Circuit information
Length: 5.543km
Race distance: 56 laps / 310.408km
Full throttle: 65%
Top speed: 297kph
Longest flat-out section: 12s / 830m
Right/left-hand turns: 10/5
Tyre wear: Medium/high
Brake wear: Medium
Downforce level: High
Gear changes per lap: 60
Source: BMW
Strategy
Fuel use: 2.64kg per lap
Pitlane loss: 22s (extra time taken entering and exiting pits, without stopping)
Source: Williams
Tyres
2010 tyre compounds: hard, soft
2009 tyre compounds: hard, soft
2008 tyre compounds: hard, medium
Sepang International Circuit video lap
Sepang International Circuit track map
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix circuit map (click to enlarge)
Sepang International Circuit aerial map
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The map shows Turn 14 as a critical point. But I cannot remember a single overtaking in that corner. All overtaking is done in Turn 1 and Turn 15.
Because Turn 14 leads onto the long straight, a bad run through it means that you can be overtaken fairly easily into 15 so its essential that you dont make any mistakes through it.
There is overtaking into turns 4 and 9 as well.