Follow the Malaysian GP live

The 19th and final edition of the Malaysian GP takes place this Sunday on the Kuala Lumpur circuit in Sepang. Follow the race live with our live text.

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) will start from pole and will still have the opportunity to increase his lead in the Championship since his rival for the title Sebastian Vettel will start from last place after encountering turbo problems in qualifying following a change of Power Units at the end of practice. There Team took the opportunity to change engine elements again, the penalties not being detrimental to his position.

This event is also an opportunity to see Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) compete in his first Grand Prix, the Frenchman replacing Daniil Kvyat starting from 15th position. Esteban Ocon (Force India) is sixth while Romain Grosjean (Haas) is 16th. Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) will start from seventh place.

The Red Bull de Max Verstappen et Daniel Ricciardo will be in ambush on the second row behind the Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen.

Although the weather forecast predicted rain for the start, the sky remained clear with only a few clouds on the horizon even if some areas were damp from showers that fell earlier.