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2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Race day at Sepang
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Mark Webber walks down the grid to have a chat with Lewis Hamilton. As the deluge continues the discussion will no doubt surround safety.
Continuing the rundown, Nico Rosberg is seventh with Mark Webber eighth. Felipe Massa was beginning to climb slowly through the field again and is ninth.
Sebastien Bourdais was one of the first to come in for the full wet tyre when the heavy rain hit, and he is tenth in the classification. Piquet is 11th with Alonso 12th, Nakajima 13th, Raikkonen 14th.
Adrian Sutil was last of the remaining runners at the time of the race suspension in 15th place.
Sebastien Bourdais was one of the first to come in for the full wet tyre when the heavy rain hit, and he is tenth in the classification. Piquet is 11th with Alonso 12th, Nakajima 13th, Raikkonen 14th.
Adrian Sutil was last of the remaining runners at the time of the race suspension in 15th place.
The mechanics are doing their best to keep the cars dry and ready to resume.
A restart does look unlikely given the two-hour time limit.
A restart does look unlikely given the two-hour time limit.
Rain continues to fall at a massive rate.
The order at the red flag line is as follows.
Jenson Button is the leader of the race. Timo Glock is second, with Nick Heidfeld third. Jarno Trulli is fourth, Rubens Barrichello fifth, and Lewis Hamilton had made it into the top six.
Jenson Button is the leader of the race. Timo Glock is second, with Nick Heidfeld third. Jarno Trulli is fourth, Rubens Barrichello fifth, and Lewis Hamilton had made it into the top six.
This procedure is very similar to a new race start. However, rain continues to fall heavily and a restart appears to be unlikely.
Replays show Sebastian Vettel's demise. He spun at Turn 7 and lost the engine.
Giancarlo Fisichella amazingly got out of the gravel trap at Turn 7, but then spun out for good later on the same lap at Turn 15.
Giancarlo Fisichella amazingly got out of the gravel trap at Turn 7, but then spun out for good later on the same lap at Turn 15.
There will be very little time for a restart to be organised as it is so late in the day in Malaysia.
Adrian Sutil is in the pits in the Force India. He was already running last in 15th position.
Lap 33: The race has been suspended. The cars will return to the red flag line on the start/finish straight to await a restart.
Lap 33: Jenson Button leads from Timo Glock.
Lap 32: The track is awash with this heavy downpour.
Lap 32: Lewis Hamilton had climbed back up to seventh place in the McLaren when the safety car was deployed.
Sebastien Buemi and Sebastian Vettel fell victim to the heavy rainfall that hit the circuit. Both are out of the race.
Sebastien Buemi and Sebastian Vettel fell victim to the heavy rainfall that hit the circuit. Both are out of the race.
Lap 32: The race falls under control of the big Mercedes as conditions become unsafe for racing speed.
Lap 32: The safety car has been deployed.
Lap 32: Conditions are deteriorating rapidly.
Lap 32: The positions are changing massively as the rain falls very hard now at Sepang.
Giancarlo Fisichella has spun into the gravel at Turn 7. He is out of the race.
Giancarlo Fisichella has spun into the gravel at Turn 7. He is out of the race.
Lap 32: Timo Glock is second on the road from Nick Heidfeld in the BMW.
Lap 32: Button pits from the lead for full wets.
Lap 31: Extremely heavy rain is now falling.
Lap 31: Jenson Button continues to lead but surely will be forced to pit for full wets.
Lap 31: Lightning strikes the circuit as they all pit again for wet rubber.
Lap 31: Glock takes full wet tyres as the rain begins to fall hard.
Lap 31: Felipe Massa had climbed as high as fifth in the Ferrari, but comes into the pits for the second time.
Lap 30: It's a battle for the lead. Button steams past the Toyota into Turn 14 ... as Glock takes the wide line in to the pits.
Lap 30: Button is just a couple of seconds behind Glock but he has far fresher tyres than the Toyota.
Lap 30: Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima pit from 12th and 13th. They rejoin near the back of the field.
Kimi Raikkonen had found some good pace, but he now pits as well from 13th place for intermediates.
Kimi Raikkonen had found some good pace, but he now pits as well from 13th place for intermediates.
Lap 30: Button is down and away but Glock is already through into the lead ... just as the rain falls heavily again!
Lap 29: Jenson Button pits from the lead to take Intermediates. Will he get out ahead of Glock?
Lap 29: The rain has eased in recent minutes and those on the full wet are struggling for pace.
Lap 29: Barrichello and Trulli pit for intermediate rubber as Glock goes through to second by being out on the correct tyres.
Lap 29: Rubens Barrichello makes a mistake and allows Webber and Glock through.
Lap 28: Rosberg pits as Mark Webber steams up to third in the Red Bull. Timo Glock takes fourth away from his team-mate as he takes advantage of his intermediate rubber.
Lap 28: Lewis Hamilton pits from eighth place in the McLaren. He takes the intermediate tyres and rejoins the race further down the order.
Lap 28: Barrichello also has great pace in the Brawn GP and he flies past Rosberg for second.
Lap 27: Sebastian Vettel pits from 11th position in the Red Bull Renault. Bourdais pits from 15th place.
Lap 27: Jenson Button pulls out the lead to 18.1 seconds as he revels in these conditions.
Rosberg in second is only 2.2 seconds ahead of ... Rubens Barrichello as the Brawn GP driver takes third away from Trulli's Toyota.
Rosberg in second is only 2.2 seconds ahead of ... Rubens Barrichello as the Brawn GP driver takes third away from Trulli's Toyota.
Lap 27: Behind the top six, Hamilton is seventh ... but Glock steams through past Hamilton and then Heidfeld.
Glock is up to sixth place now and continuing to haul in the leaders. He is currently 30 seconds behind leader Jenson Button.
Glock is up to sixth place now and continuing to haul in the leaders. He is currently 30 seconds behind leader Jenson Button.
Lap 26: Mark Webber is up to fifth as the Red Bull displays excellent pace in these tricky conditions.
Lap 26: Button leads by an impressive 14.1 seconds from Rosberg's Williams.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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