MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX MARCH 28-30, 2014

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1 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX MARCH 28-30, 2014

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3 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Editorial 3 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX EDITOR: Gordon Lomas ART DIRECTOR: Steven Neumann DESIGN: Kirstie Fuentes SALES/MARKETING: Leisa Emberson PARTNERS: Armor All Castrol Edge Coates Hire Crimsafe Dunlop Porsche Beko Tata Motors Jobstop Pirtek Proton Mercedes has the edge but one win doesn t make a season A s Lotus can attest, a win in the opening round does not necessarily define a season as a successful one for a team. Following Kimi Raikkonen s 2013 Australian GP win, Lotus floundered for the remainder of the year. Mercedes has remained coy about its advantage over the field in the wake of the biggest technical and sporting regulation changes in grand prix history. Nico Rosberg had 24.5s in his pocket crossing the finish line in Melbourne. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton had suffered a troublesome cylinder in his W05, forcing his early retirement. Mercedes were clearly the fastest cars around Albert Park with a decisive margin over the field. Contents IN EVERY ISSUE! 3 EDITORIAL/CONTENTS 14 CIRCUIT DETAILS 16 BAGMAN AND ENTRY LIST 18 PREVIOUS WINNERS 20 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS 22 INFINITI RED BULL RACING 23 SCUDERIA FERRARI 24 MCLAREN MERCEDES 25 LOTUS F1 TEAM 26 MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM 27 SAUBER F1 TEAM 28 SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM 29 WILLIAMS DRIVER INSIGHT 10 JENSON BUTTON McLaren s Jenson Button offers Speedcafe an insight into the new challenges F1 drivers face... The Brackley squad has decisive race pace and will go into the Malaysian GP as pronounced favourites. The pre-season test form stacked up at the season opening race although Red Bull, second over the line with Daniel Ricciardo before being disqualified over a fuel flow irregularly, had turned around its alarmingly low lead-up form. Both McLaren and Williams backed up their promise with the former seeing rookie Kevin Magnussen recover from a potentially disastrous start to finish second on adjusted positions following a stunning debut. Williams has prodigious pace as seen by Valtteri Bottas screaming through the pack to ultimately earn a top five finish although he was realistically on for a podium had ROUND MALAYSIAN 02 GRAND START TIME PRIX RACE DATE: CIRCUIT LENGTH: 5.543KM CIRCUIT MARCH NAME: SEPANG CIRCUIT 28-30, 2014 RACE DISTANCE: KM NUMBER OF LAPS: 30 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO Timing Speed Braking Sector Kmh T3 Sector CATERHAM Lateral Time 3 F1 TEAM 38.6 G-force Gear :35.1 Lap Time 32 MARUSSIA F1 TEAM 34 RECENT CHAMPIONS 37 TV TIMES Tom Howard Multimedia Journalist, Speedcafe.com COVER STORY it not been for a brush with the concrete. Mercedes has every right to remain cautious given the electronic problems with Hamilton s powerplant. Although this will easily be disproved if the 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 power units of Rosberg and Hamilton remain healthy over the 56 laps at the 5.543km Sepang circuit DRS DETECTION T T : T LAP RECORD: Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector Pit Lane :00 Local - 08:00 GMT 1: J P Montoya [2004] Circuit Safety Car Light Panels Medical Car Run-off Areas 5 Can Australia s new sporting hero fight back? Start Finish Gravel Traps RICCIARDO REDEMPTION 6 DRS ACTIVATION 2 DRS ACTIVATION 1 DRS DETECTION Marshals All-In-One Security

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5 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Cover Story 5 Ricciardo Redemption Can Australia s new sporting hero fight back? I n a cruel twist of fate, Daniel Ricciardo s Australian Grand Prix elation turned to deflation in a matter of hours after a fuel flow infringement robbed him of a second place finish. The race will forever be tarnished with disappointment for the West Australian but in time the 24-year-old will remember the moment as his full blown arrival into Formula 1 s top tier. This weekend s battle at Sepang will provide yet further insight into Ricciardo s skills and mindset as he prepares to respond to his Melbourne disappointment and deal with new found expectations. His performance at Albert Park will no doubt have ruffled feathers around the paddock none more so than his four-time world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Ricciardo has shown he is worthy of not only his place at Red Bull but his new found position at the front end of the grid. The question now is, can he maintain a position at the front and regularly contend for podiums and victories? Although visibly disappointed following the AGP disqualification, Riccardo s smiley persona has created an aura that suggests he will just take this on the chin and move on. If his performance at Albert Park was anything to go by we can expect yet more fireworks from Australia s newest sporting hero in Malaysia. Obviously we still don t have the pace of the Mercedes and we can make a lot of progress from here, he said after the AGP. I ve got to continue this now but the team has to be pleased with what they re seeing at the moment.

6 6 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Cover Story F1 s Next Generation Ricciardo s rise to prominence appears to be the start of a changing of the guard in F1, which was further highlighted by the stunning debut of McLaren s Kevin Magnussen. The 21-year-old Dane coped with the pressures of racing in a world championship winning team with ease, as he powered to a third place finish on the road. The result was later upgraded to a second as a result of Ricciardo s disqualification. Not only did Magnussen master the tricky new 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 F1 car, he also overshadowed his illustrious 2009 world champion team-mate Jenson Button. Magnussen showcased all the hallmarks of a potential F1 superstar in Australia with his debut performance among the best the sport has witnessed. His performance in Melbourne saw him join a club of just 16 drivers who have stood on the podium on their F1 debut. The feat has only previously been achieved on four occasions since Also the last F1 debutant to begin their career at McLaren also finished on the podium at the maiden attempt and then went on to win the world championship in their second year. After such a breakout debut, expectations will begin to mount on Magnussen s shoulders. Team boss Ron Dennis has already said his new driver has the potential to win the world championship. Following such praise, it will be interesting to see how he copes when the action continues at Sepang. Podium finishers on F1 Debut Giuseppe Farina - Alfa Romeo - 1st (British Grand Prix) Alberto Ascari - Ferrari - 2nd (Monaco Grand Prix) Dorino Serafini - Ferrari - 2nd (Italian Grand Prix) Reg Parnell - Alfa Romeo - 3rd (British Grad Prix) Peter Whitehead - Privateer Ferrari - 3rd (French Grand Prix) Luigi Fagioli - Alfa Romeo - 2nd (British Grand Prix) Jean Behra - Gordini - 3rd (Swiss Grand Prix) Karl Kling - Mercedes - 2nd (French Grand Prix) Cesare Perdisa - Maserati - 3rd (Monaco Grand Prix) Masten Gregory - Scuderia Centro Sud - 3rd (Monaco Grand Prix) Giancarlo Baghetti - FISA - 1st (French Grand Prix) Reine Wisell - Lotus - 3rd (US Grand Prix) Mark Donohue - Penske - 3rd (Canadian Grand Prix) Jacques Villeneuve - Williams - 2nd (Australian Grand Prix) Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 3rd (Australian Grand Prix) Kevin Magnussen - McLaren - 2nd (Australian Grand Prix) Magnussen is just one of a new wave of drivers emerging through the ranks. Toro Rosso s new Russian rookie Danill Kvyat could be the next star to burst onto the scene from Red Bull s burgeoning talent pool. The 19-year-old became the youngest driver to score a point in the championship s history after finishing ninth on debut at Melbourne. He also follows in the footsteps of Sebastian Vettel, who scored a point on his debut for Sauber in The decision to award the relatively inexperienced teenager a seat at Toro Rosso over Antonio Felix Da Costa appears to have been a masterstroke. But only time will tell if Kvyat can maintain his impressive start. Aided by a strong Williams, Valtteri Bottas could also become a permanent fixture at the sharp end of the grid this season, following his fifth position at Albert Park. The Finn has been on the books at the Grove-based team since 2010 where he has gained plenty of F1 mileage. With a season already under his belt, Bottas could easily be the next new face to secure a podium finish. Malaysia to turn up the heat The tropical heat of Malaysia is likely to cause teams another headache as they continue to battle with the reliability of the new 2014 F1 machines. Malaysia s unique climate of extreme humidity is set to test teams cooling systems to limit with the pace setting Mercedes team admitting changes will be made to their cars. Although the team romped to victory in Melbourne with Rosberg, reliability remains a concern after Lewis Hamilton s early mechanical retirement at Albert Park. Malaysia will be more difficult [than Melbourne], Mercedes chairman Nikki Lauda told RTL.

7 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Cover Story 7 In Sepang actually we are starting from scratch because of the high humidity and temperature I doubt that it will be below 35 C. In such circumstances, effective cooling of the Power Unit would indeed be a problem. We will have to make changes to the car to resolve the issue. Data from the Australian Grand Prix suggests the Mercedes is approximately a second quicker than its rivals at this stage, leaving the rest of the grid with plenty of work to do. McLaren, who bagged two podiums last time out, will have updates to its MP4-29 cars for Button and Magnussen as they bid to close the gap to Mercedes. Rivals Ferrari openly admitted that despite Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen finishing in the points two weeks ago, the performance from the team was unacceptable. The F14 T has proved to be one of the more reliable cars on the grid, which could come to the fore on Sunday. Team boss Stefano Domenicali has called for a reaction in Malaysia, but it remains to be seen if his drivers have the machinery to answer the request. Meanwhile, Red Bull, who surprised everybody with their Australian GP pace, believe they are not in a position to beat Mercedes this weekend. The world champion team has struggled the most with cooling in pre-season, a problem which could easily resurface in the race. The gap is significant, said Horner. The Mercedes is definitely extremely quick and I should think they were driving to a pace (in the AGP) rather than being stretched. They ve probably got more up their sleeve so we ve got quite a lot of work to do. FLASHBACK What was encouraging is that compared to the rest of the field, we exceeded our expectations. To be racing McLarens and Ferraris and beating them, after the pre-season that we had by the 20th lap we were into new territory in terms of distance completed by the car. While Horner has written off Red Bull s chances in a straight fight with Mercedes, Williams are yet to show their hand with the team and lead driver Felipe Massa believes they can challenge. Everything is possible now and looking how we are compared to the others, I would say Mercedes is for the moment too quick compared to us, said Massa But I think maybe after Mercedes, everything is open and maybe we can be there. Malaysian Grand Prix 2012 Twelve months ago in Sepang all the talk was about team orders and that infamous Multi 21 call. Sebastian Vettel won the race but the victory was shrouded in controversy as the Red Bull team instructed the German not to pass his team-mate Mark Webber, who had held a comfortable lead and would seemingly take the win. However, Vettel ignored the order from team principal Christian Horner and subsequently passed Webber and went on to claim the victory to the dismay of his team-mate. Team orders were also in use further back in the race when a frustrated Nico Rosberg, who was clearly faster than his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, was told to halt his charge and settle for fourth position behind the Brit. Will Sepang deliver another chapter in team orders, only time will tell...

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10 10 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Driver Insight DRIVER INSIGHT Jenson Button As Formula 1 welcomes in the new era of 1.6 litre turbocharged engines and energy recovery systems, McLaren s Jenson Button offers Speedcafe an insight into the new challenges F1 drivers face. It is a surprise to me just how different the new 2014 cars are to drive. For us when we are driving, the cars don t sound as good. It doesn t sound as good as the V8s or the V10s (but) there are quite interesting sounds going on, spinning up at stupid revs and, when you are on and off power, there are swishing noises from the turbo. Its quite interesting to drive. There is so much power at your disposal the whole time. There is soo much torque. I have never driven a racing car with torque before so it is new to most of the paddock. It is the torque that allows us to go through corners in second gear or fourth. Sometimes the higher gear works for you. It just depends on your driving style and the way you apply the throttle pedal, because whenever you put your foot on the pedal, you have torque immediately. As a result, its quite tough to feel wheel spin because you are not sure if its wheel

11 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Driver Insight 11 spin or if the engine is going up through the revs. Its very tricky. Its less forgiving in terms of gears for corners because you have so much torque. Although with that much torque if you spin up the tyres you have overheated them. You have to be so careful all the time and you are never sure how much power you can use. Even on brand new super soft tyres you are never sure quite how far you can go on the throttle pedal. Most of the time when you were in the V8 cars on super soft tyres you could feather the throttle before planting your foot. Now you are feathering it all the way up through the gears and another issue now is you can spin the wheels in fourth gear.

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14 14 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Track Details T T : Pit Lane 6 DRS ACTIVATION DRS ACTIVATION 1 DRS DETECTION 2 13 DRS DETECTION T SEPANG CIRCUIT GUIDE GENERAL Race Laps: 56 Very high ambient temperature and humidity Grip normally gradually increases through the weekend. No major bumps (track was re-surfaced after 2007 race) CIRCUIT PARTICULARITY Bumpiness: low Overtaking chance: T15 Kerbs: smooth Ride height setting particularity: none Engine severity: high Gearbox severity: medium Lat/Long grip: lateral Aero efficiency ratio: medium Track grip evo during w/e: medium / high Aero settings: high All-In-One Security Brake wear severity: medium Brake cooling necessity: medium Like Australia, managing fuel consumption in Sepang will be quite a challenge. Of the six main components of the PU, the ICE will be under the most pressure in Sepang. In the past, the humidity has made Sepang a little bit easier on engines since power comes down as the water content in the air increases. With a turbo engine, however, the air intake is controlled at all times regardless of ambient conditions, so those two long straights will really start to hurt. The two long straights of over 1km each give plenty of opportunity for the MGU-H to be recharged. The heavy braking points of the hairpin (Turn 15), first corner complex and the mid to low speed corners in the third sector should allow the MGU-K to recover energy to feed back into the battery. One of the hardest of the year for the Power Unit due to the long straights. The high air temperature is usually a concern as we have to choose the correct cooling level. The high chance of rain could also make the cars difficult to control due to the increased torque and lack of grip so the focus will be on good driveability without too much wheelspin.

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16 16 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Bagman and Entry List The Bagman says... Nico Rosberg s domination of the Australian Grand Prix has confirmed in no uncertain terms that Mercedes are the team to beat. Performances at Albert Park suggest the Mercedes is roughly a second a lap faster than the rest of the field on race runs. This is reflected in the odds for the Malaysian Grand Prix with both Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Rosberg firm favourites to take out the victory. In terms of speed, Mercedes has an advantage but reliability issues continue to provide a stumbling block for the team. Hamilton s early retirement from the season opener was confirmation that the W05 is far from being a championship winner. Ready to capitalise on Mercedes fragility are Williams. The team proved at Albert Park that they are next in line in terms of out right pace. Felipe Massa was unlucky to be taken out of the race at turn one two weeks ago, so expect the Brazilian to be on a charge along with his Finnish team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Arguably the biggest surprise and leap in terms of performance came from Red Bull Racing. The team had previously struggled for pace and reliability in pre-season testing, but in the hands of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, the RB10 has caught up with the rest of the paddock. Ricciardo showed he had the pace to hold off McLaren and Ferrari but reliability issues remain a concern as Vettel found out. Fundamentally the team have built a fast car but it will be interesting to see how long it takes for the team to unlock its potential. McLaren has made a strong start virtue of their two podium finishes in Australia and it would be hard to bet against them featuring in the mix at Sepang. In Kevin Magnussen the team appear to have unearthed a future star and alongside the experienced Jenson Button, McLaren could be a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, Ferrari were unhappy with their fourth and seventh place finishes for Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in Australia. The Scuderia will be desperate to close the gap to the front runners in Malaysia, so expect the Prancing Horse to do everything in their power to move up the grid Formula 1 World Championship Entry List # Driver Team Chassis Engine 1 Sebastian VETTEL (DEU) Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB10 Renault 3 Daniel RICCIARDO (AUS) Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB10 Renault 44 Lewis HAMILTON (GBR) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W05 Mercedes 6 Nico ROSBERG (DEU) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W05 Mercedes 14 Fernando ALONSO (ESP) Scuderia Ferrari F14T Ferrari 7 Kimi RAIKKONEN (FIN) Scuderia Ferrari F14T Ferrari 8 Romain GROSJEAN (FRA) Lotus F1 Team E22 Renault 13 Pastor MALDONADO (VEN) Lotus F1 Team E22 Renault 22 Jenson BUTTON (GBR McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 Mercedes 20 Kevin MAGNUSSEN (DEN) McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 Mercedes 27 Nico HULKENBERG (DEU) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM07 Mercedes 11 Sergio PEREZ (MEX) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM07 Mercedes 99 Adrian SUTIL (DEU) Sauber F1 Team C33 Ferrari 21 Esteban GUTIERREZ (MEX) Sauber F1 Team C33 Ferrari 25 Jean-Eric VERGNE (FRA) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR9 Renault 26 Danill KVYAT (RUS) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR9 Renault 19 Felipe MASSA (BRA) Williams Martini Racing FW36 Mercedes 77 Valtteri BOTTAS (FIN) Williams Martini Racing FW36 Mercedes 17 Jules BIANCHI (FRA) Marussia F1 Team MR03 Ferrari 4 Max CHILTON (GBR) Marussia F1 Team MR03 Ferrari 9 Marcus ERICSSON (SWE) Caterham F1 Team CT05 Renault 10 Kamui KOBAYASHI (JPN) Caterham F1 Team CT05 Renault

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18 18 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Previous Winners PREVIOUS MALAYSIAN GP WINNERS Year Driver Car Location 2013 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull- Renault Sepang 2012 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Sepang 2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Sepang 2010 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Sepang 2009 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes Sepang 2008 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Sepang 2007 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes Sepang 2006 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Sepang 2005 Fernando Alonso Renault Sepang 2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Sepang 2003 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes Sepang 2002 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Sepang 2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Sepang 2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Sepang 1999 Eddie Irvine Ferrari Sepang

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20 20 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Previous Winners CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS WORLD DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP NO Driver Nat Car Points 1 Nico Rosberg DEU Mercedes 25 2 Kevin Magnussen DEN McLaren Mercedes 18 3 Jenson Button GBR McLaren Mercedes 15 4 Fernando Alonso ESP Ferrari 12 5 Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams Mercedes 10 6 Nico Hulkenerg DEU Force India 8 7 Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 6 8 Jean-Eric Vergne FRA Toro Rosso - Renault 4 9 Danill Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso - Renault 2 10 Sergio Perez MEX Force India 1 11 Adrian Sutil DEU Sauber-Ferrari 0 12 Esteban Gutierrez MEX Sauber-Ferrari 0 13 Max Chilton GBR Marussia-Ferrari 0 14 Jules Bianchi FRA Marussia-Ferrari 0 15 Romain Grosjean FRA Lotus-Renault 0 16 Pastor Maldonado VEN Lotus-Renault 0 17 Marcus Ericsson SWE Caterham-Renault 0 18 Sebastian Vettel DEU Red Bull - Renault 0 19 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 0 20 Felipe Massa BRA Williams Mercedes 0 21 Kamui Kobayashi JPN Caterham-Renault 0 22 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - Renault 0 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren Mercedes 33 2 Mercedes 25 3 Ferrari 18 4 Williams-Mercedes 10 5 Force-India Mercedes 9 6 Toro Rosso- Renault 6 7 Sauber-Ferrari 0 8 Marussia-Ferrari 0 9 Lotus-Renault 0 10 Caterham-Renault 0 11 Red Bull -Renault 0

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22 INFINITI RED BULL RACING Chassis: RB10 Engine: Renault Sport Energy F Base: Milton Keynes, UK Team principal: Christian Horner Chief technical officer: Adrian Newey Chief designer: Rob Marshall World Championships: 4 All-In-One Security Sebastian Vettel Nationality: German Date of Birth: 03/07/1987 Debut: Indianapolis, 2007 Wins: 39 1st ( ) Other career Highlights: 2nd 2009 Formula 1 World Championship, 2nd 2006 Formula 3 Euro Series, 2nd 2004 Formula BMW ADAC Daniel Ricciardo Nationality: Australian Date of Birth: 01/07/1989 Debut: Silverstone, 2011 Wins: 0 14th (2013) Career Highlights: 2009 British Formula 3 champion, 2nd 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 series

23 SCUDERIA FERRARI Chassis: Ferrari F14 T Engine: Ferrari Base: Maranello, Italy Team principal: Stefano Domenicali Technical director: James Allison Engineering director: Pat Fry World Championships: 16 All-In-One Security Fernando Alonso Kimi Raikkonen Nationality: Spanish Date of Birth: 29/07/1981 Debut: Albert Park, 2001 Wins: 32 1st (2005 & 2006) Other career highlights: 2nd 2010 & 2012 F1 World Championship, 3rd 2007 F1 World Championship, 1st 1999 Euro Open by Nissan Nationality: Finnish Date of Birth: 17/10/1979 Debut: Albert Park, 2001 Wins: 20 1st (2007) Other career highlights: 2nd 2003 & 2005 F1 World Championship,3rd 2008 & 2012 F1 World Championship, 2000 British Formula Renault champion All-In-One Security

24 MCLAREN MERCEDES Chassis: MP4-29 Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106A Base: Woking, UK Group chief executive: Ron Dennis Racing director: Eric Boullier Sporting director: Sam Michael World Championships: 8 All-In-One Security Jenson Button Nationality: British Date of Birth: 19/01/1980 Debut: Albert Park, 2000 Wins: 15 1st (2009) Other career highlights: 1st 1998 British Formula Ford Festival, 1998 British Formula Ford Champion Kevin Magnussen Nationality: Danish Date of birth: October 5, 1992 Wins: 0 Other career highlights: Runner-up British F1 2011, Won Renault 3.5 World Series 2013.

25 LOTUS F1 TEAM Chassis: E22 Engine: Renault Sport Energy F Base: Enstone, UK Team principal: Gerard Lopez Technical director: Nick Chester Trackside operations director: Alan Permane World Championships: 4 (1994, 1995 (Benetton), 2005, 2006 (Renault) All-In-One Security Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado Nationality: French Date of Birth: 17/04/1986 Debut: Valencia, 2009 Wins: 0 7th Other career highlights: 2011 GP2 and GP2 Asia Series champion, 2010 Auto GP champion, 2007 F3 Euro Series champion Nationality: Venezuelan Date of Birth: 09/03/1985 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 Wins: 1 15th (2012) Career Highlights: Pole position for 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, Won Spanish Grand Prix 2012, 2010 GP2 Champion, 3rd 2006 Formula Renault 3.5. All-In-One Security

26 MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM Chassis: F1 W05 Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106A Base: Brackley, UK Executive director business: Toto Wolff Technical director: Bob Bell Executive director technical: Paddy Lowe World Championships: 0 All-In-One Security Nico Rosberg Nationality: German Date of Birth: 27/06/1985 Debut: Sakhir, 2006 Wins: 4 6th (2013) Career Highlights: 2nd 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, 2005 GP2 Champion, 1st 2002 Formula BMW ADAC Lewis Hamilton Nationality: British Date of Birth: 07/01/1985 Debut: Albert Park, 2007 Wins: 22 1st (2008) Other career highlights: 2nd 2007 F1 World Championship, 2006 GP2 champion, 2005 Formula 3 Euroseries champion

27 SAUBER F1 TEAM Chassis: C33 Engine: Ferrari Base: Hinwil, Switzerland Team principal: Monisha Kaltenborn Head of track engineering: Gian Paolo Dall Ara Team manager: Beat Zehnder World Championships: 0 All-In-One Security Esteban Gutierrez Adrian Sutil Nationality: Mexican Date of Birth: 05/08/1991 Debut: Albert Park, 2013 Wins: 0 16th (2013) Career Highlights: 2010 GP3 Series champion, 3rd 2012 GP2 Series, 1st 2008 Formula BMW Europe, 3rd 2008 Formula BMW World Final Nationality: German Date of Birth: 11/01/1983 Debut: Albert Park, 2007 Wins: 0 9th (2011) Other career highlights: 2006 All-Japan Formula 3 champion, 3rd 2006 Macau Grand Prix, 2nd 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series All-In-One Security

28 SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM Chassis: VJM07 Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106A Base: Silverstone, UK Team principal: Vijay Mallya Deputy team principal: Bob Fernley Technical director: Andrew Green World Championships: 0 All-In-One Security Nico Hulkenberg Nationality: German Date of Birth: 19/08/1987 Debut: Sakhir, 2010 Wins: 0 10th (2013) Other career highlights: Pole Position for 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, 2009 GP2 Series Champion, 2005 Formula BMW ADAC champion Sergio Perez Nationality: Mexican Date of Birth: 26/01/1990 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 Wins: 0 10th (2012) Other career highlights: 2nd 2010 GP2 Series, 4th 2007 British F3 Championship Class, 1st 2007 British Formula 3 National Class

29 WILLIAMS Chassis: FW36 Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106A Base: Grove, UK Team principal: Frank Williams Deputy team principal: Claire Williams Chief technical officer: Pat Symonds World Championships: 9 All-In-One Security Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa Nationality: Finnish Date of Birth: 28/08/1989 Debut: Albert Park, 2013 Wins: 0 17th (2013) Career Highlights: 1st 2011 GP3 Series, 3rd 2009 & 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series, 1st 2009 & 2010 Masters of Formula 3 Nationality: Brazilian Date of Birth: 25/04/1981 Debut: Albert Park, 2002 Wins: 11 2nd (2008) Other career highlights: 3rd 2006 F1 World Championship, 4th 2007 F1 World Championship, 1st 2001 Euro Formula 3000, 1st 2000 Formula Renault Eurocup All-In-One Security

30 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO Chassis: STR9 Engine: Renault Sport Energy F Debut: Sakhir, 2006 Base: Faenza, Italy Team principal: Franz Tost Technical director: James Key Senior race engineer: Xevi Pujolar World Championships: 0 All-In-One Security Jean-Eric Vergne Nationality: French Date of Birth: 25/04/1990 Debut: Albert Park, 2012 Wins: 0 15th (2013) Career Highlights: 2nd 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2010 British Formula 3 champion, 2nd European Formula Renault 2.0 series Daniil Kyvat Nationality: Russian Date of birth: 26/4/1994 Wins: 0 0 Career highlights: Won GP3 title in 2013

31 CATERHAM F1 TEAM Chassis: CT05 Engine: Renault Sport Energy F Base: Hingham, UK Team principal: Cyril Abiteboul Technical director: Mark Smith Performance director: John Iley World Championships: 0 All-In-One Security Marcus Ericsson Kamui Kobayashi Nationality: Swedish Date of Birth: 2/9/1990 Debut: 2014 Wins: 0 Career Highlights: Won 2009 Japanese F3 championship, 2007 Won Formula BMW UK championship Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 13/9/1986 Debut: 2010 Wins: 0 12th (2010,2011, 2012) Career Highlights: Won 2009 Asian GP2 series, won 2005 Italian and Eurocup Formula Renault championships. All-In-One Security

32 MARUSSIA F1 TEAM Chassis: MR03 Engine: Ferrari Base: Banbury, UK Team principal: John Booth Chief executive: Andy Webb Sporting director/president: Graeme Lowdon World Championships: All-In-One Security Jules Bianchi Nationality: French Date of Birth: 03/08/1989 Debut: Albert Park, 2013 Wins: 0 19th Career Highlights: 2nd 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2nd 2011 GP2 Asia Series, 3rd 2010 & 2011 GP2 Series, 1st 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series Max Chilton Nationality: British Date of Birth: 21/04/1991 Debut: Albert Park, 2013 Wins: 0 23rd Career Highlights: 4th 2012 GP2 Series, 4th 2009 British Formula 3 Championship, 10th 2008 British Formula 3 Championship

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34 34 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I Recent Champions RECENT WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONS Year Driver Nat Constructor Wins Poles Points 2013 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Jenson Button GBR Brawn Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren Kimi Räikkönen FIN Ferrari Fernando Alonso ESP Renault Fernando Alonso ESP Renault Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Mika Häkkinen FIN McLaren Mika Häkkinen FIN McLaren Jacques Villeneuve CAN Williams Damon Hill GBR Williams Michael Schumacher GER Benetton Michael Schumacher GER Benetton Alain Prost FRA Williams Nigel Mansell GBR Williams Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Alain Prost FRA McLaren Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Nelson Piquet BRA Williams Alain Prost FRA McLaren Alain Prost FRA McLaren Niki Lauda AUT McLaren Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham Keke Rosberg FIN Williams Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham

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37 Round 2 - Malaysian Grand Prix I TV Times 37 TV Times The Malaysian Grand Prix will be shown on free-to-air television live on ONE throughout the weekend. Saturday March 29 QUALIFYING Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Perth 6pm-8pm 5.30pm-7.30pm 6.30pm-8.30pm 6.30pm-8.30pm 3.30pm-5.30pm Sunday March 30 RACE Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Perth 6pm-8.30pm 5.30pm-8pm 6.30pm-9pm 6.30pm-9pm 3.30pm-6pm

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