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The current Malaysian Grand Prix is held at the hyper-modern Sepang International Circuit at Sepang, Malaysia which was first included in the Formula One World Championship in 1999. The 1962-1965 seasons of the original Formula 2 Grand Prix held on the Thomson Road circuit in Singapore is regarded as an earlier precedence of the Malaysian Grand Prix, when Singapore was originally part of the Malaysian federation from 1963 to 1965. After Singapore seceded from the federation in 1965, the Grand Prix continued on until 1973. Between Singapore’s departure from the Malaysian federation and the opening of Sepang Circuit, Malaysia hosted a range of other racing tournaments at Shah Alam’s own circuit between 1968 to 1995, including the Tasman Series (1968-1972), Formula Pacific (1973-1974, 1978-1982), Formula Atlantic (1975), Formula Two (1977) and Formula Holden (1995).

Sepang International Circuit designed by German designer Hermann Tilke, who would subsequently design the new facilities in Shanghai, Bahrain and Turkey. Sepang is one of the most technical circuits in Formula One. The combination of long high-speed straights, and tight twisting complexes make the track very complicated, but also perfect for overtaking as the track itself is very wide. The drivers love it and, along with Malaysia’s distinct atmosphere, it makes for an experience unique in Formula One. The main circuit, normally raced in a clockwise direction, is 5.54 kilometres long, and is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights. The layout is quite unusual, with a very long back straight separated from the pit straight by just one very tight hairpin. Other configurations of the Sepang circuit can also be used. The north circuit is also raced in a clockwise direction. It is basically the first half of the main circuit. The course turns back towards the pit straight after turn 6 and is 2.71 kilometres long in total. The south circuit is the other half of the racecourse. The back straight of the main circuit becomes the pit straight when the south circuit is in use, and joins onto turn 8 of the main circuit to form a hairpin turn. Also run clockwise, this circuit is 2.61 km in length. Sepang International Circuit also features kart racing and motocross facilities.

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Here are the results race of Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2009, Starting from pole position, Button led from start to finish with his nearest challenger, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, retiring three laps from the end when a dispute with BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica ended with both drivers in the wall.

Jenson Button has hailed his Australian Grand Prix victory – and the one-two result earned by the new Brawn GP team.

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2009 Result-

It should have been the thrilling launch to the new season. The F1 battle recommences in Melbourne this weekend but as usual there’s a whole bunch of commercial strife and petty politics threatening to overshadow what could be an incredible and historic main event.

Before winter testing got underway many were predicting that the grid would not be as tight as it was in 2008 and there would be some real winners and real losers with the new-spec cars. Designing from a blank sheet of paper means that teams cannot copy the obvious innovations of other teams and that gives a much broader range of lap times.

However when Toyota, Ferrari and BMW tested together in Bahrain they were invariably separated by just fractions of a second. Renault were also fast when Alonso got behind the wheel and then the newly-emerged Brawn team joined the party late on and trumped them all.

McLaren started off slow, identified a performance shortfall, then got a little bit quicker at the last moment when none of their serious competitors were around and Williams ended up faster than anyone at the final Jerez test day.

The sum total of all this is that Renault, Brawn, Ferrari, Toyota, BMW, McLaren or even Williams could win the Melbourne GP. So what a pity that the FIA won’t get involved and make a definitive ruling over the rear diffusers of the Toyota, Brawn and Williams cars.

Leaving it up to the stewards at the event not only means that there will be rows and arguments this weekend, but it has given no time for the teams to make alternative arrangements. It’s been reported that at least one of the teams is so confident that their rear diffuser is legal that they have taken no alternative rear wing to Australia.

In the grand scheme of things, this is yet another element in the yawnsome power play between the sports’ governing body, the FIA, and the teams’ organisation FOTA. Some believe that Max Mosley doesn’t like the unanimity and the power that FOTA can wield and so having the teams protest and argue amongst themselves is all grist to the mill.

If the FIA really wanted a smooth-running event, then they should have made a ruling on the cars some time ago. That way, the media interest will all be on the racing – which should be fantastic – and not the politics.

A separate diversion is the argument stoked by Bernie Ecclestone who allegedly hasn’t paid TV money owed to Renault and McLaren. That just seems like more fuel on the divide-and-rule fire.

Providing that the Brawn team can pass scrutineering they are the hot favourites to take a maiden win in their first race, the first time that will have been done since the Wolf Team triumphed in 1977. To do so in 2009 is an ocean harder than Walter ever had it. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello have all the qualities needed to succeed on a street circuit.

Jarno Trulli is a great qualifier at Monaco and Melbourne and if the Toyota lives up to the pre-season hype, the Roman could be battling for a podium. As for the rest – well, it could be anyone except the two Force Indias and Nelson Piquet.

The over-riding reaction to this new season of F1 will be the look of the cars and their rear wings resembling something designed by a Year 7 Technology class, plus the cumbersome front wings – many of which might bite the dust at Turn 1. It will be interesting to see who heads back to the pits first, but our money’s on Nakajima.

With a new season in prospect the results of practice on Friday and Saturday will come under almost as much scrutiny as qualifying and the race. The covers are about to be lifted and a new season begun. It could be another epic.

Previw By- Andrew Davies, Credit- Planet F1

The Australian GP, which takes place around at the Albert Park circuit, marks the first round of the 2009 F1 World Championship.

All times are local (Melbourne is GMT +11)

Thursday 26 March
TBC: FIA press conference

Friday 27 March
12:30 – 14:00: First free practice
16:30 – 18:00: Second free practice
19:00: FIA press conference

Saturday 28 March
14:00 – 15:00: Third free practice
17:00 – 18:00: Qualifying
18h00: FIA post qualifying press conference

Sunday 29 March
17:00 – 19:00: Australian GP
19:00: FIA post race press conference

Australian GP Info
No of Laps: 58
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 – M Schumacher (2004)
2008 Winner: L Hamilton (McLaren)

Veteran Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello believes his new team Brawn GP can win the opening race of the F1 season in Australia later this month.

“It’s a very solid car, a brand new machine, with a very reliable and powerful Mercedes engine, so it’s not crazy (to think of victory),” Barrichello told Spanish newspaper Marca.

The 36-year-old, who won nine grands prix with Ferrari, says that his ambition has been reignited by the emergence of Brawn GP from the ashes of the Honda team.

“I’ve been waiting a long time to find a team that can give me the same set-up as Ferrari (who he left in 2005), but without having to drive for (former Ferrari team-mate Michael) Schumacher,” he said.

According to Barrichello, the new rules introduced to F1 this year will make the 2009 championship very open, but he thinks the McLaren team of British World Champion Lewis Hamilton may take “three or four races” to reach its top level.

Barrichello also assured that his new car was “definitely legal”, after questions were raised about the car’s aerodynamic set-up following some eye-catching times in the recent testing sessions in Spain.

“It’s a different way of interpreting the rules, but we’ve made sure to respect the rules,” he said.

Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota are all using new rear diffusers whose legality has been queried by Renault managing director Flavio Briatore.

Lewis Hamilton is ready to start the next chapter in his career after finally winning the World Championship last year.

After narrowly missing out on the Formula One title in his rookie season, the McLaren driver bounced back in 2008 to win the Championship in dramatic circumstances in the season finale in Brazil.

The 24-year-old admits it was a massive relief to win the title last year, but says his focus is now firmly on the 2009 World Championship.

“I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” he told The Independent. “I want to win more, I want to be more consistent, though in 2007 nine podiums in my first nine races was pretty special.

“I am happy with what I have achieved, but now is the beginning of something new. Every year I have got better. I am already better than I was last year, physically, mentally, in terms of the balance in my life.”

The Englishman admits it could be a lot tougher to win this year’s title. McLaren’s MP4-24 has been sluggish during winter testing.

“I am very appreciative that last year I had a great opportunity, a great car, and a great team who did a great job,” he said.

“I am mindful that you can’t do it all the time. Some win one, some win two or three. I don’t know how many I am going to win, but I know that I am just as determined as ever before.

“Driving the car is going to be harder this year, with the new front wing and KERS controls. It’s hugely challenging. But perhaps the pressure from the outside world will be easier. I love this sport. I love this job. It’s so cool working for the best team in the world.”

Hamilton has often been accused of being arrogant by his fellow driver – with 2008 Championship runner-up Felipe Massa claiming the entire field was rooting for during last year’s title-decider at Interlagos because “I always respect everybody”.

Although he concedes “everyone makes mistakes”, Hamilton insists he is not arrogant.

“I never want to hear that kind of thing,” he says. “I think you know I am not. I know what I am capable of, I know where I am, but what I do is take the criticism and try to understand why it’s being said.

“Everyone makes mistakes, for sure, maybe there is a point where you have been arrogant and come across as arrogant. So I have to accept that. You have to accept it – you can’t say everyone else is stupid. So you just have to deal with it.”

While the rest of the pack are eyeing podiums and points at the season-opening grand prix in Australia, Sebastien Buemi’s goal is to see the chequered flag.

This weekend’s race at Albert Park will be the Toro Rosso driver’s first in Formula One after he made the step up from GP2 last year.

With Melbourne notorious for several accidents, the Swiss youngers says he is focused on finishing the race.

He told the official F1 website: “I don’t have any expectations. I want to finish the race. That’s my focus. Saying that scoring points wouldn’t be fantastic would be a lie, but it is not my main objective.

“I want to understand a lot about the car. And in the past Melbourne has always been a race with many accidents and casualties, so to finish the race is already a good point.”

Toro Rosso only launched their new car on March 9 – more than a month after all the front-runners unveiled their 2009 challengers.

The late launch means Buemi and Bourdais haven’t done a lot of mileage with the STR4 during pre-season testing.

Buemi admits the new car “feels different” to its predecessor, but is nevertheless confident it will be fast and competitive.

“It is hard to compare because due to the new regulations the STR4 follows a completely different philosophy,” he added.

“What I can say about the STR4 is that the team have put a lot of effort into this car – it seems fast and competitive, even in comparison with the old car – and that was bl**dy good.

“The driving with the ’09 car feels different, for sure. But then again it is only a Formula One car and the only demand for the driver is to go fast.”

Credit- PlanetF1

2009 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Schedule

01. FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 27 – 29 Mar

02. FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 03 – 05 Apr

03. FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 17 – 19 Apr

04. FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 24 – 26 Apr

05. FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009 (Catalunya) 08 – 10 May

06. FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 (Monte Carlo) 21 – 24 May

07. FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 05 – 07 Jun

08. FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 19 – 21 Jun

09. FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 (Nurburgring) 10 – 12 Jul

10. FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009 (Budapest) 24 – 26 Jul

11. FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 21 – 23 Aug

12. FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 28 – 30 Aug

13. FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D’ITALIA 2009 (Monza) 11 – 13 Sep

14. FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 25 – 27 Sep

15. FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 02 – 04 Oct

16. FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paulo) 16 – 18 Oct

17. FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) 30 Oct – 01 Nov