Vettel wins Malaysia Formula 1 Grand Prix

SEPANG: Red Bull driver

Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving the German back-to-back wins to open the season.

The pole sitter led throughout to win by 3.2 seconds from McLaren's Jenson Button, with Renault's Nick Heidfeld hanging on for third.

McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain , left, and Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, right, speak during the driver's parade prior to start the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) - 10 April, 2011

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Blue skies and Rain of a different kind

Oh good! We are having blue skies today. It hasn't been like this for more than a week or so already. There was a bad electrical storm on Apr 5, followed by the same weather the following day though to a lesser extent. Here is how it is today. Just took this picture a few minutes ago.

I hope the weather stays this way throughout the day. Concert organizers of the Twin towers @LIVE 2011 would wish for this too. The same for concert-goers, I am sure. I was told it was drizzling last night. Were you there?

By the way, Rain will be performing at the F1 post-race concert at Sepang on April 10. It will be open for free for all Grandstand ticket holders of the 2011 Formula 1 PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix; but those with Hillstand tickets will need to top up by RM138 to catch the superstar’s performance. For more details, check out v4tickets.com.

Have a wonderful day ahead, everyone!

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Formula One Red Bull demo along Jalan Bukit Bintang tomorrow

If you happen to be in the city tomorrow afternoon, you may want to head on over to Jalan Bukit Bintang for a never-before Formula One street demonstration by David Coulthard of Red Bull, i.e., if you are an F1 enthusiast, enjoys loud noise and don't mind being in a crowd of 50,000 (the expected number of people).

The performance area will be along the stretch of Jalan Bukit Bintang, starting from The Westin hotel and Pavilion to the Jalan Sultan Ismail junction after Lot 10.

In conjunction with this event, Jalan Bukit Bintang from Jalan Raja Chulan junction to Jalan Sultan Ismail turnoff will be closed to traffic from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. You can either go to the city early to secure parking or park way off and walk to the site. Just don't get caught in the jam of cars detouring.

Btw, the Malaysian Grand Prix will be from April 8 to 10 in Sepang. For visitors, if you haven't got hotel reservations yet, you would have a hard time securing one and that too at three times the usual rate.



Source: The Star