Vettel beats Webber to win Malaysia Grand Prix

Three – time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel, smarting from a third place finish last weekend in Melbourne behind the duo of Kimi Räikkönen of Lotus and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari respectively, held off Red Bull teammate Mark Weber in the second race of the season to win the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Just like the Red Bull pair finished first and second, the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg came in third and fourth respectively for the British driver to edge his German teammate to the third spot on the podium.

Ferrari’s Fenanado Alonso retired on the second lap after his Ferrari made contact with the back of Vettel’s ‘Hungry Heidi’ car, and held on in second place until his front wing failed.

Vettel had earlier on earned a steely rebuke from team principal Christian Horner as the world champion went wheel-to-wheel with Webber before overtaking him late-on in a grueling battle for the finish line in the Malaysian rain at Sepang to claim his 27^th career victory.

The third race of the 19-race season, the Chinese GrandPrix, comes up in Shanghai on April 14.