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Sepang

Turn by turn

Turn 1: Brake at 60m and start turning at about 20m, still applying the brake.  Left foot brake here, so you can apply a small amount of throttle.  Hug the inside apex and move right ready for turn 2.

Turn 2 & 3: Brake for the sharp turn as soon as you move right from turn 1 and hit 2nd gear while going slow, for maximum traction.  Apply a squirt of KERS and enable DRS as you drive through turn 3.

Turn 4: Brake at the 75m marker, dropping down to 3rd gear.  Ride over the inside kerb. Apply a small 20% of your KERS and activate DRS.

Turn 5: Make sure you disable DRS before turning, so as to avoid a spin, and keep the car in 5th gear, even if it means bouncing off the limiter.  You need to balance the throttle here to avoid oversteer.

Turn 6: Ride up over the inside kerb. If you get the line right you'll keep it in 5th with the revs up high (I didn't get it right in the above video, but I have on other occassions, for a better lap time). Engage DRS and 10% of KERS just before you reach track out.

Turn 7 & 8: Ensure DRS is off when you kick it back to 5th at about 50m and as you turn, apply the brakes and shift down to 4th, riding up over the inside kerb.  Keep the steering input constant for turn 8 and as soon as you clear the apex apply 100% throttle, DRS and 20% KERS.

Turn 9: Brake at 75m and shift down to 2nd gear aiming for the inside kerb (I missed my apex in the above video, then got horribly out of shape on the exit).  Balance the throttle as you rise up the hill and select 4th and turn for turn 10.

Turn 10: Turn and grab 5th on exit, staying out wide. 

Turn 11: Trail brake through the turn into a late apex, shifting down to 3rd, before back up to 5th.

Turn 12: Grab 6th gear and run up and over the kerb on the inside, going to wide and right for turn 13.

Turn 13: Run up over the fake grass on the inside and run wide for 14.

Turn 14: This turn is a lot like turn 11.  Trail brake down to third, applying both accelerator and brake and almost hitting the bollard. Engage DRS and all but 10% of your remaining KERS.

Turn 15: Brake at 60m and drop down to 3rd gear, balancing the throttle through the turn.  At track out engage DRS and use the remaining KERS.

Overtaking zones

Turn 1 & 2 is a good place to overtake.  You can either outbrake up the inside or outbrake around the outside, if you've got a bucket load of traction.  Going the outside will put you in good track position for turn 2.  Going the inside, the driver your passing could hang you out to dry on turn 2, so you'll be running the risk of going off track. 

I'd consider turn 4 briefly but I advise against it, it's more  gradual corner than an outbrake and shove it up the inside, although if you do get a good run passing here will prevent the other car from cutting back under you. 

Turn 9 looks like it will over some overtaking opportunities but be careful of cars taking a late apex.  They'll brake later and then cut in sharply, so to overtake you'll need to really get in and get visible before the apex.   Not a safe bet to overtake here.

Turn 14 is a good place to attempt a pass.  The tightening radius means you can get up the inside of someone and cut them off/push them wide, ruining their run for the straight and the chance they'll have a go at you for turn 15.

Turn 15 is a great place to overtake because you can get around here fast with a few different apexes, and the track is nice and wide.  Not getting an overtake perfect here though will mean the other car will get a good tow and a have a run at you coming into to turn 1.

 

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