​​Britanicul Lewis Hamilton a dominat primele sesiuni de antrenamente de la Sepang, inaintea Marelui Premiu din Malaysia (programat duminica). Cu timpul de 1 minut 38 secunde 172 miimi (realizat dupa-amiaza), Hamilton i-a depasit pe Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), pe Jenson Button, coechipierul sau de la McLaren, si pe Nico Rosberg, celalalt pilot de la Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton, "pole" in Australia, ambitii mari la SepangFoto: Agerpres

Saptamana trecuta, la Melbourne, Hamilton a realizat cel mai bun timp in calificari, dar a fost depasit - la start - de coechipierul sau Button, cel care a si castigat Grand Prix-ul din Australia.

Sepang, a doua sesiune de antrenamente:

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:38.172

Michael Schumacher (Mercedes-AMG) 1:38.533

Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:38.535

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes-AMG) 1:38.696

Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:38.853

Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1:38.891

Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1:39.133

Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:39.297

Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) 1:39.311

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:39.402

Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault) 1:39.444

Nico Hülkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) 1:39.464

Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) 1:39.625

Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) 1:39.687

Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) 1:39.696

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:40.271

Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault) 1:40.678

Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) 1:40.947

Vitaly Petrov (Caterham-Renault) 1:41.464

Timo Glock (Marussia-Cosworth) 1:41.681

Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham-Renault) 1:42.594

Charles Pic (Marussia-Cosworth) 1:42.874

Narain Karthikeyan (HRT-Cosworth) 1:43.658

Pedro de la Rosa (HRT-Cosworth) 1:43.823