Malaysian GP
Sepang International Circuit
Qualifying ended
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This is Jenson's 210th F1 start, tying him with former McLaren driver Gerhard Berger in seventh on the all-time list.
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What tyres to start the race on? That's just one of a million questions being discussed by the engineers at the moment...
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Pit: "The rain is due to increase to intensity 4 in the next few minutes."
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As the cars left the pitlane a few minutes ago, rain started to fall. The FIA has now announced a change in climatic conditions...
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Good afternoon from Sepang. Welcome to our live coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix on the McLaren.com Pitlwall!
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That concludes our coverage of qualifying on the McLaren.com Pitwall. Time for a drink. See you tomorrow for the race!
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The top 10: 1) Lewis, 2) Jenson, 3) SCHU, 4) WEB, 5) RAI, 6) VET, 7) GRO, 8) ROS, 9) ALO, 10) PER
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That's it, another front row lock out for the team!! And our first ever pole position at Sepang.
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Pit » HAM: "Cool the brakes if you're coming in this lap, and full KERS discharge on the back straight."
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Hamilton: "Box this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "We need to get in front of SCHU if you can."
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Pit » HAM: "We have enough time for you to do the out-lap as you'd like it."
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Pit » HAM: "SCHU has just gone half a tenth quicker than us in the first sector, but he's quite a lot slower in the middle sector."
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Pit » HAM: "You are currently P1 by 0.4s. Great job."
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Lewis plants it P1 with a lap of 1:36.2s. Great job!
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Pit » HAM: "Gap ahead 10s, gap behind 4s to WEB."
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Pit » BUT: "You have RAI 9s ahead. Track position is good, dictate the pace to suit the tyres."
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This is it then: Q3. Can we take our first pole at Sepang?
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Pit » HAM: "Okay Lewis, the session has started."
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Pit » BUT: "The wind is the same as in Q2. You have a 10kph headwind into Turn 1."
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Pit » HAM: "Lewis: ourselves, Lotus and Red Bull are the only people with two sets of new option tyres for Q3."
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Pit » BUT: "Jenson, both Mercedes drivers have only one set of new options left for Q3."
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And the fallers: MAL, MAS, SEN, DIR, RIC, HUL and KOB
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The top 10 in Q2 for you: 1) RAI, 2) BUT, 3) ROS, 4) SCHU, 5) HAM, 6) GRO, 7) WEB, 8) ALO, 9) VET, 10) PER
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Pit » HAM: "Lewis, I can confirm that we're into Q3. The session starts in 7 mins time."
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Don't forget that we have lots of people back at Mission Control in Woking helping the trackside engineers. Only without the heat!
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Pit » HAM: "We won't be going again, we believe we're safely through."
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Pit » HAM: "Understood, Lewis. We saw there was no time to react whatsoever."
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Hamilton: "MAL went off when I was on my lap. I didn't see any yellow flags."
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Pit » HAM: "Your first sector is very good. There's maybe 0.2s to find in Sector 3."
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Pit » HAM: "We're P3. Box this lap please."
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Pit » BUT: "It was still a strong lap time. We're comfortably through to Q3."
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Pit » BUT: "You are currently P2. Box this lap, you have a 9s gap to MAS."
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Pit » HAM: "The closest car behind on a timed lap is PER. He's 20s behind."
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Pit » BUT: "Car behind is Massa. He's also on an out-lap and he has traffic behind him."
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Both cars head out of the pits. Come on boys, 37.0s please...
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Pit » HAM: "The session has started. The wind speed has picked up since Q1. You now have a head wind down the start-finish straight."
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This waiting in the garage is when the heat hurts the most. For the drivers it's like sitting in a sauna in overalls...
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Pit » BUT: "Q2 starts in two minutes. You have a new set of options tyres."
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Pit » BUT: "Our analysis of Q1: the option was worth about 0.3s per lap and there was about 0.2s of track evolution. We're looking at a 1:37.0s for Q3."
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The fallers are as follows: VER, KOV, PET, GLO, PIC, DLR and KAR
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So, at the end of Q1 here are the top 10: 1) WEB, 2) MSC, 3) BUT, 4) ROS, 5) MAL, 6) HAM, 7) PER, 8) RAI, 9) GRO, 10) VET
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Pit » HAM: "Time-wise we're 0.3s off the fastest time in the middle sector. I think there's time to be found there. We'll give you an overlay."
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Lewis is back in the garage too. Time to prepare both cars for Q2.
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Pit » BUT: "Understand, Jenson. You are P2, you are through to Q2. Box this lap."
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Pit » HAM: "Maybe 0.2s in the final sector and 0.1s in the first sector. The middle sector is good."
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Hamilton: "Where do I need to find time?"
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Pit » HAM: "You need to let WEB through before the end of the lap. He's now 2s behind you."
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Pit » HAM: "You are currently P1. Please be aware that you have WEB 4s behind. He's on a flying lap."
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Lewis's first flying lap is a 1:37.9s: P1.
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Pit » HAM: "Di Resta is 10s behind you. You can afford to back up a little before starting your lap."
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Pit » BUT: "You've got a 10s gap behind. All of the cars behind you left the pitlane with you."
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Both drivers leave the pit garage, and both are on the prime tyre.
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Pit » HAM: "A quick reminder that the pitlane speed limit has gone up to 100kph, and we think we're looking at a 1:38.0s to progress to Q2."
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Hamilton: "Yep, loud and clear."
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Pit » HAM: "Can you hear me, Lewis?"
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Pit » BUT: "Good. There is no rain forecast for the first 30 minutes, but this is Malaysia..."
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Pit » BUT: "Radio check, Jenson."
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Amazingly, McLaren has never been on pole position at Sepang. Let's see if we can put that right this afternoon!
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Lewis and Jenson are already in the pit garage. Such is the heat that they'll delay putting on their helmets until the last possible second.
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Guess what: it's hot! The mercury has been rising for the past hour and hydration for the drivers going to be vital.
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1 month ago
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