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    Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix

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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Is there a sport that phtotographs more beautifully than F1? I think not.
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    Image of B52HVet B52HVet
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Hey...thanks for the spolier tag for those of us who were just catching the repeat now.


    Damnit.

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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Nick Heidfeld is now tied with Stefan Johansson for being on the podium 12 times without a win.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    What exactly is in that Brawn? Flux capacitors? Chaparral ground-sucking fans? Turbos? Kryptonite? Depleted Uranium?


    From no team to winning? There's some serious Brawn witchcraft. Now we know why Schumi was so good.


    And the race itself was quite spectacular, if a little disappointing to watch as a Ferrari fan chanting "Bring the rain, bring the rain, bring the rain." in my head after that "gamble" which, frankly, lacked common sense.

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    04/05/09

    @Mobius_1: Ion cannons operating on a wavelength outside the human eye's range. Controlled from orbit by Ross Brawn's outboard brain. It's fairly obvious.
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Awesome for Button, he has another excuse to plow the girlfriend post-race.
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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    04/05/09

    @lilwillie: Don't about you, but I wouldn't need an excuse to boof his girlfriend.
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    Image of Vatsal Garach Vatsal Garach
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Could you guys please not put the race result right in the headlines? I haven't watched it yet, and although Button winning isn't a total surprise, it makes it just that little bit interesting.


    Your colleagues at Autoblog have managed this little courtesy, so I think you guys should too.

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    04/05/09

    @Vatsal Garach: I see your point but what would you suggest for the headline?


    On a related note: I can't seem to find mention of the Malaysian Grand Prix on Autoblog. On the other hand, every single news site that does mention the race does so with Button's victory as the headline.

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    Image of rudolphdude rudolphdude
    04/05/09

    @Vatsal Garach: I know this is a tough one. I DVR it and watch it when I wake up because I know going online will inevitably reveal the winners if not in the headlines in the comments. It is impossible to keep the truth down.
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    04/05/09

    @rudolphdude: Yup. I Tivo it and watch it first thing in the morning-- before I turn on my computer and before I check the text message from Speed with the results. It's all about discipline.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Great coverage, especially showing what the racers are thinking. That's a giant leap forward for race coverage!
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Should have started one hour earlier, would have been one of the best races. Somehow gives a good feeling when Vettel overtakes Hamilton. So far I´m enjoying the season.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    If, if, if. F1 is if spelled backwards.


    This is the highlight of my weekend.

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    04/05/09

    @Syrax: I loved that bit myself.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Sounds like another phenomenal race, if unfortunately cut short by rain delay. I thought F1 was ballsy enough to stay out and go the distance...


    For Button to be able to win, having made four pits in half the race length is just phenomenal. I hope he can keep a cool head, and let a bit more luck run his way this season.

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    04/05/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: A minute or so before the race was red-flagged, the rain was so heavy that in ran down the track in streams and it was mentioned that even the safety car-an AMG Mercedes-Benz SL-had trouble staying on the track. I think that at this point there was no choice but the stop the race. The cars were doing like 20 MPH on the last lap.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/05/09

    @Peter Orosz: And? They used to run Sebring when there where tropical thunderstorms. Last Year's GBGP was better for its being run in the rain. These are supposed to be the most technologically advanced race cars in the world, driven by the best drivers. 20 mph would still be a race. It truly becomes a matter of nerves and car control skills.


    One of pro football's (no, not soccer) attractions is that they play the game, regardless of conditions - hot, cold, raining, snowing, sleeting. The game is played. For being such ponce's about so much else, F1 ought to run the races in the given weather, period.

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    Image of lordofsword lordofsword
    04/05/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: When it's coming up to sunset in a tropical storm and you've got spray coming off your own and the car in front's wheels and a fogged up visor, it doesn't matter how advanced the cars or drivers are because they just can't see. They can't continue the race at 20mph (although under the safety car just for full points would've been better than what did happen) because they'd only be able to manage 5 or 6 laps in the time left so the race would end early either way.

    The cars aren't designed to run in that weather, and when you've got cars sliding off at jogging speed and water coming up over the sidepods, you're obviously not going to get much of a race, however entertaining it would've been to watch.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/06/09

    @lordofsword: Weenie.
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    Image of mwood10 mwood10
    04/05/09

    In reply to Jenson Button, Brawn GP Win Rain-Soaked, Red-Flagged Malaysian Grand Prix
    Honda must be kicking themselves right around now...
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    Image of cchannel BLT cchannel BLT
    04/05/09

    @mwood10: They are probably feeling duped, afterall where was Brawn hiding all this performance when they were around?
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    Image of Alex Wright Alex Wright
    04/05/09

    @cchannel would love him some X6 M: Hiding it in those Mercedes engines that, surprise surprise, don't blow up every single race.
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    04/05/09

    @Alex Wright: We all know Honda can make superb engines, they just chose not to. Honda pulling out shows their lack of commitment to F1 and Honda seems to have lost interest in racing in general. Just look at their motorcycle program.


    *sigh* I miss Soichiro.

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/05/09

    @joneez: you're = you are, ya moran!: Amen to that.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/05/09

    @joneez: you're = you are, ya moran!: Ummm, Honda's the engine supplier to IndyCar.


    And hell, this was their second time back to F1. That's still better than Porsche...


    I'm not sure that they 'chose' to make an inadequate F1 engine, but it certainly never seemed able to produce the power or durability needed. On opinion I'd heard was that the home office management style wasn't meshing well with what the F1 program needed for it to make useful progress.


    But the chassis and aero didn't come from nowhere over the past two months. Some start on this program had to have been started while still under Honda management to have a complete car on opening day. Merging in someone else's engine at the last minute didn't simplify any of that either.


    It's a staggering accomplishment, any way you look at it.


    WWSHD?

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