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Formula 1 Malaysian GP

2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Race day at Sepang

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Just for once it didn't rain at Sepang and Red Bull demonstrated what it threatened to do at both Bahrain and Australia.

The team took full advantage of good track position while McLaren and Ferrari were struggling, and suddenly the championship race is looking much closer.

Force India will be pleased with Sutil's finish but Williams wil be disappointed to only net one point after a great day yesterday.

HRT and Virgin achieved goals today, so there are good news stories throughout the field.

This was the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live. Thanks for joining us during the last three days, and we will be back for the next chapter of the 2010 season - the Chinese Grand Prix in two weeks' time.
Here's our round-up of the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Vettel leads dominant Red Bull one-two
The champagne sprays at the end of the race with Vettel and Webber rightly giving Adrian Newey a sticky shower in the heat.
Nico Rosberg takes the prize for an excellent podium drive in his Mercedes.
Webber must be wondering in the back of his mind what he needs to do to beat his team-mate.
Mark Webber receives his trophy for second place today. It was a gritty drive but he lost out to his team-mate on the opening lap.
Adrian Newey collects the constructors' trophy after his rapid RB6 takes maximum points today.
Vettel is overjoyed to finally win a 2010 grand prix, having lead all three races strongly.
The Austrian national anthem rings out over Sepang in honour of Red Bull Racing's dominant one-two this afternoon.
The German national anthem plays on the podium for Sebastian Vettel - winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Six drivers retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Vitaly Petrov pulled off the track with a mechanical problem.
Tonio Liuzzi retired in the pits
Michael Schumacher pulled off the track with a right rear problem.
Kobayashi and Glock both stopped out on track.
Pedro de la Rosa didn't take the start after an engine failure on his lap to the grid.
Heikki Kovalainen came back out after that 11 minute stop in the garage and the Lotus was running at the end but not classified.
Bruno Senna makes it two HRT machines running to the flag with 16th. Jarno Trulli was 17th after spending half the race battling a mechanical issue.
Karun Chandhok finished 15th for Hispania Racing. He was just 17 seconds behind di Grassi at the end.
Rosberg is back in the pits to celebrate his fine third place, while Vettel is still touring in, delighted with his win.
Fernando Alonso is a classified finisher in 13th position after that late-race engine failure. Lucas di Grassi gives Virgin Racing its first finish with a positive 14th place.
Sebastien Buemi brings home the second Toro Rosso in 11th spot, with Barrichello a disappointing 12th after stalling on the grid.
Red Bull are clearly right back in the championship fight after a dominant display today with reliability holding while many others failed to finish.
Alguersuari claims ninth from Alonso's late retirement, while Hulkenberg takes his first point in tenth.
A great move on Button gives Massa seventh and the title race lead, while Button comes home eighth at the flag.
Another battling drive by Hamilton but he is unlikely to be delighted with sixth.
Sutil's staunch defence of Hamilton keeps him in an excellent fifth for Force India.
Kubica again races well to a great fourth for Renault in what has been an impressive start to the season for the Pole.
It's a strong third place for Rosberg as he takes Mercedes GP's first podium finish.
Webber couldn't hold off his team-mate from the start but drives home for a Red Bull one-two and valuable championship points.
The young German barged through from third on the grid to lead around the first lap before a faultless drive home from the front.
Sebastian Vettel wins the Malaysian Grand Prix!
Lap 56: Nico Hulkenberg will love Ferrari for this. The young German is about to score his first points for Williams. He moves up from 11th to tenth.
Lap 56: It is the last lap, with Vettel heading for his first win of the year.
Lap 56: Alonso pulls off the track with clear engine problems. He is out of the race.
Lap 55: Immediately there is more trouble for the Spaniard and his Ferrari F10 is smoking heavily.
Lap 55: Alonso has a big go at Button's eighth place at Turn 1 but overshoots the corner and Button regains the place.
Lap 55: Jaime Alguersuari is likely to hold on to that final point in tenth spot.
Lap 54: Massa is around 1.5 seconds behind Hamilton and unable to make up that last bit. Button is eighth and still fending off another hard attack from Alonso.
Lap 54: Mark Webber sets the fastest lap of the race, and brings the gap down to 5.4 seconds behind his team-mate.
Lap 53: Just three laps to go in Malaysia.
Lap 53: Nico Rosberg is 20 seconds behind the leader in third, with Kubica fourth. Sutil is fifth with Hamilton still close behind him.
Lap 53: Up front Vettel leads Webber now by six seconds as they head towards a dominant one-two for Red Bull at Sepang.
Lap 52: Lucas di Grassi has backed right off the pace as he lets quicker cars through. Karun Chandhok in 15th is just 26 seconds behind him.
Lap 51: There isn't a lot of spark in the Sutil, Hamilton Massa pack at the moment with the best fight still that between Button and Alonso.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton

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