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The Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, is the only circuit where the Safety Car has not been officially deployed for the past ten years. This is a feat, considering that the track, situated in the tropics has often seen unpredictable weather conditions.
In comparison, the Safety Car was deployed for 4.9% of the 2011 season with a total of 12 deployments, over seven races. It covered 61 laps covering 284.3 kilometres. The figures are faint comparing to 21 deployments in 2010, a total of 7.8% of the season over 452.3 kilometres. Despite the overall reduction in deployments the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix featured five Safety Car deployments over 32 laps covering almost 139.6 km. This is a record 45.7% of the race distance.
Singapore and Korea have the highest historical probability of Safety Car deployment with at least one deployment at these venues. Canada had 14 deployments in last nine races while crown jewel Monaco had 13 deployments in last ten races.
The lowest deployment figures go to the Indian circuit because it has only hosted a single race, and Bahrain with just one deployment in the past seven races and closely followed by Hungary with two deployments in last ten races. But no track can beat the clean record the Malaysian cicuit is currently upholding.
Despite this honor this Sunday the 25th March 2012 also marks the 111th anniversary of the first competition success for a Mercedes vehicle. Mercedes which later became Mercedes-Benz in 1926 has set new benchmarks in every series it has raced. The Australian Grand Prix that ended just a week ago, marked the 89th Formula One victory for Mercedes-Benz powertrains, and the 36th win for current V8 engines.
