2. Grand Prix 2004 : MALAYSIAN Grand Prix - Sepang - comment
L.Pecháček | 21.3.04 | Komentáře - L.Pecháček 2004
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GP F1 went in Sepang only up sixth, but its first sweep already came in for reputation crack-up trap. So far in all the present race here got to bigger or smaller car collisions and leaving from way. This time wastradition but disturbed. Everyone gave enormous watch. Some till much: Weber flunked 2. place on grid to 9. position, Salo from 9. to 15. and later to 18. place. Michael Schumacher rode again race alone for yourself. He won qualification and in race bounced each of Montoya assaults on his head position. Again surprised Button - this time even more than in Australia. He got at his 69. start finally on winner steps - was 3. in end. Barrichello had put up with 4. place. Well they ran over again Trulli and Alonso with Renaults. Coulthard arrived with McLaren for the next 3 marks. Gearbox buried Raikkonen but also this time 14 circuits before end. It just validated this year's unreliability of McLaren. For Kimi, which still last year fought to last race with M.Schumacher about heading, it was bitter disillusion. He unsuspected namely still how much disillusion him waits. Impatient was also Ralph Schumacher, to which in 34. circuit failed motor. Weber is a failure completely this time when up start flopped deep to the back and after riding mistake had to finally yield.
Order in end: 1. M.Schumacher (Ferrari), 2. Montoya (Williams), 3. Button (BAR), 4. Barrichello (Ferrari), 5. Trulli (Renault), 6. Coulthard (McLaren), 7. Alonso (Renault) a 8. Massa (Sauber).Running order after 2. race: 20 marks M.Schumacher, 13 Barrichello, 12 Montoya, 9 Button, 6 Trulli, 5 R.Schumacher, 4 Coulthard, 1 Massa.