The dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Daniel Ricciardo, who led his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen to the team’s first 1-2 finish in the hybrid-turbo era.
The result for Red Bull also denied Mercedes AMG the chance to clinch their third consecutive constructor’s championship, which will now have to wait till the next race in Japan.
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Following a Turn 1 clash with Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg recovered to finish a handsome third to gift him a 23-point lead in the standings. Despite leading the majority of the race, an engine blowout for Lewis Hamilton saw his race end in a blaze of fire.
The German also copped a 10-second time penalty for a late touch with Kimi Räikkönen in their battle for third, but Rosberg was able to extract enough of a gap to nullify that contentious penalty.
It was a solid finish too for Valtteri Bottas in fifth, having one-stopped to the chequered flag. Despite this result, the double points finish for Force India meant that they continue to lead Williams in the constructor’s championship.
Both McLarens also scored points, with Jenson Button celebrating his 300th grand prix with a ninth place finish. His compatriot in Jolyon Palmer also gets the monkey off his back and scores his first points in Formula One.
Full results
1 – D. Ricciardo
2 – M. Verstappen
3 – N. Rosberg
4 – K. Räikkönen
5 – V. Bottas
6 – S. Perez
7 – F. Alonso
8 – N. Hulkenberg
9 – J. Button
10 – J. Palmer
11 – C. Sainz
12 – M. Ericsson
13 – F. Massa
14 – D. Kvyat
15 – P. Wehrlein
16 – E. Ocon
RET – F. Nasr
RET – L. Hamilton
RET – E. Gutierrez
RET – K. Magnussen
RET – R. Grosjean
RET – S. Vettel
Updated driver’s standings
288 – Nico Rosberg
265 – Lewis Hamilton
204 – Daniel Ricciardo
160 – Kimi Räikkönen
153 – Sebastian Vettel
147 – Max Verstappen
80 — Valtteri Bottas
74 — Sergio Perez
50 — Nico Hulkenberg
42 — Fernando Alonso
41 — Felipe Massa
30 — Carlos Sainz
28 — Romain Grosjean
25 — Daniil Kvyat
19 — Jenson Button
7 — Kevin Magnussen
1 — Jolyon Palmer
1 — Pascal Wehrlein
1 — Stoffel Vandoorne
0 — Esteban Gutierrez
0 — Marcus Ericsson
0 — Felipe Nasr
0 — Rio Haryanto
0 — Esteban Ocon
Updated constructor’s standings
553 – Mercedes AMG
359 – Red Bull Racing
313 – Scuderia Ferrari
124 – Force India Mercedes
121 – Williams Mercedes
62 — McLaren Honda
47 — Scuderia Toro Rosso
28 — Haas Ferrari
8 — Renault Sport
1 — Manor Mercedes
0 — Sauber Ferrari
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