Sebastian Vettel stunned everyone
in the second race of this season at Malaysian Grand Prix, winning his first
race after Brazil 2013. In the searing heat of Sepang, Vettel brought first win
race for Ferrari. He won by a margin of +8 seconds. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton
finished second and Mercedes Nico Rosberg finished third. After a dominant opening
in Australia by Lewis Hamilton, he was challenged by Sebastian in Malaysia.
Now it seems to be a season between
Mercedes and Ferrari whereas Williams and Red Bull can be tough competitors in
the upcoming races. In Sepang, Mercedes had locked themselves into a three stop
strategy but Ferrari had both pace and Tyres to get by with a two stopper. With
Rosberg similarly trapped in a slower car, Mercedes never recovered sufficiently
to launch a counter-attack. Vettel team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was able to recover
from a first lap puncture caused by a brush with Felipe Nasr.
Hamilton was struggling with his
car and had an angry exchange with his team over the radio. Hamilton was 8.5
sec behind Ferrari, with Rosberg another 3.7 sec down. Vettel lapped both Red
Bulls on his 52nd lap, but took no delight in that. Both Hamilton
and Rosberg dominated last year season in Formula One. But this year there is a
competition from Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel.
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