Friday, April 03, 2009

Formula 1 Grand Prix Preview: Malaysia

The boys with the fast cars go to Malaysia this weekend. Weather forecasts portend rain, so expect some fun racing.

The grand kerfuffle from Australia is still playing out. McLaren faces further penalization, including the possibility of being excluded from the championship. Driver Lewis Hamilton has been rather effectively cleared once the car audio was released. To me, this whole thing seems a grand lot of confusion that seems to have a very simple answer.

I really think I'd like to see Lewis Hamilton in a Brawn GP car next year. He and Jenson Button would make a rather formidable team. But I guess I have to file that under the heading "Things I'd like to see Happen" along with the resignations of Max "Beat Me With a Swastika" Moseley and Bernie "Fifth Beatle" Ecclestone.

As for the prediction for the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Podium:
1. Jenson Button, Brawn GP
2. Sebastian Vettel, Team Red Bull
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

But the Predictions don't really matter. In a Right Wing exclusive, we have obtained the FIA's finishing order for Malaysia. We obviously cannot reveal our source for this information, but let's just say he had a Nazi power symbol bruise on his forehead...
1. Felipe Massa
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Jenson Button
4. Rubens Barrichello
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Jarno Trulli
7. Nico Rosberg
8. Robert Kubica
9. Adrian Sutil
10. Giancarlo Fisichella
11. Heikki Kovalainen
12. Timo Glock
13. Kazuki Nakajima@
14. Fernando Alonso#
15. Nelson Piquet Jr.
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Mark Webber
18. Sebastian Buemi*
19. Sebastian Bourdais*
20. Lewis Hamilton +

@: Kazuki Nakajima was awarded five grid spots out of mercy and kindness
#: Fernando Alonso was docked ten grid spots for his past relation to McLaren
*: Scuderia Toro Rosso was disqualified for their refusal to hire anyone not named Sebastian
+: Lewis Hamilton was disqualified when evidence came to light that in third grade he lied about stealing a crayon

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