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Malaysian Grand Prix driver ratings

While some earn high marks for their Sepang efforts, there's also a very low score for a driver in a very good car and some disappointing marks for drivers who have starred elsewhere this season

Ordinarily, Hamilton should win when he starts on pole and makes no major mistakes, but he sensibly recognised the bigger picture amid Red Bull's prodigious pace and Verstappen's determination to win, on a weekend when Mercedes was not on form.

Vettel's misfortune made Hamilton's life easier, but to take pole in such a "capricious" car was something a bit special.

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