Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany reacts as Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) celebrates after winning the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia, March 15, 2015. Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Formula One Grand Prix by clocking at 1:31.54.067.
Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in Saturday’s qualifying session of the Malaysian Grand Prix here.
Hamilton clocked one minute and 49.834 seconds at the rain-affected Sepang International Circuit, beating Vettel by less than a 10th of a second. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished third with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat following in fourth and fifth position, reports Xinhua.
Rainfall came mid-way through Q2, delaying the pole position deciding Q3.
Formula one team Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time to top the second practice session at the Malaysian Grand Prix here on Friday despite an engine problem which forced him to quit the first session.
The reigning world champion was sidelined on his fifth lap in the first practice due to a failure on his car’s power unit inlet system, which halted his first session practice, reports Xinhua.
After the engine problem was fixed, Hamilton returned to the second practice and clocked the fastest lap of the day in one minute and 39.790 seconds.
His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was also impressive performance on the day. He dominated the first session and got the third position on the second.
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen ranked second in both the two practice sessions. McLaren’s Alonso, who missed the Australian Grand Prix after a crash in testing, got a smooth return, ranking the 14th and 16th in the two practices.
The third practice and the qualifying race will be held on Saturday.
