Malaysian Grand Prix

Round 15 of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed venue that was first in the spate of modern circuits built in emerging markets. It opened in March 1999 and has been a permanent fixture on the F1 calendar as...

Sunday’s 2016 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix ended with a shock result, with Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen fighting it out in front of all other drivers. Ricciardo crossed the line first, with Verstappen following less than two and half seconds behind. Third...

Round 16 of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is on this weekend in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital. The Malaysian Grand Prix is normally found at the start of the calendar though it was shifted to a later date this year due to renovations being made to the race’s Sepang...

Sebastian Vettel managed to do what seemed like the impossible just a fortnight ago: end the dominance of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team. The German, in only his second race for Ferrari, won yesterday’s 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix in decisive fashion, finishing ahead of Mercedes duo Lewis...

In the first sign that Ferrari could prove a major threat to the ongoing dominance of Mercedes AMG in Formula One, the Italian team’s star driver Sebastian Vettel has managed to set the second fastest time during qualifying today at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This means the German will start...

During pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain last month, double world champion Fernando Alonso unexpectedly left the track, causing the right-hand side of his McLaren to strike a cement wall. Despite traveling at a relatively low...

Round two of the 2015 Formula One World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed track that was first in the spate of modern tracks in emerging markets for the sport. It opened in March of 1999, and since then it’s been a permanent...

It was a one-two finish for Mercedes AMG drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the 2014 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday, the first for the German automaker since Juan Manuel Fangio and Piero Taruffi raced at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton took a lights-to-flag victory...

Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has managed to secure his second consecutive pole position after a stunning performance during today’s rain-affected qualifying session for the 2014 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix. Despite some very heavy downpours, Hamilton managed to set a reasonable...

The Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix is a very demanding race, both for the drivers and the cars. Not only is there the humidity and heat to contend with--the drivers lose more than 6 pounds in sweat--but torrential rain can be, and often is, a problem. And there’s a good chance we’ll...

Incredibly, at the 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, the record for a tire change pit stop fell no less than five times, each time thanks to the efforts of the crew at Red Bull Racing. The fastest tire change was executed in a time of just 2.05 seconds. The video above shows...

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing took home the victory at yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, but the win wasn’t a perfect reflection of his performance as radio comments between the triple world champion and Red Bull’s team management show. His team-mate, Mark...

After proving quickest during practice, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has carried the momentum to secure pole position for tomorrow’s 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix. The German youngster managed to post a blistering lap time of 1:36.435 around the Sepang International...

The most entertaining Malaysian Grands Prix have always been those affected by the changeable weather, and already at this year’s event we’ve seen some rain, which came in 40 minutes after the start of Friday’s practice session. In addition to the changeable weather, teams have to...

After the exciting debut race of the 2013 Formula One World Championship in Australia last weekend, teams are now gearing up for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit. So far it looks as though most of the top contenders have what it takes to win races, so it’s hard to...

McLaren has repeated its qualifying efforts of last week’s Australian Grand Prix by securing the top two positions on the grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Malaysia, the second race on the 2012 FIA Formula 1 calendar. Fastest today after qualifying was Lewis Hamilton who posted a best...

Teams competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season have just wrapped their first practice session at Sepang International Circuit, home of the annual Malaysian Grand Prix, and fastest during the Friday afternoon session was McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton with a lap time of 1:38.172. His teammate Jenson...