Lewis Hamilton was simply too good for championship leader and title rival Nico Rosberg in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, as he qualified on pole by nearly half a second as his Mercedes teammate wilted under pressure.
Hamilton only needed one fast lap run in Q3 to do the business, while Rosberg played second fiddle throughout the session thanks to several errors when it mattered, including his final run missing the apex of the final turn. Nevertheless doing well to make up for a mistake packed first flyer in the final stanza of the session.
The world champion was in supreme form. Cool and calm he was the only driver to dip below the 93 seconds mark around the newly resurfaced venue and his best lap time was 0.414 of a second better than Rosberg’s best.
The Mercedes duo will start from the front row at Sepang, with this qualifying again proof that they have at least half a second when needed on their closest rivals, who again were the Red Bulls.
Max Verstappen will start from third with teammate Daniel Ricciardo alongside in fourth, with the Ferrari duo behind on the third rw with Sebastian Vettel in fifth and Kimi Raikkonen in sixth.
Report in progress…
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