Sebastian Vettel wins in Malaysia

At the start of the race, the driver who started in pole position, Mark Webber, started very well but less well than Sebastian Vettel, his teammate, who came from third place and took the lead at the exit of the first turn. Nico Rosberg falls to third place, Robert Kubica follows him, having gained two positions. The two pilots Red Bull, who started in the lead, began to widen the gap.

At the back of the peloton, another race begins for the drivers McLaren et Ferrari. Starting from the back, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are trying to get back to the forefront. Of the four men, it was Lewis Hamilton who did the best, having got the best start. Located behind Sébastien Buemi, the Briton manages to gain the upper hand over the Swiss and move back into the peloton.

In the lead, Mark Webber does not let go of Sebastian Vettel, the Red Bull drivers escape and widen the gap on the Nico Rosberg duo? Robert Kubica. Renault is celebrating since, in addition to the Pole's fourth place, Vitaly Petrov is in ninth place, virtually in the points. He must face the rise of Lewis Hamilton, already tenth after six laps. The Russian and the Briton face off for many minutes, the novice resists but the World Champion finally takes the upper hand in the eighth round.

At the rear, Jenson Button passes Fernando Alonso but the two men remain far from the top 10, remaining behind Sébastien Buemi. Kamui Kobayashi, eleventh for a long time, had to retire before the ten lap mark. The mishap also happens to Michael Schumacher, sixth until then, victim of a mechanical breakdown on the tenth lap. A much more disappointing and frustrating race for the seven-time World Champion than the previous two.

Vitantonio Liuzzi, overtaken by Lewis Hamilton, slowed down and returned to his pit to retire, although he had been in the top 10 since the start of the race. Disappointing for Force India, which nevertheless maintains hopes of a good result with Adrian Sutil, fifth.

After 14 laps, the first round of pit stops is launched. Jenson Button, Vitaly Petrov, Nico Hulkenberg, Sébastien Buemi and Rubens Barrichello stop, allowing Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa to enter the top 8. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, sixth, continues to push and strings together the best laps in the race (1:40:416). in the 20th round).

On the 20th lap, Adrian Sutil returned to the pits before Robert Kubica followed suit. The Pole, starting again, had to fight against Felipe Massa, faster with his hot tires, and managed to keep the advantage. The other Renault driver, Vitaly Petrov, had to give way to Jaime Alguersuari, very efficient since his tire change, for eleventh place. The Spaniard?s teammate, Sébastien Buemi, took advantage of the opportunity to overtake the Russian driver, who had been struggling since his pit stop.

Leader of the race, Sebastian Vettel stopped on the 24th lap, leaving the controls to Mark Webber. The German leaves just in front of Lewis Hamilton, fantastically well but not yet in the pits. Mark Webber stopped on the following lap and lost a few tenths due to a pneumatic gun problem when changing tires. The Australian leaves in third position, behind Lewis Hamilton.

Felipe Massa, sixth, pitted on lap 27 and emerged in ninth position, twelve seconds behind Jenson Button. The teammates of these two drivers, Lewis Hamilton (2nd) and Fernando Alonso (6th) are the last two drivers not to have returned to their pits to switch to soft tires, while it is becoming more and more obvious that he will not rain after all. Meanwhile, Felipe Massa put his new soft tires to work, setting the best lap in the race in 1:38:002.

On the 31st lap, Lewis Hamilton finally stopped in the pits to change tires. The Briton emerges in seventh position, just ahead of his teammate Jenson Button. Even with hot tires, the reigning World Champion is unable to catch up with his predecessor on the track record. F1. Hamilton took the opportunity to set the fastest lap in the race, in 1:37:745.

Author of a very good start to the race, Vitaly Petrov had to retire on the 34th lap, leaving his car at the side of the track, most certainly due to a mechanical failure. A few minutes later, Fernando Alonso, fifth, finally stopped by his pit box to change tires. He starts ninth, behind Felipe Massa and ahead of Jaime Alguersuari.

Lewis Hamilton continues to attack, climbing to sixth place due to Fernando Alonso's stop. The Briton, on soft tires, is close behind Adrian Sutil, fifth and on hard tires. Fernando Alonso, ninth, tries to reduce his gap on Felipe Massa, twelve seconds ahead of him. He set the best lap in the race in 1:37:633.

Far from Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, who continue to widen the gap, Nico Rosberg is sixteen seconds behind, Robert Kubica twenty seconds behind. Behind it, it’s getting tighter. Adrian Sutil keeps Lewis Hamilton in check. Jenson Button comes back, with Felipe Massa behind him, on his teammate. And Fernando Alonso, who achieves a new best lap (1:37:231), is also close to catching up with his partner. The final battle promises to be hot.

Behind all these beautiful people, Williams et Toro Rosso continue their studious course. Jaime Alguersuari is in tenth place, ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Rubens Barrichello. On the 44th lap, Sébastien Buemi got the better of the Brazilian to take twelfth place.

The final battle is on. On the 44th lap, Felipe Massa took seventh position by overtaking Jenson Button. Fernando Alonso, who has come a long way, is then on the heels of the Briton, who suffers from the lack of performance of his hard tires, the weak point of Formula 1 races this season. In all respects, the soft tire is much more advantageous.

Fernando Alonso tries to overtake Jenson Button for eighth position, while, seventh, Felipe Massa catches up with Lewis Hamilton, who fails to catch Adrian Sutil, faster on the straight.

At the end of the race, if the tanks empty and become lighter, the tires deteriorate and the expected overtaking ultimately does not happen. Adrian Sutil resists Lewis Hamilton, the latter contains Felipe Massa and, ten seconds away, Jenson Button maintains his advantage over Fernando Alonso. Sebastian Vettel, leader of the race, increased his lead over his teammate, Mark Webber, to six seconds behind the German with three laps to go. However, in the process, Mark Webber set the best lap in the race, in 1:37:054. As for Nico Rosberg and Robert Kubica, they remain solid third and fourth.

Fernando Alonso tries one last shot on Jenson Button to snatch eighth position. The Briton regains his place at the exit of the corner and Fernando Alonso sees his engine go up in smoke and has to abandon his car at the side of the track.

Sebastian Vettel remains in control and wins for the first time this season, after the third attempt. It was a double for Red Bull, with Mark Webber finishing second. Followed by Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Adrian Sutil, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Jaime Alguersuari and Nico Hülkenberg.