Niki Lauda had the triumphant grin on his face already. When the Safety Car Grand Prix of Malaysia after three rounds rolled onto the track, bow almost all Formula 1 drivers reflexively in the direction of pit lane. Only Sebastian Vettel not. “This is a wrong decision,” said the Head of Mercedes overseer. He was mistaken.
was liberated during the Swede Marcus Ericsson with his Sauber cars out of the gravel, the Ferrari driver took the lead. That alone was a small triumph for the 27-year-old who had gathered in the previous season exactly a guide round: the Grand Prix of Singapore in September. In the tropical heat of Sepang he had pulverized the mark after the first third of the race.
Memorable Sunday for Ferrari
While the started before him world champion Lewis Hamilton and his teammate Nico Rosberg and their early pit stop into the field were thrown back and struggled to come forward again, turned Heppenheim at the top of a fast lap after another. Vettel’s lead had grown to more than ten seconds until the Silver Arrow duo began to give chase.
As the four-time world champion after 18 rounds for the first time in the Box drove, followed by the second surprise. The German was not about the tires with the hard rubber compound raised as most of its competitors, but sat again on the tires with the white mark. The softer compound allows faster lap times, but wears down faster. The second risky Ferrari maneuver on that memorable Sunday, the rose.
Vettel flies past Mercedes
For Vettel flew downright past the silver arrows. Both Rosberg as little later Hamilton expected for months no longer felt so no chance as at the Sepang International Circuit. For more than a season, the Mercedes drivers have overtaken their rivals with effortless ease. Now it was the other way around.
Again Vettel slid on the peak position and drove out a solid lead. The sufficed when he stopped in front of the Ferrari garage decisive second pit stop after about two thirds of the race. While the red crew their star driver time required by the Regulations tires teased with the hard rubber compound, Hamilton overtook him though. Important for Vettel, however, was that he returned to the track in front of Rosberg. “The strategy was difficult,” the Mercedes driver said later. “I am sure that we did a good job today. But Ferrari has done an exceptional job today.” He had more than right, finally, the Italians have a long time of failure behind. Was all the more remarkable how strictly they held on to their risky plan.
Hamilton and Rosberg with worthless bests
With an energetic maneuver Vettel won against his countryman and then waited calmly, until Hamilton turned off to his final pit stop. This paved the way for his first Grand Prix victory for almost 17 months. “We thrive on their own defeat,” he exulted then. And with the courage to risk, the outsiders need to surprise favorites.
Even after the race in Malaysia are the silver-colored cars, the most powerful in the entire field of drivers, a look at the best lap times shows that. In this evaluation, Hamilton and Rosberg lead who completed three pit stops, with more than half a second ahead. However, at the crucial ranking them remained only the second and third places
Although known Vettel after crossing the finish frankly. “In the last two laps I had the pants really crowded. ” But on this day was him that did not stop them.
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