Saturday, March 21, 2015

Malaysian GP: Circuit Preview

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It's almost time for the second GP weekend of the 2015 F1 season and it's time to take a look at the next location.

"Sepang International Circuit" is located in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia and currently hosts the Malaysian GP. The circuit opened March 7th 1999.

The circuit has a capacity of 80,000 and is 3.444 miles in length. The current style has 15 turns and runs Clockwise. The race consists of 56 laps.

In 2014, it was Lewis Hamilton who started on Pole Position and and also went on to win the race. His team-mate, Nico Rosberg, came in second and Sebastian Vettel in 3rd. One of his last podiums with Infiniti Red Bull Racing.

Retirements included: Sergio Perez (Did Not Start - Gearbox), Pastor Maldonado (Power Unit), Jules Bianchi (Brakes), Jean-Eric Vergne (Turbo), Adrian Sutil (Power Unit), Esteban Gutierrez (Gearbox), and Daniel Ricciardo (Wing Damage)

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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