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Sebastian Vettel was delighted with a win this season at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit, after missing out on potential victories in Bahrain and Australia. This is the first time the team has taken a podium in 2010, let alone a one-two win. Red Bull has taken pole position at all three grands prix this season, proving they have one of the strongest packages in F1.
Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were also on the charge, even if their strategy required a little less overtaking than Hamilton’s. Massa finished seventh just 3.5 seconds behind Hamilton, but beat the other McLaren on the track as Button’s tyres felt the strain of a 46-lap stint. Meanwhile, Alonso had been stuck in the draft of Massa for much of the race, as he manhandled a car that was suffering from a gearbox problem while downshifting. He too came up behind Button towards the end of the race, but as he pulled out to make a move into turn one, his engine blew-up in a puff of white smoke. That ensured eighth place for Button ahead of Jaime Alguersuari, who had a fantastic race in his Toro Rosso, and Nico Hulkenberg, who picked up his first F1 point in tenth.
Michael Schumacher’s race came to a premature end with a wheel-nut failure, forcing the seven-time world champion to watch Rosberg take Mercedes’ first 2010 podium from the paddock. His race lasted just nine laps and the retirement means he is now 26 points shy of Rosberg in the drivers’ championship.
For the Lotus Racing Team by 1Malaysia F1 Team, Heikki Kovalainen is forced to retire for the race and Jarno Trulli finished last at +5 laps setting apart from the retired cars.
Malaysian Grand Prix 2010
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 1:33:48.412 3 25
2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 56 +4.8 secs 1 18
3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 56 +13.5 secs 2 15
4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 56 +18.5 secs 6 12
5 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 56 +21.0 secs 4 10
6 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 +23.4 secs 20 8
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 +27.0 secs 21 6
8 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 +37.9 secs 17 4
9 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 56 +70.6 secs 14 2
10 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 56 +73.3 secs 5 1
11 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 56 +78.9 secs 13
12 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 55 +1 Lap 7
13 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 54 +2 Laps 19
14 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 53 +3 Laps 24
15 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 53 +3 Laps 22
16 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 52 +4 Laps 23
17 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 51 +5 Laps 18
Ret 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 46 Hydraulics 15
Ret 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 32 Gearbox 11
Ret 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 12 Throttle 10
Ret 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 9 Wheel issue 8
Ret 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 8 Engine 9
Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2 Spin 16
DNS 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0 Engine 12
