Malaysia Grand Prix 2015 LIVE: Sebastian Vettel wins in just his second race with Ferrari with Lewis Hamilton second and Nico Rosberg third
Follow lap-by-lap coverage of the Malaysia Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton looks t add to his victory at the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago
Latest news and talking points:
- Lewis Hamilton starts from the front after securing his 40th pole of his career.
- Sebastian Vettel qualifies ahead of Nico Rosberg as Ferrari threaten to challenge Mercedes.
- Rosberg suffers disappointing Saturday as he loses ground on championship rival Hamilton.
- Rosberg triggers bizarre press conference spat with Hamilton as he poses as a journalist.
- 17-year-old Max Verstappen equals his father Jos's best ever qualifying position in sixth.
- McLaren pair Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso start down in 17th and 18th respectively.
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 49.834secs,
2 Sebastian Vettel(Ger)Ferrari 1:49.908,
3 Nico Rosberg(Ger)Mercedes GP 1:50.299,
4 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus)Red Bull 1:51.541,
5 Daniil Kvyat(Rus)Red Bull 1:51.951,
6 Max Verstappen(Ned)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:51.981,
7 Felipe Massa(Bra)Williams 1:52.473,
8 Romain Grosjean(Fra)Lotus F1 Team 1:52.981,
9 Valtteri Bottas(Fin)Williams 1:53.179,
10 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:53.261,
11 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin)Ferrari 1:42.173,
12 Pastor Maldonado(Ven)Lotus F1 Team 1:42.198,
13 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:43.023,
14 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:43.469,
15 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:43.701,
16 Felipe Nasr(Bra)Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.308,
17 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:41.636,
18 Fernando Alonso(Spa)McLaren 1:41.746,
19 Roberto Merhi(Spa)Manor Marussia F1 1:46.677,
20 Will Stevens(Gbr) Manor Marussia F1 No Time
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