Saturday, April 4, 2009

Day 4 – Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying

We boarded a bus to take us to the Sepang International Circuit, home of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix. The circuit is in the same facinity as the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). We came to see the qualifiying of the grand prix. On sale at the entrace was headphones that could receive the race commentary. This was going for 150 ringit. They do come in handy and I recommed getting one if your budget allows. Its difficult to follow the race from the stand. I also saw some spectators had portable TV screens that receives the race broadcast with commentary. I didnt get a price on this but this is definately more expensive. We had the best seats in the house! Diamond stand right next to the start line. It seemed as though this area is reserved for BMW Sauber team supporters probably because Petronas is also one of the major sponsors, and there was mainly the white shirts of Petronas BMW Sauber. We were also given team shirts but we could only wear it the next day for the race. We were taken in groups to the pit lane. There is a passage that leads underneath the track to get to the main building where the pits are also located. Jenson Button of BRAWN GP took pole position.