Sun and Storms - How Teams Cope with Sepang's Extreme Weather

Heat exhaustion to wild, wet weather - Malaysia has it all. Sit back, grab an ice cream and watch...
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[@Arcticc04]

I never knew Formula One was a weather channel.

[@Anikitkat_25]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bdwidar]

ArcticStriker lol

[@botandrew1]

This guy knows Meteorology than I do, he deserves a pilot licence

[@hecker2309]

Congrats for hitting 666 likes

[@thunder9929]

I still can’t believe that Sepang is not on the calendar anymore it was one of mine favourite tracks 😢

[@exotic_sounds]

do you want 50 degrees celsius in your car

[@setomaso1731]

@@exotic_sounds do you know whats on the 2020 calendar

[@alifamsyarz]

@@setomaso1731 lol

[@samteller7998]

The only track Mercedes couldn’t conquer

[@ikhsanhafizi5280]

@@exotic_sounds most of the drivers likes that tracks tho

[@KHRrocks]

1:15 "Sepang is hot" Looks like Sepang isnt the only thing hot here...

[@xaviergravalos5334]

I thought the same

[@gamerN77]

How about the Williams engineer! Smart, loves Formula 1 and looks gorgeous ...

[@luchipunchi98]

they clearly did that on purpose

[@F-Man]

KHRrocks Oh, Formula 1 wouldn't be Formula 1 without a bit of innuendo :P

[@LuigiPeceguini]

KHRrocks lol

[@buffboy24]

RIP Malaysian Grand Prix 1999-2017

[@alelibiv1469]

SlimeSqisher Productions 2017*

[@sevendeadlypumpkins1174]

Don't worry, it'll be back, malaysia currently recovering from financial problems.

[@Adinda.1407]

Maybe they'll back in 2022

[@gds_dreadnought9754]

Yes our prine minister has told that sepang will return maybe 2022 i guess

[@mulsanne1]

F

[@samedman1]

0:40 and at this moment, Formula 1 tought me how the weather worked...

[@maarcoo97]

@@joehew1641 ouhh

[@vittalrao5565]

@@joehew1641 top man

[@Alexander-ty9ix]

They explained it better than my teacher

[@hammerbro1947]

You learn something everyday :)

[@renatofauzi]

Bring back F1 to Sepang! The weather makes race more exciting and unpredictable, and the circuit is beautiful. Seeing the F1 team struggling to get the best tactic and strategy on tyre choosing, focus, and how endure the engine in humid hot and storm making the celebration so worthed. Why F1, Why?

[@raffipambudi]

Not too much spectators and didn't make it profitable

[@rauna47]

Its not f1's desition to ax sepang from its calender. Its SIC who doesnt eabt to renew its contract with f1.

[@hdhil3137]

Fia kept takeing higher and higher % of the profits amd spectators kept moving away to motor GP, sometimes thrice more people at a motor GP event then F1. the last year at sepang the track made less then malaysian 1 mil

[@Aladin19bad]

Sepang race track is a total waste of money for Malaysia. Wonder how much of the track budget got into Tun M's pocket?

[@gkdijeiwhheuheyhwygwyhgst5308]

​@@Aladin19badKau hidup lagi ke ni? Boleh buat report kat polis atau SPRM utk siasat Tun? Kalau kau tak berani, kau boleh minta tlg dekat bang non. Tp setakat ni dh 10 bulan bang non jd PM, Tun belum kena siasat atau dakwa lagi. Maybe tgh tunggu bukti dari kau 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alinusgheiming]

Kimi what you do before an hot race ? Kimi : *Mwoah , I eat ice cream*

[@nickryan6787]

Bwoah

[@safwankhan199]

Sepang and Singapore are basically the true technical tracks in terms of heat aero and driver skill and dynamic weather

[@nigliolo76]

Forza ferrari

[@Lan-xy4gu]

Sorry broo .. Singapore "circuit" too boring .. almost no chance to overtake n not exited to see ..

[@tommy1734]

@@Lan-xy4gu yeah but it's a challenging track and very fun to see the onboard

[@TheLUSMAYS]

Singapore track!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TIRMIDZIZAIN]

The Sepang circuit is the most challenging circuit for f1 players

[@phoneindustrydesign]

let's drink ice-cream!

[@justarandomguy4873]

milk shake

[@gwn_sem1517]

Petar-Vertex hoi

[@sadiqyl]

Petar-Vertex ice cream isn’t drunk, it’s eaten

[@megannorrish1102]

Petar-Vertex kkjjhj,

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

dafuq?

[@trimardhika]

Welcome to the tropical region of the earth!

[@candraseptyawan9452]

You are nearly the equator. Where the sun light directly to you.

[@Mitsushiro23]

thats why the weather here in the Philippines in summer *WERE FUCKED UP*

[@kimiraikkonen2007]

@thorjay t and the next year the 17th race... And in the next year from that it is out of the calendar

[@AA-gn3lr]

@@l23yuke97 singapore race is boring

[@hmmyes2037]

@@AA-gn3lr start of sg gp in 2017 boring yess

[@Octolicia]

1:07 : That's where the famous ice cream running gag from Minidrivers came from...

[@FanBoyStudio369]

Yup!

[@Kasmuller]

He is the iceman

[@lewishamilton6177]

1:18 Me when Jolyon Palmer finishes in top 5

[@FanBoyStudio369]

Are you real?

[@xdshrekt3909]

Nah

[@eee-wz1ff]

@Arran McCaffery its fake lol

[@brianglynn9675]

This is my only way to talk to you

[@nachoalvarez7171]

What bout top 8

[@hamiltonastan]

Malaysia is extremely humid as Singapore. In fact, drink plenty of iced water to beat the heat.

[@AimanPF]

Yong De Tan ikr

[@farhanmaleq1921]

Aiman Haikal 2607 Kita satu negara, kan?

[@justsheeeps134]

Lol you could get cold from that though

[@vivacehome1]

Misleading advice

[@syazwanhilman2490]

I hope this circuit comes back to the calendar at least by 2021 because this circuit is very technical in terms of weather,strategy and those turns 12,13 &14.

[@asnad59]

Assalamualaikum Malaysia needs to open their Formula 1 once more! Greetings from Malaysia

[@mrsea5697]

Waalaikumsalam

[@thana090909]

Macam pergi je

[@Dheeeeraj]

Icy Cold Kimi 🔥🔥🔥

[@Lucky8s]

Gemma Fisher is a babe! And her English clarity is stupendous

[@InsaneDrumer18]

She's a total angel. Unreal beauty

[@ugie8851]

Bring f1 back to sepang!

[@manpineapple7499]

I hope Malaysia re -organizes f1 in Sepang

[@joewt290]

Bring back F1 to Malaysia!!!

[@I_EAF_19882]

Sepang is my favorite track

[@elpatator9863]

*Was

[@somanpothuval7273]

Still is !

[@mattop1961]

Lancau

[@danielsprok1865]

Sepang is hot as Magnussens car. #joke

[@justarandomguy4873]

Kevin Magnussen and Heikki Kovalainen, the fire men

[@PuffNips8741]

good one

[@CountFisco]

this is just perfect #LH44

[@Flinnyyyy]

I wish we could get this track back

[@Amartysen88]

the most exciting grand prix.

[@michaeldavid1566]

Goodbye Sepang... You will be missed dearly

[@WMarshallFan]

Ice cream is always the best thing to eat,even in storm!

[@iamnegan07]

How does F1 deal with one of the best races of the season *remove the track from the calendar*

[@kuciksteadymelody8375]

Malaysia recieve lightning more than uk.

[@rossbaillie5973]

I already miss sepang

[@alexix0139]

Can ever F1 bring Malaysian GP back to life?!

[@klyplays]

Formula 1 channel explaining science better than most schools

[@LoQOpa]

Sepang is a legendary circuit and they took it out 🙄

[@TheStrongestBaka]

Sadly, these days teams cope with Sepang's weather by excluding the track from the F1 calendar.

[@farhanmaleq1921]

Bumi mana yang tak pernah ditimpa hujan dan panas, kan? Malaysia pun kenalah juga!

[@trayambakchakravarty]

I've always told my teachers in school, I've learned more Geography from Formula 1.

[@spincity213]

Bring back Sepang !!!

[@alanc6736]

Please bring it back by next year!

[@IBNZ]

if 8 litres of fluid makes for 5% of an F1 driver's body weight he should be competing in sumo

[@hdhil3137]

This makes them 160kg, lol

[@thana090909]

Please come back

[@arsenalfan3594]

Well it's basically breakfast for us Malaysians in terms of this kind of weather...really hate the heavy rains, though.

[@arsenalfan3594]

And it's kinda scary about how we adapted the weather that racers needed to drown themselves to survive in.

[@yunan9610]

well, human adapts pretty well, but those drivers keeps travelling around the world for rather short time on each visit so no wonder its really harsh for them

[@akmal94ibrahim]

ArsenalFan35 On the other hand, we would be freezing cold being in Finland, Norway, Canada, etc..

[@Reydriel]

These drivers are in racing suits and near hot engines, they face much harsher conditions than the fans and pit crew lol

[@JL897139]

Adapting means putting air conditioner everywhere? Because that is not adapting. I've been to other "tropical paradises". It's the weather I experience in the summer, and I hate it. I can't imagine living all year round in 80% humidity and 34° every day.

[@jamiengo4987]

Grab and ice cream and prey that rain doesn't come otherwise well. The ice cream won't be an ice cream. It would be a cocktail. Thanks for the science lesson

[@felipeg9367]

Bring it back

[@pujit2220]

0:46 makes me feel like I’m back in school in a science lesson

[@ahmadhasif979]

My Favorite Cicuit in F1 Game!!,, Probably coz im from Malaysia

[@farhanmaleq1921]

Ahmad Hasif Samalah kita!

[@somanpothuval7273]

SAME here

[@amirasyraf7084]

In this race we can say we need bring back Sepang

[@nielsbouman1383]

Carlos, 700 CL is 7 liters. That is a pretty big bottle tho

[@FreezeBombGaming]

Bring it Back!

[@pedro501100]

for those of you who wan't to know how hot drivers drive in malaysia in the cockpit in fahrenheit, they drive in the car around 120 degrees fahrenheit and the forecast during the race is around 80 degrees fahrenheit, that is extremely hot weather!! no wonder these drivers are athletes, and their strength and conditioning is world class gotta respect more from these drivers now

[@danishdezembro1116]

Pedro Cruz I'm fishing under the hot sun for 1-3 hours.. And I'm okay just need to be extra careful not to get stroke but still its pretty hot

[@FanBoyStudio369]

YES! F1 DRIVERS ARE REALLY ATHLETES!!!

[@alifjawie8163]

one of my favorite track

[@houseofwine7704]

No wonder they all sweat like hell wgen they see pretty Gemma from Williams Team in the paddock :-)))

[@doritos-r6]

how does F1 only have this little subscribers , isnt this the biggest auto sport in the world.

[@Jimmy-lm2eg]

1:17-1:21 this is so scary

[@Luukboekhoud]

1:50 2KILOS???. Lets become an f1 driver and skip the gym

[@nachoalvarez7171]

Lol

[@nachoalvarez7171]

They need the gym

[@lucabanchero9738]

2 KG of liquids, not 2KG of fat.

[@iamtg1]

F1 please return to Sepang. 😎

[@ikmaliqbal1733]

Hope Sepang will be include in 2020 calendar 👌🏻👌🏻

[@muffin_217]

Ahem

[@chuckycromers5451]

The man.. machine and weather 💪🔥💪🔥💪🔥

[@nassygc]

In an edition of F1 racing, some drivers were interviewed and asked about how it was like to race in Sepang. Most of them talk about how the heat is just intense. But Juan Pablo Montoya had this to say: I don't find the heat to be much of a problem. I mean, you sweat a bit, but that's normal in F1, isn't it?

[@sikoleyley1359]

I want F1 at SIC again..

[@Tom.Hooker]

It's amazing the strains and stresses these super humans go through...

[@NihonPlay]

We are miss Sepang

[@simivb]

1:28 so a driver wheights about 160 kg? They sure look good for their wheight :D

[@TheStrongestBaka]

Was looking for this one in the top comments.

[@aswing1480]

You didn't take density into your consideration before converting litres to kg

[@yashsvidixit7169]

@@aswing1480 one litre of water is nearly one kilogram at normal conditions.

[@ridlernator1959]

1:58 "centilitres" -Carlos sainz 2016

[@iamthealrus6118]

Didn't the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix get abandoned?

[@sorwis]

It did but it still counts as a full race with points earned because over 2/3 of the laps were completed.

[@evanyoon1230]

Well Jules Bianchi died, so continuing it would be absurd.

[@kertaspaper94]

0:17 I can imagine people getting cross-eyed

[@davidnoels2586]

very nice topic !

[@metal-gods]

In modern F1 the race would be red flaged as soon as there is a drop in Malaysia.

[@fadilaisymuhammad9045]

What a great time to recommend this youtube

[@my_4_brain_cells]

In 2005 bar Honda purposely retied both cars to change there engines specifically for sepang, then the cars both broke down during the race.

[@deafeningoctopus]

Which Grand Prix was the Nigel Mansell clip from again? I've forgotten.

[@krisztiansipos5306]

Dallas 1984

[@deafeningoctopus]

Krisztián Sipos Oh yes, thank you.

[@krisztiansipos5306]

Deafening Octopus You are welcome! :)

[@saad8029]

As a wrestler, losing two kilos of water in a two hour race is not much. there have been days where I've shed around five kilos in a scorching hot and humid practice room while wearing sweats and layers of shirts and sweaters without water breaks. I can relate to these drivers. It's tough as hell!

[@safhirarovida8850]

that's insane

[@sergioserrano4167]

Yet, these guys are sitting the while time lol pretty impressive to lose 3 kilos of water while sitting.

[@AlexanderKG]

Sergio Serrano This is not NASCAR, do more research, F1 is more than sitting. Check their training, their cockpit, the focus they need to not press the wrong button. Also the cockpit is not a nice place to sit in, really small.

[@RidleyPhantom]

CaptainAKG I think his main point was the fact that they are sitting as opposed to wrestling and still shedding kilos, not that all they do is sit

[@X3rCobraz]

Sloppy Joe they actually have to do physically demanding things whilst also driving, they have to fight G forces when racing, which is tough to do for extended periods of time

[@kaktusztea]

Poor Kimi ate that f.ng ice cream. Since then all journalist bugs him with it. It is just an ICE CREAM for god sake! What is so incredible about it??! Journalists blows almost irrelevant things up, so poor drivers don't dare to say anything unique these days - only boring cliches.

[@squeakybunny2776]

kaktusztea why do you assume that Kim doesn't like the way journalists talk about that moment. Why do you act offended about something that did not even happen to you. Let him speak if he finds it annoying. Grow up, shut up

[@franqueee]

kaktusztea its something WE ALL laugh and giggled about together. And by "we all" I mean us audience, media, and even kimi himself. have a laugh salty ass

[@DavidVloch]

This just looks funny mate xd

[@thatguyjames296]

I don't understand why they don't have water cooling systems in the car, it wouldn't be hard to do safely. Also, why do you not give the pit crew something like a bag of ice cubes to keep their neck, back and feet temperature regulated? C'mon FIA

[@kemosabe9445]

All of that adds Weight 😅

[@apophisstr6719]

Ice Cream ???: -"Kimi you'll not have the ice cream, I repeat, no ice cream."-

[@ajw1045]

Now imagine driving the 2017 cars here.

[@ryukizxzx]

Albert Wijnkoop its the last year sepang will be in the formula 1 calender. (2017)

[@ajw1045]

I know

[@momchilyankov2197]

Man, a bottled water company would make millions from supplying water to F1

[@devravi7049]

how i miss sepang

[@coolnhlfan1]

This track is one of the places I forget is on the calender. Idk why.

[@saurabhawasthi3621]

1:15 she looks lovely aesthetic soothing

[@reimelong9671]

btw do you know who is she?

[@mastergamingnic1681]

Kimi: Is that my magnum?

[@MegaRacer15]

Wow! Water!

[@CattaneoL]

Who is here in 2021 without sepang ):

[@aal834]

And this is why the singapore race is held at night

[@jamiengo2343]

Can't they just put Air Conditioning in the garage...

[@lekeme1773]

Great Jamie The prime minister aren't kind at all. So....

[@lewis_duncan_0585]

Good point

[@kertaspaper94]

Now where's the fun in that

[@Juzgames]

too sad no more Malaysian GP starting 2018

[@ThatNathDude]

Can we bring back the last logo for f1? I still prefer it!

[@vistaandroid7025]

HOT AND HUMID TO WET AND WILD IN MALAYSIA

[@aash9628]

Won't the cockpit fill with rain water if it rains???

[@elxavo]

we need sepang back

[@owensmart2514]

"Sepang, one of the most technical and exciting circuits in Formula One" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jsr1126]

Probably the most boring imo

[@J-RFilm]

+Jack Ryeng Still better than Baku

[@Tom.Hooker]

Yes, sepang is very tough, but it's nothing compared to Monaco or Singapore.

[@PuffNips8741]

Pray that South Africa comes back... if i remember it was also a test for drivers

[@nihadasadli2642]

MAKINICO WO. In your face

[@davidcitogutierrez7975]

Malaysia 2020 Will Return!!??

[@RiZuaN_2301]

Maybe no maybe yes. As malaysian i hope Sepang Circurt will be add in F1 calender next year

[@mastonepaws]

Nope they dont

[@mattop1961]

Buto

[@qalmelon8975]

I think in 2022 F1 will be right back in Malaysia

[@amer6063]

I live in Sepang

[@farhanmaleq1921]

Amer Dekat airport ek?

[@mattop1961]

@@farhanmaleq1921 kt papek

[@ariefrahmannurfadhilah5051]

how F1 cope with rain? never allow the race to start and we never see wet tire in action

[@frederickdevries12]

Sainz his maths hahahaha. 700 cl is 7 litre and he calls that not a lot

[@AlexanderKG]

FormulaFlash Maybe for them it's not a lot.

[@kyrovld]

nice video

[@HarryUnchained]

that's why you don't often see people wearing suits or even long sleeves here. shoes or sneakers are also rare for people that don't work in office environment. i wear sandals/slippers and round neck shirt all the time.

[@romariobatista4856]

Back Grid Girls

[@cedricwest8538]

2:53 yeah, Sepang is hot af!

[@Hendramhrdik07]

Europeans are not used to the weather in the countries of the Southeast Asian continent. BTW I'm from Indonesia🇮🇩

[@hudsont.105]

1:39 When you need to pee during a race