2008 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

The Info

Race Date: 23 Mar 2008
Number of Laps: 56
Circuit Length: 5.543 km
Race Distance: 310.408 km
Lap Record: 1:34.223 - JP Montoya (2004)


The Results

1. K. Räikkönen Ferrari
2. R. Kubica BMW
3. H. Kovalainen McLaren
4. J. Trulli Toyota
5. L. Hamilton McLaren
6. N. Heidfeld BMW
7. M. Webber Red Bull
8. F. Alonso Renault
9. D. Coulthard Red Bull
10. J. Button Honda
11. N. Piquet jr. Renault
12. G. Fisichella Force India F1
13. R. Barrichello Honda
14. N. Rosberg Williams
15. A. Davidson Super Aguri
16. T. Sato Super Aguri
17. K. Nakajima Williams

Did Not Finish

• S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso
• F. Massa Ferrari
• A. Sutil Force India F1
• T. Glock Toyota
• S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso

Driver's Championship Points

1. Lewis Hamilton 14
2. Kimi Räikkönen 11
3. Nick Heidfeld 11
4. Heikki Kovalainen 10
5. Robert Kubica 8
6. Nico Rosberg 6
7. Fernando Alonso 6

Constructor's Championship Points

1. McLaren-Mercedes 24
2. BMW 19
3. Ferrari 11
4. Williams-Toyota 9
5. Renault 6
6. Toyota 5
7. Red Bull-Renault 2
8. STR-Ferrari 2

Revised Malaysian grid, Hamilton, Kovalainen and Nakajima penalised

At least three drivers will drop from their original qualifying positions on the grid for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton both lose five places for impeding rival drivers in Q3, while Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima starts from the back after his ten-place penalty for a collision with BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica at the last round in Australia.

The full provisional grid is as follows:

1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
3. Jarno Trulli, Toyota
4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault
8. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren
9. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
10. Timo Glock, Toyota
11. Jenson Button, Honda
12. David Coulthard, Red Bull
13. Nelson Piquet, Renault
14. Rubens Barrichello, Honda
15. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso
16. Nico Rosberg, Williams
17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India
18. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso
19. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri
20. Adrian Sutil, Force India
21. Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri
22. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

news quoted from F1.com

Two geek girls

imagine you're having this situation (*as the salesperson)

Apple 'Pray' to 'Evil/Genius'

This two cover of Wired magazine featuring Apple's logo, one with 'pray' caption and another one with 'evil/genius' caption. One with the 'pray' caption was published in June 1997 and another one will be published next month. The 1997 version depicting the decision Steve Jobs need to do for the company's problem, while the 2008 version seems to be different at all. Nowadays, Apple is one innovative company that create innovative products that's easy to use.

2008 Australian GP Pictures

all the drivers

Lewis Hamilton, winner Australian GP '08

Nick Heidfeld, runner-up Australian GP '08

Nico Rosberg, 3rd place Australian GP '08

images from pitpass.com

World's Thinnest 8megapixel camera module for cellphone

Samsung just announced their new 8.5mm thick cmos camera module for cellphone. This module also features an anti-shake, 1mm macro and face tracking technology and also "photography Smiles" and the "eyes flicker recognition features". While the sensitivity level is high at ISO1600.

via Engadget, press release

Design is Confident: Playing with typefaces

Playing with typefaces is very enjoyable. But it's not as easy as you thing to use typefaces to a good level. By good level means that it is usable and easy to the eyes of the user or any person that use or see the product.

Below is my experiments using typefaces. I just can't sit and looking at others artwork like the one from Zakirah and Hilmi. So I did my own. It took about 5 hours. I'm not sure is it ok or not. Do comments so that I can improve.

in 1024x768 pixels

in 1280x800 pixels

the original design

using different typeface for the TC word

trying to use it with a background picture

this is how it looks like when printed

and this one too, on the wall

While the images with the big 'tc' word are my timetable for the lectures. I've done this in January and I'm just trying a new layout of designing a timetable.

So, the TC word there is actually the code of my program in university. Every line is for a day, so line one after the TC word is for Monday, second line for Tuesday and so on. In the version where I use a background image, you can see that I've colored some of the words which is the day of the week. ISN is the acronym for Isnin (in Malay) means Monday, SEL for Selasa means Tuesday, RAB for Rabu (Wednesday), KHA for Khamis (Thursday) and JUM for Jumaat (Friday).

The arrangements of the content is [subject/topic].[time start].[location]. The result for example on line 1: EDG.8.DK. EDG is the subject of lecture, 8 is the time it start and DK is the location of the lecture. Between the contents, it didn't have any space.

Barrichello disqualified, Nakajima down ten places

Rubens Barrichello of Honda Racing was disqualified from six place of the chaotic Australian GP after he ran the red lights at the pitlane exit.

Barrichello's infraction occurred after he served a pit lane penalty for illegally pitting for fuel in safety car conditions, and he also knocked over a couple of his pit members when he pulled away before the fuel hose was removed.

This resulted Kimi Raikkonen getting the last point and Nakajima goes to sixth place and Bourdais to seventh place. It is strange that both Bourdais and Raikkonen did get the points while they didn't even cross the finish line.

On the other hands, Nakajima who finished sixth at Australian GP will be ten places down on next week's Malaysian GP grid. This is resulted from the incident in the end of third safety car period where Nakajima crashed into the rear BMW of Kubica and forcing the Pole to retire.

Source: F1-Live

2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix - Race Day

The Info

Race Date: 16 Mar 2008
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)
Time difference: GMT +10
2007 Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

Australian GP in Melbourne's Albert Park is a street circuit around the lake of Albert Park. It has been the season opener for Formula 1 since 1996. The circuit is very popular among drivers and fans as the atmosphere there is really welcoming.

Related: Australian GP Wikipedia

The Results

1. L Hamilton McLaren
   
2. N Heidfeld BMW Sauber
   
3. N Rosberg Williams-Toyota
   
4. F Alonso Renault
   
5. H Kovalainen McLaren
   
6. K Nakajima Williams-Toyota
   
7. S Bourdais STR-Ferrari
   
8. K Raikkonen Ferrari
   

Retired

• R Kubica BMW Sauber
  
• T Glock Toyota
  
• T Sato Super Aguri Honda
  
• N Piquet Renault
• F Massa Ferrari
• D Coulthard Redbull
• J Trulli Toyota
• A SutilForce India-Ferrari
  
• M Webber Red Bull
  
• J Button Honda
• A DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda
  
• S Vettel STR-Ferrari
• G FisichellaForce India-Ferrari
  

Disqualified

• R Barrichello Honda

Driver's Championship Points

1. L Hamilton 10
2. N Heidfeld 8
3. N Rosberg 6
4. F Alonso 5
5. H Kovalainen 4
6. K Nakajima 3
7. S Bourdais 2
8. K Raikkonen 1

Constructor's Championship Points

1. McLaren Mercedes 14
2. Williams-Toyota 9
3. BMW Sauber 8
4. Renault 5
5. STR Ferrari 2
6. Scuderia Ferrari 1

Hamilton on pole, Kubica second, Kovalainen 3rd

image from F1-Live

Hamilton will leads Kubica for tomorrow's Formula One season opener at Albert Park, Australian GP 2008. The 2007 champion, Kimi Raikkonen however didn't perform well as his car had a problem and didn't set a fast lap time just after Q1. On Q2, Mark Webber crashed at turn six and thus other drivers can't make their fast lap as the session was stopped until the last eigth minute of the Q2. On Q3, the pole was changed between Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica. The final grid position for tomorrow's race as below:

1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.714
2. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.869
3. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.079
4. Massa Ferrari 1:27.178
5. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:27.236
6. Trulli Toyota 1:28.527
7. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:28.687
8. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:29.041
9. Glock Toyota 1:29.593
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.842
11. Barrichello Honda 1:26.173
12. Alonso Renault 1:26.188
13. Button Honda 1:26.259
14. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.413
15. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:26.914
16. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:26.140
17. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:27.207
18. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.446
19. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:27.859
20. Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:28.208
21. Piquet Renault 1:28.330
22. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.059

source: F1-Live, F1Technical

News On Hamilton

One day, Hamilton might be racing a Ferrari

"I can't give a straightforward answer, yes or no."

That's the answer from Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali when asked if there'll be any possibilities of Hamilton racing a Ferrari some day.

"I think he learnt a lot last year, and this year will be very important for him," Domenicali added.

"If he's able to manage his talent and to grow as a person and as a driver, well, Ferrari is always looking at the fastest drivers."


Hakkinen on Hamilton

"He was sensational in his debut and is even stronger now. His toughest opponent will be Kimi,"

"When you are champion, you discover new strengths. Those two are the best."

Former champion, Mika Hakkinen suggest that Hamilton could win 2008 F1 title from reigning champion, his countryman Kimi Raikkonen.

An Integrated Laptop Stand

This simple resolution for the heat issues for laptop was designed by Young Hwan Kim. With this design, the heat will now be able to dissipate better to the air naturally.

Coffea of Love

This cup was designed by Sunman Kwon with a love shaped inner part of the cup towards the bottom. This will give the message of love to someone that use the cup. But I'm not sure why it is named as Coffea of Love? I'm sure that you can still use this cup for tea or others. But maybe because coffea is the beverage that will give you a boost and with this cup, it will double the boost and you'll have lots of concertration.

via Yanko Design

Rumoured Canon 5D Mark II

Found this via Gizmodo. It is rumored that the aged Canon Eos 5D will be replaced with the new one this year. The forum post below is from DPReview forum and it tells about the rumoured specification of the Canon 5D Mark II (not an official name).

The new 5D II will not be released at Photokina, but instead will be a surprise announcement on April 22, according to a source I am unwilling to disclose.
The specs of the new camera are as follows (final name unavailable):

• 15.3 MP full frame CMOS sensor (vastly improved light-gathering capacity per pixel: improved micro lenses; miniaturized micro circuitry; enhanced signal/noise ratio)
• Weather sealing same as 1Ds Mark III
• Dual Digic III with all-new "CXR" NR system reported to best 3rd party NR software. Available as a C.F with 4 levels of customizable parameters.
• 14 bit A/D conversion
• ISO 12800 (C.F. up to 25600)
• Reported 1 2/3 stop sensitivity improvement
• All-new 29-point TTL CMOS sensor with 12 cross-type for F/2.8 or faster lens (35% faster than 40D)
• Micro lens fine adjustment for up to 14 lenses
• 300,000 exposure shutter durability
• 6.0 / 3.0 fps
• 3.0" LCD 922,000 pixels
• EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• Live View (improved from 450D; latest generation)
• 6/3 fps continuous shooting for up to 68 frames
• MSRP $3499, available June 2

Limited Edition Olympus mju1020

Olympus just announced the limited edition Olympus mju1020 digital camera which comes with 3 interesting skin on its body. It will be limited to only 5000 units and the skins was designed by Romanian artist and graphic designer, Matei Apostolescu.

Details:

• 7x optical zoom
• 10.1 Megapixels
• 6.9cm/2.7" HyperCrystal II LCD with extra bright display
• 23 scene modes
• Slim, metallic body
• Underwater shooting up to 40m possible in combination with optional underwater case PT-042
• Dual Image Stabilisation
• Face Detection Technology
• Correct exposure of other image areas
• BrightCapture Technology
• New in-camera Panorama function
• Movie recording with sound (up to VGA resolution at 30fps)
• TruePic III image processor for faster image handling and higher image quality

via Gizmodo

Really Are Geek

Here they come, the spammers... through the comments

xkcd

Many Flavors of Computer Users - PC Weenies

Internet Generations

The internet generations

hmm.. can't live without internet even for a couple of seconds

Kovalainen will be Hamilton's threat

Former champion Alain Prost have said that Heikki Kovalainen would be Hamilton's threat for the world championship title this season.

"Hamilton must not be complacent as Kovalainen will certainly be a very tough cookie," told the Frenchman to Italy's Autosprint magazine last month.

"Where the championship is concerned, the Finn looks definitely dangerous," he added and also agree that there will be more pressure on Hamilton this season.

"I have no doubt in my mind that Heikki's going to be one of the quickest guys there," he is quoted as saying by the news agency Reuters.

source: F1-Live

New Williams Livery for 2008

Today Williams new contender, Williams Toyota FW30 get public with the new livery that will be used throughout the 2008 Formula One season. Image below from pitpass.com

Loeb wins Mexico Rally 2008

Sebastien Loeb of Citroen Total World Rally Team won the Mexico Rally 2008 with 1 minute 6.2 seconds up on Chris Atkinson of Subaru World Rally Team. This is Loeb's 3rd win in a row at Mexico.

Day 3 Results:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hours 33mins 29.9secs M
2. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 06.1secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 39.7secs M
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +03mins 38.7secs M
5. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 57.9secs M
6. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 28.9secs M
7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +19mins 03.0secs M
8. Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC +21mins 17.3secs A8
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 +25mins 24.9secs J
10. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +26mins 56.8secs J
11. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +28mins 30.1secs J
12. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +30mins 06.0secs M
13. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +31mins 26.7secs J
14. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +33mins 10.6secs J
15. Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII +33mins 19.7secs N4
16. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC +34mins 04.1secs A8
17. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +34mins 15.1secs M
18. Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +38mins 44.7secs N4
19. Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +40mins 23.0secs N4
20. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +40mins 46.1secs J

World Rally Drivers' Championship (after 3 of 15 rounds):

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 21 points
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 20 points
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 16 points
4. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 14 points
5. Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 9 points
= Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 9 points
7. Francois Duval Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 5 points
8. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC 06 4 points
= Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 4 points
10. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3 points
= Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 3 points
12. Jean-Marie Cuoq Peugeot 307 WRC 2 points
= Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC 2 points
= Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 2 points
15. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC 1 point
= Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 1 point
= Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC 1 point

World Rally Manufacturers' Championship (after 3 of 15 rounds):

1. BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT 37 points
2. Citroen Total WRT 25 points
= Subaru WRT 25 points
4. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford RT 19 points
5. Munchi's Ford WRT 6 points
6. Suzuki WRT 5 points

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Loeb leads 2nd Day of Rally Mexico 08

Sebastian Loeb took over lead from Jari-Matti Latvala at the end of Day Two of Mexico Rally. Chris Atkinson is second, 1 minute 1.4 seconds behind Loeb and Jari-Matti Latvala third.

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hours 08mins 39.8secs M
2. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 01.4secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +02mins 06.4secs M
4. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +03mins 51.6secs M
5. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +04mins 07.5secs M
6. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 10.6secs M
7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +18mins 14.3secs M
8. Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC +19mins 31.1secs A8
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 +22mins 30.7secs J
10. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +24mins 02.7secs J
11. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +25mins 03.4secs J
12. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +28mins 00.0secs J
13. Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII +29mins 19.7secs N4
14. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +29mins 52.6secs M
15. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +30mins 15.3secs J
16. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC +30mins 15.6secs A8
17. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +34mins 45.0secs M
18. Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +35mins 19.3secs N4
19. Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +35mins 55.6secs N4
20. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +37mins 19.0secs J

photo and news from Crash.net

Jari Matti Latvala leads 1st Day of Rally Mexico 08

For the 1st day of Mexico Rally 2008, Jari-Matti Latvala, winner of Sweden Rally 08 leads ahead of last years WRC champion, Sebastion Loeb.

1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 1hour 23mins 38.6secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 09.6secs M
3. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 22.4secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 02.9secs M
5. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 10.6secs M
6. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 43.6secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 52.9secs M
8. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +05mins 30.0secs M
9. Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC +08mins 18.6secs A8
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 +09mins 13.0secs J
11. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +10mins 11.2secs J
12. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +10mins 36.9secs J
13. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +12mins 13.6secs J
14. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +12mins 24.4secs J
15. Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII +12mins 28.5secs N4
16. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +15mins 02.4secs J
17. Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +15mins 15.7secs N4
18. Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +15mins 57.6secs N4
19. Carlos Izquierdo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI +20mins 27.6secs N4
20. Francesco Fanari Citroen C2 S1600 +23mins 23.4secs J

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