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Jenson Button
6.41%
Lewis Hamilton
14.10%
Michael Schumacher
3.85%
Nico Rosberg
2.56%
Sebastian Vettel
43.59%
Mark Webber
1.28%
Felipe Massa
10.26%
Fernando Alonso
12.82%
Rubens Barrichello
1.28%
Nico Hulkenberg
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Robert Kubica
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Viantonio Liuzzi
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Sebastien Buemi
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0%
Jamie Alguersuari
0
0%
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0
0%
Bruno Senna
0
0%
Pedro de la Rosa
0
0%
Kamui Kobayashi
0
0%
Timo Glock
0
0%
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0
0%
Takuma Sato
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2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

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Old 03-31-2010, 02:34 PM
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Vettel. I always feel that if you're going to DNF, it's best to do it while in the lead. At least then you know you had it right. DNFing when you're laps down and off the pace is as bad as it gets.
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is speed covering the qualifying and practice?
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It's hard to beleive it's coincidence that Vettel has so many problems on such a consistent basis while Webber has far fewer problems and is not that much slower, at least not slower enough to warrant that kind of discrepancy in failures and problems. This is two years running now, and he's on pace to make the failures he had last year look like ultimate reliability.

Maybe RB (Red Bull ) should have Vettel and Webber switch cars to see if that one breaks under him too.
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I wonder if Sato fans will now side with Kobayashi who demonstrated talent equivalent to Sato in the last race
Old 03-31-2010, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Rouleau
I wonder if Sato fans will now side with Kobayashi who demonstrated talent equivalent to Sato in the last race
Talented as as any land missile could be.
Old 03-31-2010, 07:31 PM
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Vettel. Red Bull is the fastest, and if enough duck tape is used, the car might survive. Ferrari's tires shouldn't have issues heating up on the Malaysian circuit, so they will be strong, too. Just not strong enough.
Old 03-31-2010, 08:05 PM
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sato. i couldn't pick the winner in a one-car race.
Old 03-31-2010, 08:37 PM
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It isn't warm enough in Malaysia to give Ferrari cooling problems, is it?
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Originally Posted by Bob Rouleau
I wonder if Sato fans will now side with Kobayashi who demonstrated talent equivalent to Sato in the last race
Speaking as President of the Fan Club....no.
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I'm taking massa. schumi or rosberg will take out each other somehow and lewis will kamikaze into alonso and button, leaving vettels car to break again with 10 laps left. Massa for the feel good win
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Originally Posted by ajcjr
is speed covering the qualifying and practice?
Yes.

02 April 2AM Eastern time: practice
03 April 4AM Eastern time: qual
04 April 3:30 AM Eastern time: race
Old 04-01-2010, 10:27 AM
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A Red Bull HAS to finish 1st this race........ right???

What is all the talk of Kobyashi being the next Sato???? His wing fell off by itself and he went for a ride T-boning others. My money is on Webber being the next Sato...
Old 04-01-2010, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by wanna911
It's hard to beleive it's coincidence that Vettel has so many problems on such a consistent basis while Webber has far fewer problems and is not that much slower, at least not slower enough to warrant that kind of discrepancy in failures and problems. This is two years running now, and he's on pace to make the failures he had last year look like ultimate reliability.
Webber's car had suspension issues in Bahrain and he pretty much missed P1 and P2 that weekend. It's been OK since but who knows how long that will last. I think both Red Bulls are prone to grenading.
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Originally Posted by APKhaos
Once Red Bull gets their reliability sorted, its going to be a great season. Very tight between Vettel, Button, & Alonso based on the first two GP. Hammie is a threat if he can keep his head on straight, and Kubica might be a dark horse based on his Aussie GP performance.
I'd put Rosberg on that list too. If Mercedes can find some speed with new aero parts, he should be able to join the fight with 2 reasonable finishes under his belt already this season.
Old 04-01-2010, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry Herman
Really? According to your supposed Finnish "blinders-on" bias I thought for sure that you would have chosen Kovalainen.
Oh ****, I forgot! Kovalainen it must be!


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