Prioritization of corners for passing is going to be different than hotlapping. Most of the top corners for hotlapping become important during a race for catching up with cars who have gapped you, but have little value when it comes to passing.

Unlike Albert Park where my favorite passing zone is on the exit of a corner (12), at Sepang, it appears to be all about braking.

The most successful places I have found to pass on this circuit are on entry to corners one and 15. If you follow one of my hotlaps, you will see that I treat turn 1 as two turns dropping to third gear for the first half of the turn and the downshifting to second to complete the last section. This extra speed and later braking routinely allows me to pass multiple cars in this corner.

I've also found success passing cars by outbraking them into turn four. This turn is a bit more tricky and not as safe and I've found myself spun by the curbing on several occasions. You also risk breaking your rhythm leading into the corner five-six corridor.

I have not been successful passing cars going into turn nine. I think this is mostly because I'm still trying to get corners seven and eight correct. I'm generally not carrying enough speed out of turn eight to set cars up to be passed into turn nine. After I correct my exit speed in turn eight, I'll revisit this as a passing zone.

One weird place I've found to pass is in turn 14. If I carry a bit more speed than the car in front of me and take a wider arc through the corner, I will generally pass it on the outside and take the line exiting onto the straight.

Sepang has been a fun track. I've run a few short races against the AI on it and have won a couple. I was able to win much faster on this track than Albert Park. Don't know if the track is easier, or if I'm just getting better. I'll race on this track more in the next couple of days, but I've already taken a peek at Bahrain and am getting excited about getting on that track.