article_snippet: In the past, race day always threw up a challenge whatever the conditions.
article_snippet: If it wasn't the flash storm catching out the drivers, it was the hot and extremely humid sun which sapped the energy from the drivers.
article_snippet: A later start time since 2009 has limited the factor played by the sun, but race day tends to be an exciting affair as Sportsmail looks back at the archive and memories from the Malaysian Grand Prix.
article_snippet: Legend has it that the 2001 Minardi was so slow that Fernando Alonso needed a push up the hill from a track marshall to make it round the circuit during qualifying.
article_snippet: Race day in 2001 was hit by a flash storm, and clever tactics by Ferrari saw clever tactics by Ferrari change tyres at the right time before claiming a one-two with Schumacher (front) leading home Barrichello.
article_snippet: It proved a false dawn for the team as Ferrari went on to win 14 of the following 15 races during the campaign .
article_snippet: Another Malaysian Grand Prix, and another Williams taking a battering.
article_snippet: The track is dry for now but not for long as dark clouds loom over Sepang during the 2009 race.
article_snippet: As a monsoon hit the track, Button took advantage to storm to the front ahead of Toyota's Timo Glock (who would finish third).
article_snippet: As conditions became too severe, the 2009 race was halted after just 31 laps with Button pronounced the winner and all drivers receiving half-points .