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MotoGP race results

1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 6.816s 
2.. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 7.695s 
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 42m 8.844s 
4. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 12.072s 
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 12.698s 
6. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 13.778s 
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 42m 14.271s 
8. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 42m 14.726s 
9. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 42m 19.818s 
10. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 20.891s 
11. Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 24.008s 
12. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 27.448s 
13. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 42m 30.702s 
14. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 42m 32.339s 
15. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 42m 32.898s 
16. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 42m 37.118s 
17. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 42m 38.690s 
18. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 42m 38.764s 
19. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 43.112s 
20. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 42m 44.658s 
21. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 42m 54.415s 
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 42m 54.463s 
Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) DNF 
Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) DNF 

With this victory and the contemporary 7th place of Dovizioso, Marquez puts a serious mortgage on the victory of this world championship!

Incredible fifth place Valentino Rossi who until mid-race was struggling for the podium! heroic race for him

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Standing MotoGP after 14 of 18 races:

1)Marquez     224    gap
2)Dovizioso   208     -16
3)Vinales       196     -28

4)Pedrosa      170     -54
5)Rossi           168     -56

6)Zarco           117   -107
7)Lorenzo        106   -118
8 )Petrucci         95   -129
9)Crutchlow       92   -132
10)Folger           84   -140


Marquez has 4 races from the end, now has a great advantage over Dovizioso (16 points) and Vinales (28 points).
Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi are in the fight for fourth place.
Lorenzo is finally climbing the standings and should end the season at sixth place.

The next gp will be in Motegi in Japan on October 15th

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2017 Malaysian Grand Prix Timetable:

Thursday

Fia Press Conference 15:00

Friday

First Free Practice session     10:00 – 11:30
Second Free Practice session 14:00 – 15:30
Fia Press Conference              16:00

Saturday

Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk -13:00 – 13:45
Third free Practice sessuib  – 14:00 – 15:00
Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk – 15:15 – 16:30
Qualifying                             – 17:00 – 18:00


Sunday

Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk – 13:15 – 14:30
Drivers’ Track Parade           -  13:30
 Starting Grid Presentation   – 13:45 – 14:15
Formula One – National Anthem – 14:46
Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix (56 Laps or 120 Mins) – 15:00 – 17:00


Vettel said he could still win the world championship and win all remaining races.
To recover the gap of 28 points must win this Gp that has already won 4 times in the past.

[tokeweed]

^ I don't think so.  Merc has the momentum and we got Bottas planning on taking second place from Vettel for the Driver's Championship now.  Maybe next year.

I really wish we get a Vettel - Verstapen on the front row again!  Lol.    That would really make this race interesting.  And I believe the weather forecast in Malaysia is wet this weekend.  That's an advantage for the Dutch driver.  Was it last year when he was extra fast when it was raining hard in one of the races?  I think it was at Brazil.

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Free Practice Friday Gp Malaysian top 10 times:

1.Sebastian Vettel Ferrari        1’31″261 16
2.Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari            +00″604
3.Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull        +00″838
4.Max Verstappen Red Bull         +00″848
5.Fernando Alonso McLaren        +01″303
6.Lewis Hamilton Mercedes       +01″416
7.Valtteri Bottas Mercedes         +01″459
8.Sergio Perez Force India          +01″601
9.Nico Hulkenberg Renault         +01″799
10.Esteban Ocon Force India      +01″835


Great time for Vettel, today the Ferrari have seemed considerably stronger than the other teams.
After Ferrari the Red Bull seems to be the second team on this track, in fact the Mercedes seems in great difficulty.
If this were confirmed Vettel in this GP could halve the gap of 28 points in the standings!

[ArdiPrabowo]

Standing MotoGP after 14 of 18 races:

1)Marquez     224    gap
2)Dovizioso   208     -16
3)Vinales       196     -28

4)Pedrosa      170     -54
5)Rossi           168     -56

6)Zarco           117   -107
7)Lorenzo        106   -118
8 )Petrucci         95   -129
9)Crutchlow       92   -132
10)Folger           84   -140


Marquez has 4 races from the end, now has a great advantage over Dovizioso (16 points) and Vinales (28 points).
Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi are in the fight for fourth place.
Lorenzo is finally climbing the standings and should end the season at sixth place.

The next gp will be in Motegi in Japan on October 15th

i think gap 16 point with second placed dovi, and 4 last race is familiar with honda, this mean honda circuit
i think marc marques can easy win world championship

[tokeweed]

Yup, that's it for Ferrari's campaign for both the Driver's and Constructor's Championship this season.  Again as I said, maybe next year.

I didn't watch this live, does anyone have an idea what happened to Vettel?  He's wasn't able to make time in Q1.

Here are the times:

F1 Malaysian GP 2017
Qualifying Times:

1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.076
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:30.121 0.045
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.541 0.465
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:30.595 0.519
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:30.758 0.682
6 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:31.478 1.402
7 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:31.582 1.506
8 Nico Hulkenberg Renault Sport 1:31.607 1.531
9 Sergio Perez Force India 1:31.658 1.582
10 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:31.704 1.628
11 Felipe Massa Williams 1:32.034
12 Jolyon Palmer Renault Sport 1:32.100
13 Lance Stroll Williams 1:32.307
14 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:32.402
15 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:32.558
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:33.308
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:33.434
18 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber 1:33.483
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:33.970
20 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari

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Yup, that's it for Ferrari's campaign for both the Driver's and Constructor's Championship this season.  Again as I said, maybe next year.

I didn't watch this live, does anyone have an idea what happened to Vettel?  He's wasn't able to make time in Q1.

Here are the times:

F1 Malaysian GP 2017
Qualifying Times:

1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.076
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:30.121 0.045
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.541 0.465
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:30.595 0.519
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:30.758 0.682
6 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:31.478 1.402
7 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:31.582 1.506
8 Nico Hulkenberg Renault Sport 1:31.607 1.531
9 Sergio Perez Force India 1:31.658 1.582
10 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:31.704 1.628
11 Felipe Massa Williams 1:32.034
12 Jolyon Palmer Renault Sport 1:32.100
13 Lance Stroll Williams 1:32.307
14 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:32.402
15 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:32.558
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:33.308
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:33.434
18 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber 1:33.483
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:33.970
20 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari

really very unlucky Vettel, he had a problem with the engine.
Tomorrow Hamilton can close the games for the world championship

[LTU_btc]

Despite that Vettel wil start from last position, I think that he can finnish in good position because Malaysia track is good for overtaking with 2 long DRS zones. And tomorrow it can be wet race. So, Vettel stil can survive in fight for champion tittle.

[Dux2K]

Bad for Vettel indeed,  this is perfect opportunity for Lewis with win he is champ.

Anyway what is the rumor about a Aston Martin returning to formula1.

[bbc.reporter]

Where can I bet on Sebastian to finish in the top 6? Cloudbet used to have it and the one at Bitsport makes you bet on the reverse. I reckon Sebastian can finish 4th or 5th in this race.

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Where can I bet on Sebastian to finish in the top 6? Cloudbet used to have it and the one at Bitsport makes you bet on the reverse. I reckon Sebastian can finish 4th or 5th in this race.

Yes, you were right Vettel came fourth and deserved the podium after a fantastic comeback from last place!
He was clearly the best in the track and he also made the new track record.
With the rain or the safety car he could win this race
He can still win the World Championship by winning the last 5 races!


Top 10 Gp Malaysian:

1.Max Verstappen Red Bull
2.Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
4.Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5.Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
6.Sergio Perez Force India
7.Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
8.Lance Stroll Williams
9.Felipe Massa Williams
10.Esteban Ocon Force India

[Dux2K]

Great race by Vettel. If he didn't have first Bottas and then in late race Alonso he might been in a podium finish.
Still everything is open but Ferrari need better than this.

[LTU_btc]

Great race by Vettel. If he didn't have first Bottas and then in late race Alonso he might been in a podium finish.
Still everything is open but Ferrari need better than this.

Indeed, Vettel did best what he can. He was very close to podium, but he didn't managed to overtake Ricciardo. But on last laps Vettel engine overheat and he had to slow down. I don't believe that Vettel can win all 5 races. Only way to win championship for Vettel is to hope few bad races of Hamilton.
And today is great win for Verstappen after many unlucky races this season. Looks that today Red Bull had advantage against Mercedes. If Ricciardo would make his pit stop few laps earlier, I believe he would be finnished in 2nd position.

[Kimi80]

Great victory for Verstappen, what a present for a birthday, his twentieth birthday. As he said, his Red Bull was perfectly set up and great credits for this win goes to his team too. With Ricciardo finished third, this was pretty great weekend for Red Bull.

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It's nice to finally see the young Dutchman winning a race this year.  It would have been better if Vettel was right there with him in the front row and with Hamilton not far behind.  Oh well, you can't get everything.

Great race by Vettel. If he didn't have first Bottas and then in late race Alonso he might been in a podium finish.
Still everything is open but Ferrari need better than this.

Indeed, Vettel did best what he can. He was very close to podium, but he didn't managed to overtake Ricciardo. But on last laps Vettel engine overheat and he had to slow down. I don't believe that Vettel can win all 5 races. Only way to win championship for Vettel is to hope few bad races of Hamilton.
And today is great win for Verstappen after many unlucky races this season. Looks that today Red Bull had advantage against Mercedes. If Ricciardo would make his pit stop few laps earlier, I believe he would be finnished in 2nd position.

Yup.  There's no way Vettel can win the championship.  It's so sad it didn't turn out to be an exciting season.   In the beginning, I thought the fight was gonna be until the last race.  That would have been epic.

[tokeweed]

No football for this weekend, the international break sucks, but it's a good thing it's race weekend! 

Will we finally see a showdown between Vettel and the young Dutchman, Verstappen?  I hope we do.  It's more exciting to see those two go at each other than to see Hamilton ease his way to the championship. 

2017 F1 Japanese GP

Friday
Practice 1   10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2   14:00 - 15:30

Saturday
Practice 3   12:00 - 13:00
Qualifying   15:00 - 16:00

Sunday
Grand Prix    14:00 - 16:00

Five Of The Best Suzuka Showdowns | Japanese Grand Prix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1GEYNTVDg

[swogerino]

It was a great overtaking move from Verstappen yet I think Hamilton didn't care much being passed from Verstappen as his fight is directly agains Vettel. With five GP to go I think Hamilton has a really good chance to win the title again this year after last year being beaten by team mate Niko Rosberg. Ferrari simply lack the power efficiency to beat Mercedes.

[TrumpD]

It was a great overtaking move from Verstappen yet I think Hamilton didn't care much being passed from Verstappen as his fight is directly agains Vettel. With five GP to go I think Hamilton has a really good chance to win the title again this year after last year being beaten by team mate Niko Rosberg. Ferrari simply lack the power efficiency to beat Mercedes.

He is crudely fast and relentless so he will win more often, but he'll take a long time to learn the craft properly like Alonso has.

[bbc.reporter]

@TrumpD. What is your outlook on Fernando Alonso's odds to finish in at least 6th place in Suzuka, and also for Stoffel Vandoorne to finish in the top 10?

This is Honda's home race, so they might try extra hard to make their team and their drivers look good for their fans.