Formula One News — April 2009

Malaysian GP - Sunday Photos

Malaysian GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Malaysian GP - Race Results

Formula 1 viewers in the Gulf were taken by surprise with a last-minute decision to award the Middle East and North Africa TV rights to the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC).

Jenson Button dominated the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Six days later he took pole position in Malaysia, beating Jarno Trulli to pole position by a tenth of a second in the final seconds of the Q3 session.

Malaysian GP - Saturday Photos

Malaysian GP - Saturday Press Conference

Malaysian GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Malaysian GP - Qualifying Results

Nico Rosberg continued his run of good performances in practice sessions with the fastest time of the third practice session in Kuala Lumpur. The German beat Mark Webber's Red Bull by a tenth of a second. Felipe Massa was third in his Ferrari ahead of the two Toyotas of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock.

Malaysian GP - Practice 3 Results

Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa surprised the F1 circus with a 1-2 result at the end of the second practice session in Malaysia.

Lewis Hamilton went in front of the international F1 media in Malaysia and said that he had been misled when he went to see the Stewards in Melbourne and he did what he was told to do by sporting director Davey Ryan.

Malaysian GP - Friday Photos

Malaysian GP - Friday Press Conference

Malaysian GP - Friday Team Quotes

The McLaren team has confirmed that Dave Ryan has been suspended from his position as sporting director of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.

Malaysian GP - Practice 2 Results

Formula 1 pays little attention to the world around it but in Malaysia on Friday the country swore in a new Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who replaces Abdullah Ahmed Badawi who resigned on Thursday.

Dave Ryan, McLaren's Sporting Director, has been suspended by the team following the Lewis Hamilton controversy in Melbourne.

Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima were first and second in the first practice session in Kuala Lumpur for the Williams-Toyota team, ahead of the two Brawn-Mercedes of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

Malaysian GP - Practice 1 Results

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is expected to be confirmed soon that will guarantee the team $30m next year. This will give Virgin the whole car to sell to other sponsors, if it chooses to do that.

Donington Park has had its circuit licence refused by the Motor Sports Association (MSA), because work to improve the circuit had reduced the run-off area where a new tunnel has been built.

Malaysian GP - Thursday Press Conference