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This was the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live - a weekend where the expected result happened but there were a few twists and turns along the way - and at least some evidence to suggest that it won't be a one-team show this season.
The Chinese Grand Prix looms large on the horizon and you only have to wait five days until the engines roar again. We will be back tomorrow with the all-important early weather forecast.
The Chinese Grand Prix looms large on the horizon and you only have to wait five days until the engines roar again. We will be back tomorrow with the all-important early weather forecast.
Red Bull also has the early advantage in the constructors' table, with a 22 point margin over McLaren. Ferrari are third ahead of Renault.
Vettel has a perfect 50 points in the championship table and now has a 24-point margin over Button, with Hamilton third.
The top three take their traditional place on the top step for the world's snappers at the end of a very strategical race.
The dignitaries run for cover as the champagne sprays on the podium. Heidfeld makes sure that Vettel gets a face full of bubbly.
Nick Heidfeld is delighted to pick up the final trophy for a remarkable drive to third in his Renault.
Jenson Button receives his award for second place today. A very good drive, finishing just 3.2s behind the winner.
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey is on hand to collect the trophy after the RB7's second win of the season.
Vettel collects the trophy from the Prime Minister after another fine win on a hard-fought afternoon in Malaysia.
That is followed by the Austrian national anthem for this afternoon's winning constructor - Red Bull Racing.
The drivers walk out onto the podium to an enormous cheer and the German national anthem plays for today's winner - Sebastian Vettel.
Liuzzi, D'Ambrosio, Trulli, Perez, Barrichello, Karthikeyan and Maldonado all retired after difficulties.
Massa's Ferrari has stopped on track and the Brazilian is looking for a lift back to the pits.
Heidfeld congratulates his Renault team, which records its second successive podium of the season.
Glock brought the Virgin home in 16th and Petrov was classified in 17th after his crash landing a few laps before the end.
Vettel brings the winning Red Bull back into the pits and he is naturally delighted with another win - his 12th.
Toro Rosso's two-stop strategy didn't work. Alguersuari limped home at the end in 14th, with Kovalainen just 0.5s behind him in 15th place.
Out of the points, Sutil finished 11th in the other Force India with Rosberg 12th and Buemi 13th.
There is debris all over the circuit as the cars trail back to the pits, but the rain remarkably held off this afternoon.
Schumacher passed di Resta in the final laps to take ninth, but the Scot gets his reward thanks to Petrov's retirement and scores again.
Kobayashi secures a solid eighth in his Sauber.
Massa takes a creditable fifth, from surely-frustrated men Alonso sixth and Hamilton seventh.
It's a strong third from Heidfeld, who only just held off four-stopping Webber in the dice to the flag.
Button takes a great second for McLaren as his tyre conservation skills pay dividends.
Another supreme performance from the world champion sees him take maximum points from the opening pair of races.
Sebastian Vettel wins the Malaysian Grand Prix!
Lap 56: Vettel comes down the back straight and enters the final corner. It can't go wrong from here ...
Lap 56: Vettel crosses the line to begin the final lap at Sepang with a semi-comfortable lead, but the action is for third here. Heidfeld continues to hold off Webber.
Lap 56: So Vettel leads by 6.5s with Button second, but now Webber is right on Heidfeld's gearbox for third.
Lap 55: The Renault got big air and slapped back down onto the track with a thump. Petrov had no steering and was forced to park immediately.
Lap 55: Meanwhile, Webber is significantly pressuring Heidfeld for the final podium place.
Lap 54: Wow! Petrov retires from the race after a very strange incident. He ran wide at Turn 8, bounced up in the air and his steering column came off.
Lap 53: Schumacher closes the gap down to 0.5s and he will have a shot at di Resta in the closing laps of the race for the final point.
Lap 53: It's all going wrong for Hamilton and he's forced to pit, resuming behind Petrov in a costly end to his race.
Lap 53: Hamilton has run wide and Webber is through.
Lap 52: Di Resta is now just 1.6s ahead of Schumacher. The young Scot in just his second race versus the seven-time champion.
Lap 52: Webber is now quickly closing on the struggling Hamilton.
Lap 52: Heidfeld uses his DRS to easily take third place from Hamilton into Turn 1.
Lap 52: Petrov is fine in eighth now and has extended the gap to 5.2s over Kobayashi, but the interest is 20 seconds back behind them ...
Lap 52: Vettel flashes over the line to get within five laps of the flag in a dramatic grand prix.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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