Race 3 - Sepang - Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2

Sebastian Vettel led home team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull Racing dominated a rain-free Malaysian Grand Prix.

Vettel surged into the lead after the first lap while McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton also made their move from the back of the grid. Vettel had started third on the grid but immediately passed the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg before then getting the better of team-mate Mark Webber.

This time, there would be no sign of the technical gremlins that hampered the duo in the opening two rounds as Red Bull completed its first 1-2 of the season ahead of Nico Rosberg's Mercedes and Robert Kubica's Renault.

Button and Hamilton started 17th and 20th on the grid after their qualifying woes but made significant progress in the race, passing the slower cars ahead. The McLaren pair were then involved in a scrap with the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, who also made a mess of qualifying.

And it was Hamilton who edged the battle, finishing sixth ahead of Massa and Button as the unfortunate Alonso retired on the penultimate lap.

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01 S Vettel (GER) ( Red Bull )( 25 )
02 M Webber (AUS) ( Red Bull )( 18 )
03 N Rosberg (GER) ( Mercedes )( 15 )
04 R Kubica (POL) ( Renault )( 12 )
05 A Sutil (GER) ( Force India )( 10 )
06 LC Hamilton (GBR) ( McLaren )( 8 )
07 F Massa (BRA) ( Ferrari )( 6 )
08 J Button (GBR) ( McLaren )( 4 )
09 J Alguersuari (ESP) ( Toro Rosso )( 2 )
10 N Hülkenberg (GER) ( Williams )( 1 )
11 S Buemi (SUI) ( Toro Rosso )( - )
12 RG Barrichello (BRA) ( Williams )( - )
13 L di Grassi (BRA) ( Virgin )( - )
14 K Chandhok (IND) ( HRT F1 )( - )
15 B Senna (BRA) ( HRT F1 )( - )
16 J Trulli (ITA) ( Lotus )( - )
17 H Kovalainen (FIN) ( Lotus )( - )

Was a decently entertaining race. Not boring by any stretch of imagination. Some showers would have altered the scenario though.
SUperb racing by the likes of Hamilton, Alonso, Massa and Button to start from the back of the grid and move up to point scoring positions. Alonso was unlucky to end up with a bust engine with just 1.5 laps more to go.
Vettel must be a happy man after two disappointing races. But Webber was unlucky with the small pit stop incident which potentially cost him P1.