Escudería McLaren of the hand of their pilots Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton has given an authentic beating him to debilitating the red cars of Maranello after 56 returns in the drawn up one Malayan of Sepang.
After pole obtained by the Ferrari de Felipe Massa the day Saturday, as soon as in front of the present champion of the world Fernando Alonso, everything towards supposition that the Brazilian pilot would back have his revenge of happened for the three weeks in Melbourne, where had to divide from 16º position to finalize 6º, nevertheless as soon as the competition began the nightmare of Massa began to be developed.

The headaches for Felipe Massa begin. The intrepid Hamilton snatches the third position to Kimi and the second to him to Felipe. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

In first instance the Brazilian, that left from the side with less adhesion, was surpassed by Alonso that made a perfect starting with its McLaren. Behind Massa encolumnó his coequiper Kimi Räikkönen, but when arriving at the first curve Lewis Hamilton surprised in first instance the Finn advancing it by the prudent intern. Soon it matched to Massa by the external part to obtain the cord of race in the following curve. This sensational maneuver of the brown novice put in check all the strategy of escudería Ferrari, that was in dissapointing 3º and 4º put with as soon as meters of passed race.
Alonso quickly took distance from its young companion, who was in charge to become the nightmare of Felipe Massa by the rest of the race. The Brazilian with a car visibly quicker than the one of Hamilton, tried without success, and with several errors, to exceed the British novice. Lewis defended with nails and teeth each meter from track to the point to take to Massa, a pilot much more experienced who he, to commit two infantile errors in the same curve. The patience of Massa hardly finished in his third attempt of amble, when it was followed front in curve 4 and descended until 5º place.

Massa could not with the obstinate Lewis Hamilton. The Briton took care of very well his position and took to Massa to the error. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“It was a very hard race in which we underwent much. It was almost impossible to advance. I tried to attack Lewis, but I committed an error and I left the track. I cannot be blamed to try and the next time the things will leave better. The race was not as we hoped and our rate were slower than we thought. Now we must discover why, and work to improve the situation in the next races. But equal it was important to take the car to the flag, because he is vital to always add points”, explained Massa.
Räikkönen, a spectator of luxury of the dispute between Massa-Hamilton, included/understood that to try to exceed colored person it was not going to be a simple task, thus preferred to persecute waiting for it by far an error of its part, that never arrived.

On Kimi end it attacked Hamilton but it could not exceed it. Finally the consolation of Ferrari was the last step of podio. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“On the one hand I am in favor happy of for having added six points, on the other, I am disappointed because the race was not in agreement with my expectations. This weekend we had to yield in some aspects with respect to the car and for that reason we could not take advantage of all their potential. Today we needed a little speed with respect to our main rivals. I repeat that I am disappointed, but also I realize that is the beginning of the season and that these points will be definitively important as it advances the championship”, ended up saying Kimi.
This dispute between Hamilton-Massa-Räikkönen enormously benefitted to the leader Fernando Alonso, whom a solid advantage in the first part of the race constructed.
Ferrari tried a change of strategy in the first round of resupply loading more fuel in the car of the Räikkönen Finn, but the play of the Italian equipment did not leave. Kimi returned to the right track behind the Renault de Giancar it Fisichella, that him office of cork to the pilot of Ferrari, allowing that Hamilton after his first shutdown secures an advantage of 10 seconds to its favor.

Hamilton celebrated its put second as if it was a victory, and is not for less, made a race sensational. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“It was the hardest race of my trajectory. I had to defend my position during long time, and very am satisfied because I could maintain to Felipe and Kimi behind me. Equal was a duro work and was too much warm within cockpit. Thanks great to the equipment that worked as much very hard with the car as preparing these last months to me. The today result is super for all the equipment. I did a good one released and I secured the second position, advancing to Felipe and Kimi. In a point Felipe it attacked in curve 4 and a little left the track, and I could hold the position. Towards Kimi end he reached to me and I had a small problem with the balance, but that race. Now I have experience running in these conditions and will be better preparation the next year. I hope anxious to arrive at Bahrein. Congratulations to Fernando, done very well”, indicated the Hamilton revelation.
In as much Felipe Massa definitively 5º behind the BMW of Nick Heidfeld could not be recovered of cachetazo initial of Hamilton staying during the rest of the competition. With regard to Heidfeld, the German settled down a very consistent rate finally arriving in 4º position at little more than 33 seconds of Fernando Alonso.

The Renault follows very far from McLaren, Ferrari and BMW. Physique added some points at least. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

The dispute by the remaining positions puntuable especially was not entertained, as it was it most of the competition. Giancar it Fisichella it did a good one released and it managed to take to his Renault until 6º final position after to have divided 12º. His teammate Heikki Kovalainen added his first point after arriving 8º after an acceptable action and far, very far, of his disastrous debut in Melbourne three weeks ago back.
“This is the maximum to which it could aspire today, and considering our situation at the moment, this result is almost like podio. I am proud of the race that I have done today. Our rate has been better than during the rest of the weekend and the balance of the car also has been more stable and consistent. The exit has been particularly good. I have been aggressive in the two first curves and have gained four positions. The equipment is realistic and conscious of the position that we occupied at the moment, but are working hard to find out why we do not have the suitable rate. Everybody is very motivated to improve the car and to progress”, commented Fisichella.
The performance of Toyota this time was very different between its two pilots. Jarno Trulli made a race careful and it was intermingled between both Renault de Fisichella and Kovalainen. However the rate of Ralf Schumacher was very poor, fighting by intrascendentes positions. Finally the German arrived in distant 15º put.

Trulli battled with the Renault during all the race. Finally the Italian managed to add two points. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“I am in favor happy of for having added points and have had a good weekend. I had to fight, but the car responded well and we removed the greater benefit from everything. The unique thing that moan was the released one, that was not so good and it made me remain behind Fisichella by too much time. I was faster than he in the first part, but in this circuit the one that is ahead tends to follow there. Even so we maintained the good rate and I could secure fast and consistent returns until last the ten returns, when no longer I could attack more duro by smaller technical problems. In any case it is a good result and I would like to be thankful to him to the equipment because we did not commit errors the weekend throughout”, said Trulli.
On the other hand the equipment Williams carried out an excellent race and could it have culminated of equal way but for the abandonment of Nico Rosberg to 14 returns of the end. The German managed to maintain the rate of the Ferrari de Massa and the BMW of Heidfeld. Unfortunately the breakage of the impeller left to Nico of on foot when it had insured his put second puntuable of the season. His coequiper Alex Wurz it was closely together to score after pressing to Kovalainen turns in the last.

Rosberg fights with Kubica. The German made a very good race but to his he betrayed it car to very little of the end. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“We managed to improve our yield in classification with respect to Australia and for that reason I had a good position in grilla, but I lost 6º put with Kubica in the released one. Soon it committed an error or it had a problem and I thought: “I am just alongside” and I could recover the lost position. I held or the position in the following pair of curves and that really abrió very or my race. From I gave everything there, but everything stopped. It was a great pain not to finish, but the things are progressing and I hope that we pruned to make it better in one week”, explained the Rosberg young person.
Of the rest of the equipment it is not possible to be added much more. Once again dissapointing action of escudería Honda (11º Barrichello and 12º Button), whereas the pilots of Super Aguri fought during all the competition with the men of Toro Rosso. Sato could beat to Speed, whereas Davidson did the own thing with Liuzzi.
A difficult day also turned out to be for escudería Red Bull, with the retirement of David Coulthard in the middle of race and Mark Webber finishing right where it had begun, in the tenth position.
The Alonso champion now happened to head the championship of conductors with 18 points, followed of Räikkönen with 16, 14 Hamilton and Heidfeld 10. Massa in as much only accumulated 7 units.
McLaren Mercedes dominates with a good advantage the championship of marks, 32 units against 23 of Ferrari and 10 of BMW.
On the other hand Fernando Alonso became aircraft commander of McLaren that wins in Malaysia since it obtained it to Räikkönen in the 2003. Alonso released first in that one race, when it was 21 years old, and imposed a record like the pilot younger than position in the F1 obtains pole. The bichampion of the world also won in edition 2005 of the Great Prize.

My good friend Lewis surely thinks Fernando Alonso. The pair of McLaren is to fear for the following races. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“To win today after to have left secondly in Australia with my new equipment it is a dream made reality. Very happy and I am satisfied with the progress that we have obtained like equipment since we presented/displayed the MP4-22 in the middle of January. We knew that the key it victory today was to do a good one released and to be to the front to control the race we obtained and it. To have Lewis secondly causes that the today result is still better. There was a little drama when I had a problem with the radio after ten returns, for that reason was not certainly the equipment would wait for to me when I entered boxes for the first time. In any case they were, and during the shutdown the radio was fixed. Soon it was a subject to fight against the conditions, but as really I could take it were not threatened it with a little calm, although equal he was hard, very hard. Now we will follow with our preparations for Bahrein and I cannot hope”, said a exultante Alonso.
Formula 1 does not take breathing and in only one week it will be disputing a new Great Prize, this time in Bahrein.

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The key of the GP: The amble of both McLaren to both Ferrari cars in released and the resistance imposed by Lewis Hamilton to avoid the amble of Felipe Massa by the second place.

The maneuver of the GP: The starting of Lewis Hamilton. It jumped of 4º to 2º with an own dangerous maneuver of an extremely talented pilot.

Outstanding pilot I: Fernando Alonso. He took advantage of his good exit to construct a difference that was unattainable for its rivals. Wonderful action of the Spanish.

Outstanding pilot II: Lewis Hamilton. In his second presentation returned to shine as a diamond. It made a great starting and it contained to Massa with nails and teeth.

The surprise: Once again the Williams with Toyota motors was more competitive than the own official cars of the mark. Something foreseeable from the preseason.

Deception I: The action of Felipe Massa. It did a bad one released and it lost the calm trying to exceed to Hamilton. It never could more recover during the race.

Deception II: The action of Robert Kubica. Although it punctured a rubber in the beginning, also one complained the stability of his single-seater, his coequiper Heidfeld arrived 4º…

© Alexander Lucardi
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