iWitness in Malaysia: Saturday

Posted on Sunday 05 Apr 2009 and tagged with iwitness, malaysia.

Nico Rosberg has beaten off flu this weekend, but he’s not the only driver feeling ill at Sepang. Fernando Alonso has been recovering from an ear infection and Nick Heidfeld has been fighting off a mysterious virus. It’s only race two, guys; you can’t be that run-down!

There was another late start to qualifying today, similar to Australia, but there was method behind the logistical madness. Formula One Management have just announced that viewing figures for Melbourne were double those of 2008 and triple those of ’07.

Former Williams F1 driver Jenson Button stormed to pole position this afternoon and he received praise from on high. “I didn’t know that he could be that smooth,” said his boss Ross Brawn. “He’s driving fabulously well.” Indeed he is.

Lewis Hamilton has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons this weekend. Yesterday he made a pubic apology after deliberately misleading the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix; today he was overheard telling someone in his hotel lobby that he could go and race in America. Tough times for the world champ