Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two at Malaysian Grand Prix
British driver leads a one-two finish for Mercedes ahead of Nico Rosberg as he wins his first grand prix at Sepang in his eighth attempt
Lewis Hamilton broke his drought at Formula One's Malaysian Grand Prix and led a one-two finish for Mercedes yesterday.
Hamilton beat teammate Nico Rosberg by 17.3 seconds at the Sepang International Circuit, with defending world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull third.
It was the first one-two by the Mercedes factory team since 1955, when they were a dominant force in the embryonic days of F1.
After such a tragedy three weeks ago, I would like to dedicate this win to those people and their families [of MH370]
Hamilton got away well from pole position and led throughout, making up for his retirement in the season-opening race in Australia and belatedly winning in Malaysia for the first time, at his eighth attempt.
"Incredibly happy, my first win here in my eighth year, so finally got that," Hamilton said. "To get a one-two is quite special, I haven't had many in my career."
The Briton was also quick to mention the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which took off from the Kuala Lumpur airport adjacent to the Sepang track earlier this month and is thought to have crashed, killing all 239 people aboard.
"After such a tragedy three weeks ago, I would like to dedicate this win to those people and their families," Hamilton said.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished fourth, ahead of Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and McLaren's Jenson Button, while Felipe Massa held on for seventh ahead of Williams teammate Valtteri Bottas despite being told by his team to let Bottas through.
