2009 Malaysian GP, 1st free practice: Nico Rosberg on top
Williams’ Nico Rosberg, just as he did at the Australian Grand Prix last week, has topped the timesheets in the first free practice session of the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg completed 27 laps with his fastest in 1:36.260, 0.045 seconds faster than teammate Kazuki Nakajima (1:26.305) and the Brawn GP duo with Jenson Button third (1:36.430) and Rubens Barrichello fourth (1:36.487).
Fifth and sixth fastest time for Scuderia Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa (1:36.561) and Kimi Raikkonen (1:36.646) ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:36.699), Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:36.703), Sebastian Vettel (1:36.747) and Toyota’s Timo Glock (1:36.980).
2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, 1st free practice results:
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.260 | 27 | |
2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.305 | 0.045 | 25 |
3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.430 | 0.170 | 20 |
4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.487 | 0.227 | 22 |
5 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.561 | 0.301 | 21 |
6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.646 | 0.386 | 18 |
7 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.699 | 0.439 | 16 |
8 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:36.703 | 0.443 | 23 |
9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:36.747 | 0.487 | 25 |
10 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.980 | 0.720 | 27 |
11 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.982 | 0.722 | 26 |
12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.025 | 0.765 | 20 |
13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:37.039 | 0.779 | 18 |
14 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.199 | 0.939 | 20 |
15 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.241 | 0.981 | 18 |
16 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.395 | 1.135 | 12 |
17 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.634 | 1.374 | 22 |
18 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.640 | 1.380 | 17 |
19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.022 | 1.762 | 19 |
20 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.483 | 2.223 | 7 |
So has that steward’s hate for Lewis come back into a promising 2009 GP. I have never seen any sport where a referee is influenced on a decision by a player like our beloved stewards did in Australia, maybe this just shows how their penalties against Lewis in the past couple of seasons where decided on (through other teams unverified evidence). Please let the race happen and finish on the track. I am so put off that I’m thinking of selling my Silverstone ticket, if the stewards will let me. I just wanted to watch a clean race.
Little Lewis shouldn’t have lied, even if “someone” within the team suggested him to do so…I guess that’s the difference between a true champ and a wannabe.