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Malaysian GP

2016 Formula 1 Malaysian GP

Malaysia
Sep 29, 2016 to Oct 2, 2016
Sepang International Circuit, MY
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Formula 1 Malaysian GP

Malaysian Grand Prix - Race

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As Rosberg, Ricciardo and an absolutely knackered Max Verstappen make their way onto the podium, we'll wrap up our coverage here.

We'd joked about a Red Bull 1-2 before the start of the race, given how that we've not been terribly close to that for years and years now - but an early divebomb by Sebastian Vettel and an expired engine was enough for the Austrian team today.

Check back with Motorsport.com for all the post-race reaction, for there will be a lot of it.

World Constructors' Championship

Pos.TeamsPoints
1 Mercedes 553
2 Red Bull Racing 359
3 Ferrari 313
4 Force India 124
5 Williams 121
6 McLaren 62
7 Toro Rosso 47
8 Haas F1 Team 28
9 Renault F1 Team 8
10 Manor Racing 1
11 Sauber 0

World Drivers' Championship

Pos.DriversPoints
1 Nico Rosberg 288
2 Lewis Hamilton 265
3 Daniel Ricciardo 204
4 Kimi Raikkonen 160
5 Sebastian Vettel 153
6 Max Verstappen 147
7 Valtteri Bottas 80
8 Sergio Perez 74
9 Nico Hulkenberg 50
10 Fernando Alonso 42
11 Felipe Massa 41
12 Carlos Sainz Jr. 30
13 Romain Grosjean 28
14 Daniil Kvyat 25
15 Jenson Button 19
16 Kevin Magnussen 7
17 Jolyon Palmer 1
18 Pascal Wehrlein 1
19 Stoffel Vandoorne 1
20 Esteban Gutierrez 0
21 Marcus Ericsson 0
22 Felipe Nasr 0
23 Rio Haryanto 0
24 Esteban Ocon 0
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"I need a drink... Thanks guys. A bit of luck, but we did bloody good. We deserve this," is Ricciardo's radio message.

He gets a big hug from Verstappen on arrival to parc ferme.
Mercedes will have to wait until Suzuka for its coronation then - it's now just 194 points clear of Red Bull.

Ferrari is out of mathematical contention.
Then it's Raikkonen, Bottas, Perez, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Button and Palmer making up the top 10.

First points in F1 for Palmer.
Verstappen brings the car home in second, Rosberg shrugs off the penalty to claim third.
He's had one point in the past four Sepang starts - and he adds 25 points to that tally now.
Chequered Flag
He's got it! Daniel Ricciardo wins the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
One sector left until Daniel Ricciardo's fourth victory in Formula 1.
One to go.
No big fights left in the top 10 - there's now three seconds between Ricciardo and Verstappen, three seconds between Bottas and Perez for P5 and two and a half seconds between Palmer and Sainz for P10.
Three laps to go, two seconds between the two Red Bulls. They're bringing home a 1-2 today.
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"Brakes going to s**t," says Kvyat, as TV direction cues up a replay of him locking up.
Verstappen now dropping back - 1.8s off Ricciardo.
Palmer and Sainz - P10 and P11 - can be seen in the distance, but it seems unlikely that Ricciardo will catch them before the chequered.
But the Swede moves aside at Turn 1, before completely giving up the racing line at Turn 2 to make sure Verstappen gets past as well. Very selfless blue flag adherence from him.
Five laps to go:

1. Daniel Ricciardo 
2. Max Verstappen +1.434
3. Nico Rosberg +17.738
4. Kimi Raikkonen +29.532
5. Valtteri Bottas +55.458
6. Sergio Perez +57.527
7. Fernando Alonso +64.653
8. Nico Hulkenberg +71.432
9. Jenson Button +78.058
10. Jolyon Palmer +87.800
11. Carlos Sainz +89.880
12. Marcus Ericsson +1L
13. Felipe Massa +1L
14. Daniil Kvyat +1L
15. Pascal Wehrlein +1L
16. Esteban Ocon +1L
Five laps to go - Ricciardo arrives at the back of Ericsson.
The gap between Ricciardo and Verstappen has stabilised at around 1.3s.
Incident involving Gutierrez will be investigated after the race - that's about the lost wheel, certainly. Expect a hefty fine.
Ricciardo is about to arrive at the back of lap traffic - Marcus Ericsson.

He's pulled a couple of tenths back out on Verstappen on that lap.
Verstappen remains marginally quicker, now 1.2s off.
Raikkonen is indeed doing just about enough for now - he's keeping the gap at nine seconds.
Ferrari to Raikkonen: "You know what you need to do. Stay within 10 seconds [of Rosberg] and we go to the podium".
Ricciardo - Verstappen gap down to 1.4s.
Ocon and Wehrlein putting on an entertaining fight, but only for P16.

Or, well, P15 now - Nasr has retired.
Nine laps left - the gap remains below two seconds, but Verstappen is not making serious inroads.
Ten laps to go:

1. Daniel Ricciardo
2. Max Verstappen +1.754
3. Nico Rosberg +20.971
4. Kimi Raikkonen +30.055
5. Valtteri Bottas +46.460
6. Sergio Perez +48.932
7. Fernando Alonso +60.202
8. Nico Hulkenberg +66.014
9. Jenson Button +70.284
10. Jolyon Palmer +79.003
11. Carlos Sainz +81.073
12. Marcus Ericsson +86.509
13. Felipe Nasr +1L
14. Felipe Massa +1L
15. Daniil Kvyat +1L
16. Esteban Ocon +1L
17. Pascal Wehrlein +1L
Verstappen is 1.8 off Ricciardo, running similar pace.

If team orders are indeed in play, will he even care? Should he?
"Have a drink. 11 laps to go." Simple instruction to Ricciardo from the pitwall.
Stopwatch
Rosberg with the fastest lap of the race - 1m36.424s.
In green flag conditions, the gap between Ricciardo and Verstappen is 2.1s.
Penalty
10-second time penalty for Rosberg for his slapdash overtake on Raikkonen.
"Rosberg is 20 seconds behind you. It's going to be plane sailing to the end" Ricciardo is told. No mention of Verstappen, which suggests team orders are in play.
Green Flag
And back to green.
Lap 42/56:

1. Daniel Ricciardo 
2. Max Verstappen +2.701
3. Nico Rosberg +32.794
4. Kimi Raikkonen +39.741
5. Valtteri Bottas +52.178
6. Sergio Perez +57.584
7. Fernando Alonso +79.179
8. Jenson Button +85.541
9. Nico Hulkenberg +87.298
10. Jolyon Palmer +100.430
11. Carlos Sainz +105.582
12. Marcus Ericsson +107.652
13. Felipe Nasr +125.638
14. Felipe Massa +135.976
15. Daniil Kvyat +1L
16. Pascal Wehrlein +1L
17. Esteban Ocon +1L
Riccoardo and Verstappen are 3.5s apart at the helm of the race - that's under VSC, so the real gap is probably a fair bit smaller.

Rosberg is 32 seconds off, Raikkonen is 39 seconds off.
He had just pitted and his tyre just ejected itself on a straight.

The FIA does not look kindly on stuff like that.
Pit Stop
Alonso has pitted for a new set of softs.
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