Malaysian GP 2012: Race Report

Think of Malaysia and you think of extreme heat and humidity, and most importantly, the R word. Rain. Storms were forecast for race day, which threatened to shake things up a bit. And shaken up things definitely were…

Malaysian Grand Prix 2012- Qualifying

After last week’s thrilling season opener in Melbourne, F1 headed to Kuala Lumpur, and  to a circuit that couldn’t possibly be more different. The sweltering heat and high humidity of the Sepang circuit, coupled with the ever-present threat of rain always produces a physically demanding and unpredictable race that’s tough on the tyres. Pirelli have brought the medium (option) and hard (prime) tyre compounds to Malaysia as the softer compounds quite simply wouldn’t survive the extremely high track temperatures, and as usual the strategists would have to balance differences in lap time with degradation when planning their pit stops.

Australian GP 2012- Race Report

After what seemed like a painfully long off-season, for the fans anyway, today was finally the day everyone had been waiting for: the first race of the 2012 F1 season at Albert Park in Melbourne. And if the weekend so far was anything to go by, it certainly wasn’t going to be a boring one.

Australian Grand Prix 2012- Qualifying

After three free practice sessions in which not a lot of running happened, a surprising number of drivers took excursions into the gravel, and some unfamiliar names found themselves at the top (and indeed bottom) of the timesheets, it was anyone’s guess who’d be lining up where tomorrow.

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