Verstappen's Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo, last year's winner at Sepang, finished third. The victory was the second of Verstappen's Grand Prix career, after a first in Spain last year, and came a day after his birthday.? MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE FINAL #MalaysiaGP?
The perfect weekend for the birthday boy!https://t.co/IZjNgQVpOm #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/3qHoMk2PFM — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 1, 2017
Vettel, whose team mate Kimi Raikkonen failed to start after qualifying second, was involved in a bizarre collision after the finish when the Williams of Canadian Lance Stroll ran into the back of the Ferrari. The German's car was badly damaged in the incident, limping along on three wheels, with Vettel then hitching a ride back to the pits on compatriot Pascal Wehrlein's Sauber.?? Spanish GP 2016 ? ?? Malaysian GP 2017 ? Max Verstappen becomes the youngest driver in history to win two F1 races ? pic.twitter.com/piEfcmTmIc
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Stewards decided to take no further action. Eighth-placed finisher Stroll said he had just been driving slowly back to the pit lane.That's how we do it! Extremely happy with this superb victory ? Many thanks to @redbullracing for the great car ? #keeppushing #MalaysiaGP?? pic.twitter.com/Kq6ilz71qR
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) October 1, 2017
Hamilton now has 281 points to Vettel's 247 with five races remaining. Valtteri Bottas continued to struggle and finished fifth for Mercedes, while Force India's Mexican driver, Sergio Perez, nursing a virus, finished sixth.P1 @Max33Verstappen ?? Winner takes it all ? no words just tears ?everything or nothing is it ??what did you do at your birthday haha ??? pic.twitter.com/5BFOFdjU4Z
— Tom Coronel (@TomCoronel) October 1, 2017
McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne matched the best result of his career with seventh place, ahead of Stroll and Brazil's Felipe Massa for Williams. Esteban Ocon took the final point for Force India.DRIVER STANDINGS ?@LewisHamilton 34 points clear with five races to go You sense Vettel would have taken that at lights out?#MalaysiaGP pic.twitter.com/nr7WVV2pvb
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Sunday's race was Malaysia's last, with organisers expecting a record turnout for the Grand Prix since it was first hosted by the Sepang Circuit in 1999. The next round will be held in Suzuka, Japan on Oct. 8.FASTEST PIT STOPS: Vettel and Ferrari in a rush on the track and in the pit lane ??⏱️#MalaysiaGP ?? pic.twitter.com/PBbNbl82ym
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 1, 2017
RESULT 1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:30:01.290 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes +00:12.770 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 00:22.519 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:37.362 5. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes 00:56.021 6. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 01:18.630 7. Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium) McLaren 1 lap 8. Lance Stroll (Canada) Williams-Mercedes 1 lap 9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1 lap 10. Esteban Ocon (France) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap 11. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1 lap 12. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Haas - Ferrari 1 lap 13. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari 1 lap 14. Pierre Gasly (France) Toro Rosso - Renault 1 lap 15. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault 1 lap 16. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Renault 1 lap 17. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap 18. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 2 laps Retired. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 27 laps Not Classified. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 56 laps Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel,1:34.080, lap 40What a birthday weekend to remember for Max Verstappen ? ? ?#MalaysiaGP ?? #C4F1 pic.twitter.com/mgb6jXC3be
— Channel 4 F1® (@C4F1) October 1, 2017
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