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Vettel stuns Hamilton in Malaysia
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 30 - 03 - 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany kisses his trophy next to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain on the podium after winning the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia Sunday. — AP


SEPANG, Malaysia — Sebastian Vettel showed again that form is temporary and class permanent when the four-time world champion put in a faultless display to record his first victory for Ferrari at the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday.
The triumph ended a long drought for Formula One's most successful team, whose last win was at the Spanish Grand Prix in 2013, and was the 40th of the German's career.
Starting from second place on the grid behind Lewis Hamilton's seemingly unbeatable Mercedes, Vettel and Ferrari produced a tactical masterclass to overhaul the Briton and cross the line 8.5 seconds ahead of the double world champion.
“Numero uno is back, Ferrari is back,” Vettel was told over the team radio as he took the checkered flag.
“Grazie, grazie. Forza Ferrari,” he shouted in reply as he celebrated his fourth win at Sepang, a circuit that has favored the Italian team over the years with seven victories in 17 editions since 1999.
Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg finished a distant third while 17-year-old Max Verstappen claimed seventh place for Toro Rosso to become the youngest ever points scorer in Formula One.
Third in Australia, though some way behind Mercedes, Vettel and Ferrari showed real potential in practice and qualifying and were able to carry that momentum forward into the race.
When the lights went out at the start, Hamilton pulled away from Vettel but the race turned in Ferrari's favor when Sauber's Marcus Ericsson spun off at the start of lap four to bring out the safety car.
While Mercedes pulled both its cars into the pits to put on hard tires, Vettel stayed out on the medium compound and made the lead stick until the end of the race as Mercedes scrambled around trying to outsmart the leader but unable to rein him in.
“It has been a while since I've been on top step and obviously the first time with Ferrari,” a beaming Vettel said in a podium interview. “I'm speechless. I'm happy and proud of today. We beat them fair and square and it is a special day — that is why I am emotional.”
His Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen overcame a tough qualifying session and an early puncture to finish fourth, well clear of Williams pair Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa.
Vettel has now won races for three separate teams — Toro Rosso, Red Bull and Ferrari.
Hamilton was magnanimous in defeat after a frustrating drive in which he often struggled to understand team strategy and orders over the radio.
“Huge congratulations to Ferrari and Sebastian ... I gave it everything I could but their pace was excellent,” the Briton said.
“We knew that Ferrari had made a step but didn't know how big, they were too quick today.”
McLaren put a positive spin on a poor day as both Fernando Alonso, back in action after missing the season-opener following a pre-season crash, and Jenson Button retired from the race.
After two races, Hamilton leads the driver's standings on 43 points, Vettel sits second on 40, with Rosberg on 33 and Massa on 20. — Reuters


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