The stewards at Malaysia recieved complains from Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso regarding the slow-moving McLarens at the end of qualifying. According to Nick, Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton were crusing along in the racing line, trying to save fuel. The footage of this can be found here.
The stewards have stepped in, and both drivers have been demoted five places down the grid. McLaren will not be appealing the decision. It boosts Toyota’s Jarno Trulli into third place, and eases some of the pressure on Ferrari at the front.
Here is the revised driver line up for Sunday’s race:
1. F Massa – 1:35.748
2. K Raikkonen – 1:36.230
3. J Trulli – 1:36.711
4. R Kubica – 1:36.727
5. N Heidfeld – 1:36.753
6. M Webber – 1:37.009
7. F Alonso – 1:38.450
8. H Kovalainen – 1:36.613 + Penalty
9. L Hamilton – 1:36.709 + Penalty
10. T Glock – 1:39.656
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11. J Button – 1:35.208
12. D Coulthard – 1:35.408
13. N Piquet – 1:35.562
14. R Barrichello – 1:35.622
15. S Vettel – 1:35.648
16. N Rosberg – 1:35.670
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17. G Fisichella – 1:36.240
18. K Nakajima – 1:36.388
19. S Bourdais – 1:36.677
20. T Sato – 1:37.087
21. A Sutil – 1:37.101
22. A Davidson – 1:37.481
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