You have to go far, far away on the grid to find the other Ferrari and McLaren Mercedes, trapped by rain from Saturday at Sepang Q1. The weather, rain is expected during the race. He is 24 ° C in air, 32 ° C on the track..
Slicks to start the Grand Prix. Go for lap race. The 24 players are ready, except one. Pedro de la Rosa has already been forced to withdraw from the formation lap due to a technical problem on his Sauber. The starting procedure is started, it’s gone! Excellent start by Sebastian Vettel, who turns in the lead at the first corner. Not hooking in the bunch.
Magnificent start of Renault as well, Robert Kubica was fourth, Vitaly Petrov ninth. Behind it is already hot between McLaren and Ferrari. Many overruns are made by Lewis Hamilton, who made the outside to Sebastien Buemi. Small error of Felipe Massa though. Jenson Button is trying to enjoy it but was trapped, and Fernando Alonso passes the world champion title!
Lewis Hamilton is decidedly loose. He defeated now Alguersuari. Note the very poor start by Rubens Barrichello, literally stuck on the grid. The Brazilian is finally gone, but dead last. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton is already entering the Top 10 in excess of Kamui Kobayashi while Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso are still in battle with Toro Rosso.
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