Malaysian GP: Max Verstappen Wins Sepang Swansong Ahead Of Lewis Hamilton
Malaysian GP: Max Verstappen Wins Sepang Swansong Ahead Of Lewis Hamilton
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the final running of the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finished second to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 34 points. Verstappen, who celebrated his 20th birthday a day earlier, overtook pole-sitter Hamilton on lap four before clinching the second victory of his career and first this season. Mercedes driver Hamilton finished second with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo third and Vettel, who started at the back of the grid, fourth.

"Big congratulations to Max and the great birthday present for him, Happy Birthday, he did a fantastic job today," he said. "The race was a tough one, obviously they just had the upper hand on us today... I feel good but I think we have some work to do with the car.

Obviously, they didn't manage to have the pace this weekend."Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Ricciardo fought off a strong challenge from Vettel, who had started from the back following engine problems in qualifying."Seb came really quick at the end and I thought he was going to be a handful," said Ricciardo. "But he only had one strong attack and then we were able to pull away."Ferrari's fortunes had dimmed when Kimi Raikkonen's car suffered a turbo failure before the start. He was pushed back to the pit and the race was over before it had even begun for the former world champion, who had enjoyed his first major win at Sepang in 2003.

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