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This week we preview the Malaysian GP (which Raj will bring to us a very up close perspective of next week), we discuss a whole lot of F1 stories and I quiz Raj on some Malaysian GP history and trivia. News: Pierre Gasly is replacing Daniil Kvyat for the Malaysian Grand Prix, and maybe more races?(http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_IT/article/pierre-gasly-drive-scuderia-toro-rosso) Jolyon Palmer is refusing the current 3 million dollar payout from Renault (http://www.planetf1.com/news/palmer-stays-on-as-he-eyes-bigger-pay-off/) Mercedes will not "cage" the polarising Lewis Hamilton (https://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/231713/mercedes-will-not-cage-polarising-lewis-hamilton) F1 is exploring the idea of an exhaust based microphone to improve the televised sound (https://wtf1.com/post/f1-is-developing-an-exhaust-microphone-to-make-the-cars-sound-louder-on-tv/) Enaam Ahmed has surpassed Ayrton Senna's British F3 win record with 13 wins this season (https://twitter.com/Enaammotorsport/status/911988162016284