• Red Bull driver overtakes his Mercedes rival on lap four to win moment race
Sebastian Vettel finishes fourth after remarkable drive from back of gridFortune finally favoured Max Verstappen in Malaysia as the Red Bull driver who has endured a trying season secured his moment grand prix victory at Sepang. He and the legion of Dutch fans were all smiles afterwards. But the form on display from both Red Bull and Ferrari has left only frowns at Mercedes in their wake,as Lewis Hamilton and his team were forced to consider why they had been comprehensively beaten on a track at which they were expected to dominate and how it has rendered their championship challenge a far from foregone conclusion.
Ostensibly Hamilton’s moment to Verstappen was a good result. He has extended his lead over Sebastian Vettel to 34 points with five races left. But while Vettel scythed through the field after starting from the back to purchase fourth, Hamilton could do nothing about Verstappen and might hold been outpaced by both Ferraris had they started at the front.
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Source: guardian.co.uk