Hamilton dominates as Mercedes secure 1-2
Lewis Hamilton signed off a flawless weekend to secure victory in Malaysia ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg by over 17 seconds. The Briton led from start to finish and dominated to the extent that the team chose to turn his engine down after just 50 per cent race distance. Rosberg’s second place gave Mercedes their first 1-2 since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix and puts them in charge of the Constructors’ Championship. Third placed Sebastian Vettel lost out to both Rosberg and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo on the opening lap, but managed to get the place back from Ricciardo before the Australian’s luck ran out. Ricciardo eventually retired after his team failed to secure his front-left wheel during his second stop, before his front-wing failed and a ten second penalty ruined his race. That allowed Fernando Alonso to take fourth, just ahead of an impressive performance by Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg to secure fifth. Jenson Button was sixth, but benefitted from Felipe Massa’s decision to ignore team orders to allow team-mate Valtteri Bottas past, with the Williams team believing Bottas could have challenged Button had Massa conceded the position. Kevin Magnussen and Daniil Kvyat completed the points paying positions. Race Result - 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix:
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01. L. Hamilton Mercedes
25
02. N. Rosberg Mercedes +17.3 18
03. S. Vettel Red Bull +24.5 15
04. F. Alonso Ferrari +35.9 12
05. N. Hulkenberg Force India +47.1 10
06. J. Button McLaren +83.6 8
07. F. Massa Williams +85.0 6
08. V. Bottas Williams +85.5 4
09. K. Magnussen McLaren +1 lap 2
10. D. Kvyat Toro Rosso +1 lap 1
11. R. Grosjean Lotus +1 lap
12. K. Raikkonen Ferrari +1 lap
13. K. Kobayashi Caterham +1 lap
14. M. Ericsson Caterham +2 laps
15. M. Chilton Marussia +2 laps
16. D. Ricciardo Red Bull Retired
17. E. Gutierrez Sauber Retired
18. A. Sutil Sauber Retired
19. J. Vergne Toro Rosso Retired
20. J. Bianchi Marussia Retired
21. P. Maldonado Lotus Retired
22. S. Perez Force India DNS
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