Friday news briefs from Malaysia
2 April, 2010
Apr.2 (GMM) News snippets from the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend at Sepang.
Heidfeld drives priceless classic
Reserve driver Nick Heidfeld has not had any laps in Mercedes’ current F1 car, but he did get some time this week at the wheel of the marque’s famous 1954 W196R during a street demonstration in Kuala Lumpur. Germany’s Bild newspaper said the silver car is valued at EUR26 million.
Petrov pays respect to Moscow blast victims
Renault’s rookie Russian driver Vitaly Petrov is wearing a black armband this weekend, in the wake of the subway bombings in Moscow.
Happy birthday Gazza
Lotus’ technical boss Mike Gascoyne was presented with a cake at the Sepang circuit on Friday, as he is celebrating his 47th birthday on the initial day of practice for the Malaysian grand prix.
Button gets wet
Jenson Button was drenched by the downpour late on Thursday afternoon at Sepang, as he was doing his circuit walk — without an umbrella!
April Fools in Sepang
Toro Rosso marked April Fool’s Day by issuing a press release about the conversion of its redundant fuel rigs into giant ice-cream dispensers. Nico Hulkenberg, meanwhile, posted a story on his official website about changing his name for marketing reasons to ‘Nico Hulker’.
Revised fuel tank for Hispania
HRT is running a revised fuel tank system in Malaysia this weekend. “It prevents the movement of the fuel when accelerating and especially under braking,” Bruno Senna told Brazil’s Globo. “In Bahrain and Australia, it was like having a 150 kilo fat man dancing on the car at the start.”
Related posts:
- Practice 1: Hamilton fastest in the heat
- Malaysian GP Preview: Must win for Red Bull
- Malaysian GP: Virgin Racing preview
- Malaysian GP: Lotus preview
- Monsoon thunder storm strikes Sepang
