The Formula One 2015 season continues Sunday with the Malaysia Grand Prix set to take place from the Sepang International Circuit. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton is once again on pole as he looks to claim a second win out of two races. The Grand Prix has a scheduled start time of 8 a.m. BST (3 a.m. ET) and can be watched online through live stream (details below).
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Christian Post Report – Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014.
The two Mercedes cars were not able to gain complete domination in the qualifying sessions for the Malaysia Grand Prix, and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has managed to split Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg at the front of the grid.
Hamilton managed to secure pole position thanks to his very first flying lap, but was only marginally ahead of Vettel who came to within 0.074 seconds of the reigning F1 champ.
Rosberg came in third, although controversy surrounded him as he appeared to block teammate Hamilton on his penultimate lap.
Elsewhere on the grid, the stand out performance was Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen, who at the age of just 17 and in only his second race stormed into sixth position. He almost went even higher up the grid, but the two Red Bulls, driven by Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat just about managed to hold him off.
If Hamilton can secure a second win out of two races on Sunday it would definitely put him in a strong position, although as proven last year, the season has a long, long way to go and a lot can happen between now and the end of the season.
Coming into this weekend’s Malaysia Grand Prix, Hamilton is in first place in the drivers championship, with 25 points thanks to his win in Australia a fortnight ago. Rosberg is second with 18 points, Vettel is third with 15, and Felipe Massa and Felipe Nasr are fourth and fifth with 12 and 10 points respectively.
Today’s F1 Malaysia Grand Prix will start at 8 a.m. BST (3 a.m. ET) and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
Source : Christian Post