 2011 4:59

5:00

clubforce:

Session ends Paul P14 and Adrian P 17 for tomorrow's Malaysia GP [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 clubforce

5:00

clubforce:

Good lap by Paul...end of the session and both Force India cars eliminated, but good job by both [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 clubforce

5:00

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Q3 is on [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 OfficialMGP

5:00

OfficialLRGP:

And squeezing through to Q3. Nice job from the guys after just one flying lap in Q2. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 OfficialLRGP

5:00

OfficialMGP:

#F1 End of Q2 Nico P6 1.36.388 , Michael P11 1.37.035. Out of Q2 Michael, BUE, ALG, DIR, BAR, PER, SUT [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 OfficialMGP

5:00

OfficialLRGP:

No sign of any rain for the final part of qualy either according to the radar. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 OfficialLRGP

5:00

narainracing:

We've qualified ...... Now let's race!! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00 narainracing

5:00

Just over 3 minutes remain

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:00

5:01

Alonso on the track and so is Heidfeld

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:01

5:01

Massa and Heidfeld also on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:01

5:01

Hamilton and Webber return to the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:01

5:02

Now all 10 drivers are on the track

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:02

5:03

Alonso, and Heidfeld start their flyers

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:03

5:04

Webber goes quickest in S1

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:04

5:04

Hamilton responds with a quicker S1

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:04

5:04

Alonso goes 5th with a 1:35.802

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:04

5:04

[Comment From Prasad Prasad : ]

seems the ferraris have saved their best for Q3..........come on massa, alonso....

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:04 Prasad

5:05

Vettel quick!

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:05

5:05

Webber doesn't improve

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:05

5:05

Hamilton improves but awaiting Vettel's time

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:05

5:06

Vettel grabs Pole with a 1:34.870

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:06

5:06

So the top 10 are: Vettel, Hamilton, Webber, Button, Alonso, Heidfeld, Massa, Petrov, Rosberg, Kobayashi

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:06

5:07

[Comment From nihil nihil : ]

nope..the ferraris already gave up their best in Q1 and Q2..

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:07 nihil

5:08

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.36.809 for Nico [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 OfficialMGP

5:08

OfficialMGP:

#F1 P9 for Nico [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 OfficialMGP

5:08

InsideFerrari:

1.35.802 for Fernando 5th [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 InsideFerrari

5:08

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1 min to go - one flying lap [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 OfficialMGP

5:08

InsideFerrari:

All in all the maximum we could get today. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 InsideFerrari

5:08

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are on track with the last set of soft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 InsideFerrari

5:08

InsideFerrari:

1.36.251 for Felipe 7th [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:08 InsideFerrari

5:10

[Comment From Prasad Prasad : ]

seems everyone on this site is talking only about vettel and webber.......seems as if there are only 2 drivers in the race...... ED - You can cheer for whichever team you like as long as the comments are clean we publish them. Cheers

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:10 Prasad

5:10

[Comment From unknown unknown : ]

the race will be very exciting tomorrow

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:10 unknown

5:13

What is encouraging for Formula 1 is that 2 teams fought for the Pole and hopefully Ferrari and Renault will get there in the mix in the next few races. What we want to see is 3 or even 4 teams competing for the title

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:13

5:13

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

Good quali nice and close! hope its as close tomorrow! good luck guys cya for the race! ED - Thanks

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:13 Andy from Aus

5:13

[Comment From nihil nihil : ]

rain is the only chance for the ferraris..

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:13 nihil

5:15

The Malaysian Grand Prix starts at 16:00 local time tomorrow. Our coverage starts 30 minutes before the start. Join us then

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:15

5:16

[Comment From Andy from Aus Andy from Aus : ]

why fia talking to the red bull guys/? ED - Not sure really, cars are in parc ferme conditions and maybe a mechanic tried to do something. We'll know a bit later and will have a news article on it if it is significant

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:16 Andy from Aus

5:18

MyTeamLotus:

WOW!! Great quali, at the front and the back. We finished closer than ever to the midfield so the atmosphere is good. Measured joy. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:18 MyTeamLotus

5:18

karunchandhok:

@jakehumphreyf1 showing off his new ipad cover during quali !

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:18 karunchandhok

5:18

redbullf1spy:

Sebastian takes pole in Sepang, with Mark in P3 and Hamilton in between them. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:18 redbullf1spy

5:18

karunchandhok:

@grandprixdiary and me saying hello to my Mum @chitrachandhok !

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:18 karunchandhok

5:26

MyTeamLotus:

Some shots from earlier...

[via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:26 MyTeamLotus

5:26

karunchandhok:

Super quali - @MyTeamLotus very encouraging within 0.4 of Q2... Massive battle for pole, Mclaren made a big step but Seb dug deep again ! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:26 karunchandhok

5:36

karunchandhok:

@JRobertsF1 top bloke !!! [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:36 karunchandhok

5:45

narainracing:

Thanks guys [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:45 narainracing

5:45

MyTeamLotus:

The heat will be a challenge tomorrow - want to know how Jarno prepares his mind&body?Check our latest TLTV film http://youtu.be/ucil69ALYgk [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:45 MyTeamLotus

5:45

OfficialLRGP:

A good effort by @nickheidfeld in P6 and @vitalypetrov10 in P8. Hopefully we can come away with some more good points this weekend. [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:45 OfficialLRGP

5:45

MyTeamLotus:

FP3 and Quali report live right now here: http://bit.ly/gwYzCc [via Twitter]

Saturday April 9, 2011 5:45 MyTeamLotus

8:54