Malaysian GP – A Rainy Weekend at Sepang?

A few hours before the second round of the 2009 season in Malaysia on the Sepang track, Pat Symonds, technical director at Renault, explains the main characteristics of this circuit.

An interesting circuit with fast corners, especially corners 4 and 8 where a well-balanced car is needed. Good traction is also essential, especially at the exit of corner 9. The combination of corners 1 and 2 is also particularly demanding for the drivers, but I believe my favorite part of this circuit is corner 14, a real driver’s corner!

« The high temperatures, as in Melbourne, will undoubtedly complicate tire operations, so we will use the hard tires from the Bridgestone range. Our soft option from Sepang will be the hardest compound we had available in Melbourne. The surface is now old, so we will need to be vigilant about the degradation of the rear tires. »

It should be noted that the weather forecast is not the same as in Melbourne. Heavy showers are expected, especially in the late afternoon (tropical climate oblige!), at the time when the qualifying sessions and the race will take place.

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Article partly produced with the help of a press release from the Renault F1 Team