i expect him to beat alonso

Barrichello did radioed the team saying Button is helding him up.

Ferrari's (and any other teams) will make sure if 1-2 in front...the #2 will held the pack and make sure the #1 fly.
Unless #2 can catch up #1 pace and busy racing each other...-17 seconds like in yesterday morning 

In 2005, Toyota has 19200 RPM correct?
Highest.
But still not fast enough 

you guys talk all about pitboard...how about the steering wheel?

Those F1 cars and in the future are so 
Wing and tyre pressure etc. all can be adjust remotely from the garage
Such high tech stuff.

I have question, those F1 cars does not use TC correct?
I mean not all the time.
They only use it in corners because you always see the TC come and go at the
screen using TV cockit.

Those TC was ON automatically correct?

technical issue again  n by who else the mekleren boys again

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/36099/

http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/new...321092905.shtml

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57511

Spyker F1 have decided to skip the Sepang test and rather test new components from their base in England.
Chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne says that the rationale behind this is that the team would not have enough time to adequately test new innovations which were developed at the team's Aerolab.
The modifications to the F8-VII car include new barge boards, sidepod inlets, revised bodywork and a revised diffuser.
"With the upgrades we're planning to introduce for the second race, it would not be possible to get them onto the car in time for the Sepang test," said Gascoyne.
"The race cars will be shipped direct to Malaysia from Australia, but the team will be flat out modifying the cars in time for the Grand Prix."
Gascoyne also explained how missing the Sepang test will not hinder the team's progress.
He added: "Participating in the Malaysia test would stretch our resources; we're a small team and we have to pay careful attention to how we allocate the budget.
"We would only run one car without the modifications for three days, but we know the track, we know the tyres and with the extra running time afforded by the Friday practice days now, we will get an opportunity to run the new bodywork before the racing starts.
"Missing the test will not put us at a disadvantage."

Robert Kubica has reinforced BMW's boast that they are now capable of challenging for wins by setting the fastest time on the opening day of testing in Malaysia.
The Pole's best lap of 1:36.187 was fractionally quicker than that of Kimi Raikkonen, the race winner in Australia two weeks ago. It's believed that Kubica used a modified gearbox to counter the problem that caused his Melbourne retirement.
Williams also served notice of their apparent return to form through Alex Wurz finishing third-fastest with a near-identitcal time to Raikkonen's. The team expressed concern at their one-lap pace around Albert Park and appear to have gone some way to rectifying that deficinency already in Malaysia.
However, taken at face value, the most surprising time of the day was that of Rubens Barrichello. Honda endured a miserable Australian GP, lapping two seconds slower than Raikkonen's Ferrari. But the Brazilian was able to set the fourth-fastest time on Tuesday, barely half-a-second adrift of the Finn and ahead of the lone McLaren, driven by Pedro de la Rosa.
The Spaniard will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, with Fernando Alonso given the week off.
Times:
1) Kubica BMW-Sauber 1:36.187 - 92 laps
2) Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.302 - 54 laps
3) Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:36.334 - 89 laps
4) Barrichello Honda 1:36.826 - 82 laps
5) De la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.106 - 60 laps
6) Montagny Toyota 1:37.267 - 73 laps
7) Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:37.389 - 72 laps
8) Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:37.609 - 82 laps
9) Piquet Renault 1:38.199 - 32 laps
10) Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.503 - 69 laps

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Added on March 27, 2007, 11:54 pmThe spectre of a ten-place grid demotion still hangs over Kimi Raikkonen after Ferrari confirmed that his engine will require further inspection in Malaysia.
Although the Finn won comfortably at the season-opening Australian GP, he was forced to slow down in the closing stages of the race due to fears that his engine was developing a water leak. Any such problem will be exacerbated, potentially terminally, in the searing heat of Sepang next weekend.
"We had a small water leakage so the pressure dropped a little. And we were concerned about water temperature of course. That is why we asked him to be careful," Ferrari's engine chief Gilles Simon clarified.
Should Ferrari err on the side of caution and change the engine ahead of qualifying then Raikkonen would suffer a demotion of ten grid places - exactly the same penalty that his team-mate Felipe Massa endured in Melbourne on what proved to be a frustrating weekend for the Brazilian.

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Added on March 27, 2007, 11:56 pmNew tyre marking to diffrenciate tyre compound

Anyone going to Sepang GP next week?

maybe we can meet there! I bought a C2 ticket... will be there @ sat&sun

looking forward on this.... 
kimi bring reliable disease to ferrari ???

sharing some info ... Technical Analysis
this is what i loved the most about F1 

I remember Hakkinen when traction control was first introduced, he turned it off to get faster laptimes. He never liked it
Interestingly, Jenson Button's Honda last season had a problem with traction control in Brazil when it turned off by mistake and he was 6 seconds slower than his fastest lap