sorry, not a clue... but i hope you're right
Posted on 03/22/2013 3:21:51 PM PDT by Chode
Kuala Lumpur Formula 1
| Race Date: | 24 Mar 2013 |
| Circuit Name: | Sepang International Circuit |
| First Grand Prix: | 1999 |
| Number of Laps: | 56 |
| Circuit Length: | 5.543 km |
| Race Distance: | 310.408 km |
| Lap Record: | 1:34.223 - JP Montoya (2004) |
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Fri Rain 33C Sat Rain 32C Sun Rain 32C |
So I fired up the DVR’ed qualifying this morning (just to make sure my DVR worked because it failed me for the Melbourne race - but that’s a different thread topic). Anyway, there at the intro was Bob Varsha’s voice. I did a quick bing search and found no news.
Anyone have any info on this? It’s all subjective, but I really really prefer Varsha to Leigh Duffey, so I am quite happy with this development. Wondering if Varsha worked a separate deal with NBC and it was just AGENT to NETWORK arm wrestling back when it seemed only Hobbs and Matchett were moving.
the grid
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:36.935 15
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:37.003 0.068 15
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:37.104 0.169 21
4 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.319 0.384 13
5 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:37.588 0.653 19
6 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:37.769 0.834 17
7 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.771 0.836 15
8 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:37.773 0.838 15
9 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.840 0.905 18
10 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:37.915 0.980 17
11 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.173 1.238 16
12 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:38.673 1.738 16
13 6 Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.830 1.895 17
14 11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.054 2.119 17
15 12 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.204 2.269 16
16 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:39.208 2.273 19
17 18 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:39.284 2.349 17
18 19 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:39.567 2.632 16
19 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:40.728 3.793 17
20 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.996 4.061 14
21 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:41.163 4.228 18
22 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.513 4.578 14
sorry, not a clue... but i hope you're right
SORRY, MY BAD!!! that was P3
The GRID...
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:37.899 1:37.245 1:49.674 13
2 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.712 1:36.874 1:50.587 15
3 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.314 1:36.877 1:50.727 14
4 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.513 1:36.517 1:51.699 15
5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:37.619 1:36.449 1:52.244 14
6 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:37.239 1:36.190 1:52.519 14
7 7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:36.959 1:36.640 1:52.970 12
8 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.487 1:37.117 1:53.175 14
9 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:36.809 1:36.834 1:53.439 12
10 6 Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.702 1:37.342 1:54.136 16
11 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:37.363 1:37.636 7
12 11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.931 1:38.125 12
13 19 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:37.722 1:38.822 12
14 12 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.707 1:39.221 14
15 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:37.493 1:44.509 10
16 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:37.867 No time 10
17 18 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:38.157 8
18 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:38.207 7
19 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:38.434 8
20 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:39.314 6
21 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:39.672 8
22 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:39.932 6
Q1 107% Time 1:43.585
I didn't see any incident for which Kimi was slapped three grid spots ... did you?
Räikkönen hit with three-place grid penalty
Kimi Räikkönen has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Malaysian Grand Prix, with the Finn adjudged to have blocked Mercedes's Nico Rosberg in qualifying.
The Lotus driver, who set the seventh fastest time, was deemed to have impeded Rosberg at Turn 14. The 2007 World Champion will now start Sunday afternoon's race from tenth on the grid, promoting Jenson Button, Adrian Sutil and Sergio Pérez.
Rosberg's starting position will remain unchanged, with the German qualifying sixth.
Damon Hill
Fernando second seat in a Cali
bitter Niki
Kimi on the track
Kimi in the gravel
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oh hell yeah!!! 
it's good they kept the announcing team in tact, i didn't see what happened, but it really doesn't sound like Kimi...
at one time there was X.5% F1 drivers killed over the years and i always figured Niki as the .5%
Diffey is doing the Indycar race in St. Pete.
(and he’s just as annoying there, LOL)
who got blown for that job???
Bob Jenkins retired. He did it to care for his wife, however she passed away in October.
i guess i meant who'd Duffy have to blow to get the job...
Success at NBC is likely proportional to the amount of your donations to Democrat candidates....
100%
I was a Sebring last weekend. Living in ATL, I much prefer Road Atlanta for endurance racing for exactly that reason.
Better racing, better viewing.
Road Atlanta is an awesome track.
Remember going to the first SCCA runoffs in 1970.
The city of Atlanta was really nice back then too, before it turned into the Chicago of the South.
good on you... get any pics you can post???
Like most big cities, you just have to know the lay of the land and know where not to be. And we have concealed carry. I’ve had mine for going on 20 years.
There are a lot of nice amenities here. Like Road Atlanta 45 minutes away, among many others.
My camera is sitting in front of my monitor on my credenza. I need to pull off the bits and see if I got anything worthwhile.
I had a great time though!
glad to hear it!!! watched all i could online
We were near turn one at the end of the front straight. Had a projector going streaming live timing on the side of the RV, then the race once Speed or whoever was streaming it (last 3 or 4 hours, I can’t remember which). Plenty of tablets around with the live timing once we were running video instead of stats.
Technology during an endurance race is a nice thing.
21st Century sportscasting...
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