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Here's my predictions.
Ferrari go into Malyasia after dominating in Australia. The gap probably won't be as big with McLaren and Williams developing their new cars. Schumacher will expect a win with Barrichello aiming to challenge him after his disappointment in Melbourne after pole position.
McLaren are not quite with the pace of Ferrari but should be closer than Australia. Coulthard will probably outqualify Raikkonen. They should get at least a podium.
Williams did alright in Australia. Montoya wants to stay ahead of Michael this time out while Ralf will want to score well to keep up with Montoya. Hopefully they will challenge Ferrari for the win.
Sauber qualified quite well in Australia with Massa surpisingly beating Heidfeld. These positions will probably be reversed. Sauber should qualify around 10th and may challenge for points depending on reliability.
Jordan also had a shortened race but Fisichella was fast in qualifying, while Sato had a disaster. Sato still needs to prove himself but Fisichella will have his sights firmly set on beating a Williams or McLaren.
BAR were disappointing in qualifying in Australia and Villeneuve was slower than Webber in the race. They have a lot of work to do and don't have much chance of points unless a lot of drivers drop out.
Renault were promising in qualifying and Trulli ran second in the race before dropping out. Points will be expected and they should pick up one or two.
Jaguar had a nightmare qualifying and a lucky race. Irvine's 4th could be their only points of the season unless the car gets dramatically better. Irvine could be getting prepared for some more outbursts.
Arrows qualified well by their standards but didn't start. Frentzen was brilliant in Malayasia last year and this could be their best chance of a good result all season. However points are unlikely.
Minardi will go into Malaysia (one of their 5 home races) on a high after Webber's 5th. It would be hard for them to pull off a repeat performance, but if the rain comes lightening may strike twice...
Toyota were fast in a straight line in Australia and better than expected. More points are unlikely but McNish will be eager to prove himself after his race finished in Melbourne on lap one
Ferrari go into Malyasia after dominating in Australia. The gap probably won't be as big with McLaren and Williams developing their new cars. Schumacher will expect a win with Barrichello aiming to challenge him after his disappointment in Melbourne after pole position.
McLaren are not quite with the pace of Ferrari but should be closer than Australia. Coulthard will probably outqualify Raikkonen. They should get at least a podium.
Williams did alright in Australia. Montoya wants to stay ahead of Michael this time out while Ralf will want to score well to keep up with Montoya. Hopefully they will challenge Ferrari for the win.
Sauber qualified quite well in Australia with Massa surpisingly beating Heidfeld. These positions will probably be reversed. Sauber should qualify around 10th and may challenge for points depending on reliability.
Jordan also had a shortened race but Fisichella was fast in qualifying, while Sato had a disaster. Sato still needs to prove himself but Fisichella will have his sights firmly set on beating a Williams or McLaren.
BAR were disappointing in qualifying in Australia and Villeneuve was slower than Webber in the race. They have a lot of work to do and don't have much chance of points unless a lot of drivers drop out.
Renault were promising in qualifying and Trulli ran second in the race before dropping out. Points will be expected and they should pick up one or two.
Jaguar had a nightmare qualifying and a lucky race. Irvine's 4th could be their only points of the season unless the car gets dramatically better. Irvine could be getting prepared for some more outbursts.
Arrows qualified well by their standards but didn't start. Frentzen was brilliant in Malayasia last year and this could be their best chance of a good result all season. However points are unlikely.
Minardi will go into Malaysia (one of their 5 home races) on a high after Webber's 5th. It would be hard for them to pull off a repeat performance, but if the rain comes lightening may strike twice...
Toyota were fast in a straight line in Australia and better than expected. More points are unlikely but McNish will be eager to prove himself after his race finished in Melbourne on lap one
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What is it with Toyota they go really fast in practicewhile other teams are still getting the setup sorted. I doubt they'll translate it to qualifying and the race, but it gives them a bit of a headstart.
Gah! What is Eddie Irvine playing at?
Does he realise my dreamracers fantasy F1 team is relying on him to do well?
I'd like to see Ferrari a little higher up, too....
Does he realise my dreamracers fantasy F1 team is relying on him to do well?
I'd like to see Ferrari a little higher up, too....
1 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes 1m37.399s
2 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1m38.038s
3 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m38.490s
4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW 1m38.650s
5 SALO Toyota 1m39.066s
6 MONTOYA Williams BMW 1m39.158s
7 BARRICHELLO Ferrari 1m39.279s
8 BUTTON Renault 1m39.714s
9 TRULLI Renault 1m39.774s
10 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas 1m39.889s
11 MCNISH Toyota 1m39.982s
12 DE LA ROSA Jaguar 1m40.147s
13 FRENTZEN Arrows Cosworth 1m40.576s
14 FISICHELLA Jordan Honda 1m40.815s
15 BERNOLDI Arrows Cosworth 1m41.095s
16 SATO Jordan Honda 1m41.111s
17 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda 1m41.461s
18 PANIS BAR Honda 1m41.473s
19 YOONG Minardi Asiatech 1m41.805s
20 IRVINE Jaguar Cosworth 1m41.857s
21 MASSA Sauber Petronas 1m41.917s
22 WEBBER Minardi Asiatech 1m44.583s
Interesting to note Kimi at the top of the field, with Salo in the top 6.
Disappointing to see Montoya as low as that.
It seems that McLaren have got the best out of their Michelins in the hot weather. They've certainly got better performance out of them than Williams have...
Jordans are disappointing.
Frentzrn is higher up than I expected.
Jaguars are split. De La Rosa is respectable, Irvine down the back of the field.
The Renaults are not too shabby either.
2 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1m38.038s
3 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m38.490s
4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW 1m38.650s
5 SALO Toyota 1m39.066s
6 MONTOYA Williams BMW 1m39.158s
7 BARRICHELLO Ferrari 1m39.279s
8 BUTTON Renault 1m39.714s
9 TRULLI Renault 1m39.774s
10 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas 1m39.889s
11 MCNISH Toyota 1m39.982s
12 DE LA ROSA Jaguar 1m40.147s
13 FRENTZEN Arrows Cosworth 1m40.576s
14 FISICHELLA Jordan Honda 1m40.815s
15 BERNOLDI Arrows Cosworth 1m41.095s
16 SATO Jordan Honda 1m41.111s
17 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda 1m41.461s
18 PANIS BAR Honda 1m41.473s
19 YOONG Minardi Asiatech 1m41.805s
20 IRVINE Jaguar Cosworth 1m41.857s
21 MASSA Sauber Petronas 1m41.917s
22 WEBBER Minardi Asiatech 1m44.583s
Interesting to note Kimi at the top of the field, with Salo in the top 6.
Disappointing to see Montoya as low as that.
It seems that McLaren have got the best out of their Michelins in the hot weather. They've certainly got better performance out of them than Williams have...
Jordans are disappointing.
Frentzrn is higher up than I expected.
Jaguars are split. De La Rosa is respectable, Irvine down the back of the field.
The Renaults are not too shabby either.
Well, practise was interesting. Raikonnen topping the timesheets with Coulthard 2nd and Michael Schumacher 3rd. Salo went well again in 5th. Renault were split by a small amount of time with Button beating Trulli for 8th and 9th.
I had a Malaysian preview all typed up but I couldn't put it on the site! Oh well, this will do.
Ferrari have won every Malaysian Grand Prix. Schumacher would have had a clean sweep if it wasn't for Irvine in his championship challenge year. I would expect them to go well again.
Everyone is playing catch up and it will be interesting to see how the testing since Australia has helped.
The weather is a factor and could be a real car killer if the weather is really hot.
If anyone has Sky Sports and reads this before 11pm, watch the preview on Sky Sports 1 at 11pm. Remember that the qualifying is live at 5am Saturday and the race is live 7am on Sunday.
Ferrari have won every Malaysian Grand Prix. Schumacher would have had a clean sweep if it wasn't for Irvine in his championship challenge year. I would expect them to go well again.
Everyone is playing catch up and it will be interesting to see how the testing since Australia has helped.
The weather is a factor and could be a real car killer if the weather is really hot.
If anyone has Sky Sports and reads this before 11pm, watch the preview on Sky Sports 1 at 11pm. Remember that the qualifying is live at 5am Saturday and the race is live 7am on Sunday.
Forgot a bit. Predicted grid order:
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Barrichello
3. Coulthard
4. Ralf Schumacher
5. Montoya
6. Raikkonen
7. Fisichella
8. Trulli
9. Button
10. Heidfeld
11. Massa
12. Sato
13. Villeneuve
14. Panis
15. Frentzen
16. Salo
17. McNish
18. Irvine
19. de la Rosa
20. Webber
21. Bernoldi
22. Yoong.
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Barrichello
3. Coulthard
4. Ralf Schumacher
5. Montoya
6. Raikkonen
7. Fisichella
8. Trulli
9. Button
10. Heidfeld
11. Massa
12. Sato
13. Villeneuve
14. Panis
15. Frentzen
16. Salo
17. McNish
18. Irvine
19. de la Rosa
20. Webber
21. Bernoldi
22. Yoong.
Here's my predictions.
Ferrari go into Malyasia after dominating in Australia. The gap probably won't be as big with McLaren and Williams developing their new cars. Schumacher will expect a win with Barrichello aiming to challenge him after his disappointment in Melbourne after pole position.
McLaren are not quite with the pace of Ferrari but should be closer than Australia. Coulthard will probably outqualify Raikkonen. They should get at least a podium.
Williams did alright in Australia. Montoya wants to stay ahead of Michael this time out while Ralf will want to score well to keep up with Montoya. Hopefully they will challenge Ferrari for the win.
Sauber qualified quite well in Australia with Massa surpisingly beating Heidfeld. These positions will probably be reversed. Sauber should qualify around 10th and may challenge for points depending on reliability.
Jordan also had a shortened race but Fisichella was fast in qualifying, while Sato had a disaster. Sato still needs to prove himself but Fisichella will have his sights firmly set on beating a Williams or McLaren.
BAR were disappointing in qualifying in Australia and Villeneuve was slower than Webber in the race. They have a lot of work to do and don't have much chance of points unless a lot of drivers drop out.
Renault were promising in qualifying and Trulli ran second in the race before dropping out. Points will be expected and they should pick up one or two.
Jaguar had a nightmare qualifying and a lucky race. Irvine's 4th could be their only points of the season unless the car gets dramatically better. Irvine could be getting prepared for some more outbursts.
Arrows qualified well by their standards but didn't start. Frentzen was brilliant in Malayasia last year and this could be their best chance of a good result all season. However points are unlikely.
Minardi will go into Malaysia (one of their 5 home races) on a high after Webber's 5th. It would be hard for them to pull off a repeat performance, but if the rain comes lightening may strike twice...
Toyota were fast in a straight line in Australia and better than expected. More points are unlikely but McNish will be eager to prove himself after his race finished in Melbourne on lap one
Ferrari go into Malyasia after dominating in Australia. The gap probably won't be as big with McLaren and Williams developing their new cars. Schumacher will expect a win with Barrichello aiming to challenge him after his disappointment in Melbourne after pole position.
McLaren are not quite with the pace of Ferrari but should be closer than Australia. Coulthard will probably outqualify Raikkonen. They should get at least a podium.
Williams did alright in Australia. Montoya wants to stay ahead of Michael this time out while Ralf will want to score well to keep up with Montoya. Hopefully they will challenge Ferrari for the win.
Sauber qualified quite well in Australia with Massa surpisingly beating Heidfeld. These positions will probably be reversed. Sauber should qualify around 10th and may challenge for points depending on reliability.
Jordan also had a shortened race but Fisichella was fast in qualifying, while Sato had a disaster. Sato still needs to prove himself but Fisichella will have his sights firmly set on beating a Williams or McLaren.
BAR were disappointing in qualifying in Australia and Villeneuve was slower than Webber in the race. They have a lot of work to do and don't have much chance of points unless a lot of drivers drop out.
Renault were promising in qualifying and Trulli ran second in the race before dropping out. Points will be expected and they should pick up one or two.
Jaguar had a nightmare qualifying and a lucky race. Irvine's 4th could be their only points of the season unless the car gets dramatically better. Irvine could be getting prepared for some more outbursts.
Arrows qualified well by their standards but didn't start. Frentzen was brilliant in Malayasia last year and this could be their best chance of a good result all season. However points are unlikely.
Minardi will go into Malaysia (one of their 5 home races) on a high after Webber's 5th. It would be hard for them to pull off a repeat performance, but if the rain comes lightening may strike twice...
Toyota were fast in a straight line in Australia and better than expected. More points are unlikely but McNish will be eager to prove himself after his race finished in Melbourne on lap one
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