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Technical Director Giorgio Ascanelli

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colourful flowers in the grid girl's hair

Malaysian national costumes

Track marshal performing a lunch break nap

Malaysian Kimi fans

Honda

Ladies pose for photographers as live Petronas advertising

Tyres are being marked as spare wheels by spray and stencil

Malaysian grid girls smile for the TV camera

Finnish fans

More berautiful girls

Portrait of Ralf Schumacher

David Coulthard

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur

Norbert Haug following the screen

Happy marshals on their way home

Malaysian paddock garbage disposal truck

Peter Sauber with his wife and a pice of cake (baked to celebrate Heidfelds 100th race anniversary)

Malaysian grid girls practice for their great day

Scuderia Ferrari

Grid girl with Malaysian national flag

Grid girl with Malaysian national flag

Panasonic Toyota

Peter Sauber, former owner of the Sauber team, now advisor to BMW Sauber F1

Another handsome Malaysian lady at Timo Glock's grid place

Renault mechanics roll the car to scrutineering on Thursday

Rain clouds build up above a tidy pitlane

Flood light illluminates the waiting cars on a wet grid after the race was stopped

Michael Schumacher is being interrogated by his brother Ralf and Florian Koenig of RTL

Barrichello's Malaysian grid girl enjoys the late afternoon

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen at BMW Sauber's pitwall command center

Glock's Toyota and Heidfeld's BMW Sauber in parc ferme after the abandoned race, surrounded by their team crews during podium ceremony

An experienced looking Malaysian marshal

Bijou designer Moko shows his collection of rings

Sebastian Vettel should become sponsored by a toothpaste company

Monsoon above McLaren hospitality

Malaysian Ferrari fans show their braces

Youngster Sebastian Vettel teases Kubica about the surprised expression on his face when he was suddenly stopped by a bodyguard

A Renault carbon fibre safety cell

Policeman Hambazi and his motorbike colleagues attend the 10th Malaysian Grand Prix

Malaysian beauties line up for a ride ;-)

A storm cloud builds up above the race track

Schumacher's Mercedes under cover after the race, just retired after 9 laps with a lost wheel nut

Glock's grid girl

A grid girl

A Malaysian TV presenter groups with the grid girls for a special take

This kind security guard opened the door to the photographer's room always with a smile

Malaysian beauties smile for Rainer

A large sign marks Sutil's fourth grid position

Grid girls

Fans watch the race from a hill

A friendly safety officer guards the paddock

Welcome to Malaysia

The rear wing of a Lotus-Cosworth car

Slick tyres on a Lotus-Cosworth car after a long hot race

Another grid girl holds the German national flag

Bernie Ecclestone enters his car in front of caterer Karlheinz Zimmermann's cabin

A colourful local dance group cheers the fans up for the formula one event

Vitaly Petrov's manager Oksana Kossatschenko watches the race in Lotus Renault GP pits

Lauda

Niki Lauda

David Coulthard

Barrichello's pitstop

Cora Schumacher

Niki Lauda

Allan McNish was close on his Toyota

Ralf Schumacher during Qualifying setup

BMW Power strikes again

Montoya's pitboard

Kimi Raikkonen checking how cockpit fits

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Mark Webber of WilliamsF1

Jenson Button, Honda

Jenson Button of Honda

Toyota´s Ralf Schumacher

Packing together the catering equipment for Australia

Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Nico Rosberg getting ready for the start

William´s new hope Nico Rosberg

Michael Schumacher in the pits after Friday morning qualification session

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

World champion 1982 with Williams, Keke Rosberg, now introducing his son

Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne

Both Williams being towed back after the race with blown-up engines

US talent Scott Speed of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Prof. Dr. Mario Theissen, director of BMW Motorsport

Ralf Schumacher in the Toyota pit watching times

Chris Dyer, Ferrari race engineer and responsible for Michael Schumachers red ady

Fans from Malaysia presenting their self-made funny Ferrari flag

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Jenson Button, Honda

Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director

German rookie Nico Rosberg, Williams

Kimi Raikkonen makes his way through paddock

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

BMW Sauber team group photo

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Jackie Stewart explains F1 to his VIP guests, members of the legendary band 'Earth, Wind & Fire'

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Felipe Massa besides the grid

Teams bring their cars to FIA technical scrutineering on Thursday evening: Renault ...

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

Giorgio Ascanelli, technical director of Toro Rosso

Malaysian grid girls await the drivers for parade

Helpful hand from FOM TV crew hold the Malaysian flag ...

Felipe Massa lifts a wheel of his Ferrari

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Litter is being removed several times a day to keep everything clean and tidy

Sebastian Vettel watches the practice times with his Red Bull race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin

Robert Kubica and a fan at BMW Sauber F1 pits :)

Jenson Button, Honda

A small sticker tells more than one story about Ferraris succeedings

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Robert Kubica watches a sceen at the pitwall command center

Massa's Ferrari car on an unfamiliar 16th grid place

The Honda team's new principal Ross 'The Brain' Brawn

Jenson Button, Honda

Common face Ralf Schumacher, temporary replacement to Niki Lauda as RTL TV presenter during his recovery from a hip operation, chats with Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko

Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso

Physiotherapists have to carry bulky stuff around in these days, but Jo Leberer obviously manages averything as an experienced professional

Sebastian Vettel cools down besides the grid with a damp towel

Force India team principal Colin Kolles

Father and son Todt on the way through pitlane

Kimi Raikkonen takes seat in his Ferrari

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica concentrates on a timing monitor

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, flies over the curbs

Renault's lollipop with LED signals

Two hours after the race the whole Ferrari crew waits patiently for the other teams to roll their cars back from FIA scrutineering so that they can get ready for the group photo shooting

A Force India awaits scrutineering

... and his cousin on the manually balanced multifunctional amphibic oversize wing rescue vehicle

The Ferrari pits during qualifyication session part 3

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Malaysia's national flag

The Ferrari pit crew tests pits stops and presumably the new signaling system with Kimi Raikkonen

Nico Rosberg with physio Kai

Bernie Ecclestone speaks with Trullis manager Lucio Cavuto

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Sponsors watch out! In Malaysia the branding of umbrellas becomes an interesting business on the grid

Technical Director Sam Michael checks weather state at Williams pit wall

Sir Jackie Stewart japes with Stefan Johansson and Johnny Herbert

The race is finished without chequered after 32 laps, Heidfeld celebrates his second place on grid already

An potentially delighted Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore

Heikki Kovalainen puts his race helmet on

Cheering Ferrai fans on main grandstand

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Our Lithuanian relative Harald Schlegelmilch carries a name which is very difficult to spell :)

Kimi Raikkonen signs a Ferrari cap

Ferrari advisor Michael Schumacher arrives at the paddock

Yeah, we love to see one of us racing!

A mechanic's goggles on a pit crew protective helmet

Jenson Button, Honda

Proud father Niki Lauda

Timo Glock chills down besides the grid with rock music

Thoughful views of Mark Webber in Red Bull Racing pits

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Williams technical director Sam Michael

Raikkonens manger David Robertson with his son Steve and Ferraris Head of Motor Sport Press Office Luca Colajanni attentively watch the times screen in Ferrari pits.

Malaysian Ferrari fans

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Sebastian Vettel with a wet towel besides the grid

Kubica seems a bit surprised as a bodyguard shovels space for a Malaysian VIP guest

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

... to suddenly unveil the most beautiful Malaysian girls who pose for the TV camera

Nelson Piquet jr walks to drivers parade, Alonso behind him

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Ross Brawn, Honda's new technical director

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa with his manager Nicolas Todt

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Being grid girl is a hard word sometimes...

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel after qualifying in a good mood as always

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes sits on an unexpected second grid place whilst Webber's Red Bull-Renault is being pushed to pole position

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, watches the practice times

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, squeezes his helmet on

Bernie Ecclestone watches Schumacher's Mercedes being set up on eighth grid position

Nico Rosberg in Mercedes GP pits

Robert Kubica, Renault

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg in Mercedes GP pits

A happy looking Mark Webber after setting the pole

The Malaysian security officers look cute, but they can be very serious, too

Sebastian Vettel in pits with Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner

Mercedes Grand Prix boss Ross Brawn concentrates on the grid

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Robert Kubica, Renault

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Kubica's Renault is being prepared on sixth grid position

Red Bull Racing's chief designer Adrian Newey at pit wall command center

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head

Bernie Ecclestone welcomes VIP guests on the grid

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in pits with Christian Horner and Dr. Helmut Marko

Bernie Ecclestone

A Malaysian grid girl

The international media is warmly welcomed at the Malaysian Grand Prix

The race drivers group up with gifted kids for drivers parade, one is still busy ...

Sebastian Vettel jokes around with Dr. Helmut Marko in Red Bull pits

Jarno Trulli talks to Alguersuari before drivers parade

A Malaysian grid girl holds the German national banner

Sebastian Vettel enjoys a visit at the Red Bull pitwall

Another beautyful grid girl

Aerodynamically shaped Malaysian grid girls

Michael Schumacher listens to Vitantonio Liuzzi and Karthikeyan

Quick Nick Heidfeld in the Lotus sponsored Renault car besides Nico Rosberg's Mercedes arrive at parc ferme after Q3

Trulli

Ralf passing the pit lane signal

Mika Salo passing the empty grandstands during a practice session

Sato in the pits

Williams' cockpit

Super Aguri fans

Cosworth commercial director Bernard Ferguson with Sam Michael, Williams technical director

Jenson Button

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfelds 100th race anniversary cake and a bunch of hungry photographers

Jenson Button and Mark Webber walking through the pitlane

Michael Schumacher in the second before exiting his pit

Jarno Trulli made his 1st pit stop in lap 20

Giancarlo Fisichella , Renault

Giancarlo Fisichella lifting his wheel

Michael Schumacher

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Jacques Villeneuve being fit into his cell with seatbelts

Nick Heidfeld watching qualification session times in his pit

What a sweet pretty gift for Nicks baby daughter!

Entrepreneur and MidlandF1 team owner Alex Shnaider

Red Bull test driver Robert Doornbos

Jacques Villeneuve hurries through the paddock, accidentially with a Heidfeld cap

Takuma Sato

Jenson Button of Honda

Fernando Alonso of Renault

BMW Sauber test driver Robert Kubica

Schumachers manager "Mr. 20%" Willi Weber

An unusual view into Raikkonen's cockpit

Engineers have shut each opening of Alonso's car

Fernando Alonso waves his fans

New tyre regulations for now one and only supplier Bridgestone

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella in a very rare Hispano Suiza

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella being interviewed

Kimi Raikkonen, in front his manager David Robertson

Alex Wurz, Williams

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld in a better position

Ferrari steering wheel

Fernando Alsonso already far ahead

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Peter Sauber and his wife Christiane arrive in paddock on Friday morning

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

BMW Sauber's stubbly Nick Heidfeld

Pit lane marshal guards BMW Sauber's pit wall

Ferrari bees swarm around the red queen

Felipe Massa besides the grid with father and son Todt (Ferrari and Felipe's boss Jean Todt, his son Nicolas is Felipe's manager)

'Smoking causes hair loss' ;)

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Formula One promotor Bernie Ecclestone takes his VIP guests, Malaysian politicians, around for a walk on the grid

Polesetter Jenson Button points out an important fact, probably his loyal sponsor

On Sunday before the race, Sebastian Vettel is being interviewed by German TV presenter Ralf Schumacher who replaces Niki Lauda until his full recovery from a hip operation

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

As the race is stopped in lap 32, team crews rush through the monsoon curtain to the grid

Michael Schumacher is still closely linked to Ferrari

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

A friendly Malaysian track marshal waves at the reflecting photographer Rainer W. Schlegelmilch

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Timo Glock out of car, being caressed for third place after race was abandoned

Former team owner Dr. Giancarlo Minardi, who sold his long time challenging Minardi team in 2005 to Red Bull CEO Dietrich Mateschitz, who established the Toro Rosso team in Formula 1 in 2006

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh explains the disqualification of Hamilton to the international media

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Bird of paradise Moko poses with two girls at the Malaysian pitwall, on right hand Jenson Button's girlfriend Jessica Michibata

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Timo Glock climbs out of the Toyota at third grid place

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Dry ice cools the brake disks down

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Jenson Button waves to the audience

Renault driver Nelson Piquet jr.

Heavy rain causes the race to stop in lap 32, mechanics and engineers run to their cars on the grid

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Felipe Massa puts his race helmet on

Zoom of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

The steering wheel of a Brawn GP car, of course FIA-approved

Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on in Red Bull Racing pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

On grid shortly before the race, Robert Kubica puts his helmet on

Nico Rosberg

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen talks with Willy Rampf, the Technical Director of the BMW Sauber F1 Team

Jean Alesi climbs out of his car after winning the Saturday Speedcar race

Sebastian Vettel in a thoughtful moment

After the race was stopped by the race direction as undriveable in lap 32 due to heavy rain, the Ferrari crew convents around an car on the grid

Nico Rosberg, Williams

As the race is stopped in lap 32, the pitwall gate is being opened and team crews rush to the grid

Heikki Kovalainen in McLaren Mercedes pits

Sebastian Vettels name at the side of the Toro Rosso cockpit

BMW Sauber pit crew practices pit stops

... which is quickly rescued by an alert Malaysian track marshal ...

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

A happy Timo Glock gives thumbs up after a short but difficult race

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Cats and dogs rain at McLaren today

Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson chat with Sir Jackie Stewart

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives an interview to TV presenter Kai Ebel of RTL

On grid shortly before the race, Robert Kubica puts his helmet on

Heidfelds jacked-up BMW Sauber on its grid position

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

On grid shortly before the race, Robert Kubica puts his helmet on

The Toyota crew gathers around Glock's car on the grid

Nick Heidfeld prepares for racing

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Niki's son Mathias Lauda appreciates a blow of cooled air before the Speedcar race

Raikkonen in Ferrari pits during 18th lap, taking the lead from teammate Massa

Michael Schumacher on the grid with Felipe Massa

Happy Ferrari team group photo

Toro Rosso rider Sebastien Bourdais

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

A McLaren airgun with attached flange for wheel hub cap

Jenson Button escorted by Kazuki Nakajima

Fourth grid position for Robert Kubica

Renault driver Fernando Alonso

A Honda steering wheel

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Nick Heidfeld puts his helmet on

Familiar expression on Trullis face

Nick Heidfeld concentrates before the race

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault

The rear end of a BMW Sauber car

Toro Rosso rider Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton stops at McLaren Mercedes pits during practice

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, sets his car up

Robert Kubica, Renault, during a rainy first qualification session

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Vitantonio Liuzzi sits at the pit wall command center of his Force India F1 Team

The Ferrari pit crew practises a pit stop on Thursday

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Robert Kubica, Renault

Mercedes Grand Prix boss Ross Brawn concentrates on the grid

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, goes out to practice session

Petrov's Renault retired car

Team boss Ross Brawn thinks at Mercedes' pit wall command center

Sauber mechanics return the Sauber-Ferrari car after a rainy Q3's scrutineering

Mercedes Sport Director Norbert Haug in pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

A confident looking Bruno Senna and Lucas di Grassi return from drivers parade

Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel enjoy the drivers parade with beautiful Malaysian girls and gifted children

Red Bull rider Sebastian Vettel is being interviewed by Kai Ebel besides the grid

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, is being pushed to his marvelous second grid position

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

A zoomed Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on

Sebastian Vettel cliques with Webber and Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel with a Red Bull engineer on the grid

Webber, Rosberg and Schumacher during drivers parade

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Franz Tost, Toro Rosso team boss

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton in McLaren pits

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Looks like Michael Schumacher makes a serious phone call to ...

Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey watches the competitors carefully

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Bernie Ecclestone talks with Anthony Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber at the Red Bull pitwall

Felipe Massa climbs out of the Ferrari car in parc ferme after Q3

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

On Saturday evening, Lewis Hamilton and his father Anthony watch the busy team in the McLaren Mercedes pits

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Dr. Helmut Marko in Red Bull pits

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Kovalainen's grid girl

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Narain Karthikeyan, Jordan

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Anthony Davidson, BAR-Honda's 3rd driver

Fernando Alonso curbing

Jarno Trulli

The Start

Ferrari crewmen training pit stops

Malaysian GP 2000

David Coulthard in his McLaren

Berger interviewed by ORF

Kimi Raikkonen zoomy

Juan-Pablo Montoya

During practice, David Coulthard had to push his car back to the pits on his own

Yuji Ide of Super Aguri

Nick Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber

Mario Theissen and Burkhard Goeschel of BMW

Michael Schumacher in one of his countless interviews

Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren

Jenson Button´s dad John in (anyway usual) extraordinary good mood after Friday morning session

Mark Webber on his 1st pit stop in lap 14

Iceman Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren

Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso after visiting the Paddock Club

Giancarlo Fisichella in front of the Malaysian national flag

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Williams

Jacques Villeneuve on his way to grid

Toyota driver Jarno Trulli

Super Aguri-Honda drivers Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide being followed by Felipe Massa and Jacques Villeneuve during a drivers pitwalk

Juan Pablo Montoya in his McLaren-Mercedes

Zoom again of Giancarlo Fisichella

Toyota team principal Tsutomu Tomita

Zoom of Michael Schumacher

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren-Mercedes

Christian Klien, Red Bull Racing

Stop-and-go penalty for Rubens Barrichello in lap 36 for speeding in the pitlane

Jacques Villeneuve on the grid

Winner Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Nico Rosberg before retiring with engine failure in lap 6

Rubens Barrichello in his Honda

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Adrian Sutil, Spyker

Filigree Ferrari rear suspension

Ferrari's carbon fibre suspension

Kimi Raikkonen rides out at Friday morning practice

Ferrari pit crew performs a qualifying pit stop

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Soft-tyred Ralf Schumacher of Toyota during qualifying

Alonso raises his trophy, besides him McLaren boss Dennis, team mate Hamilton and ex-Mercedes driver Raikkonen

Safety car racer Bernd Mayländer

Press surrounds McLaren's 'most successful newcomer' Lewis Hamilton who is already wearing a World Champion's cap ;)

Giancarlo Fisichella with soft tyres, marked with a white stripe, a new FIA regulation to differentiate them from the other tyre type with harder rubber mixture

Ice man Raikkonen already collects coolness for the hot race

Peter Sauber closely watches a Ferrari

Felipe Massa practices a pit stop, brakes being cooled down

Robert Kubica awaits his run-out

Mark Webber, RBR

Ferrari's Felipe Massa with both Honda drivers Barrichello and Button

Felipe Massa, thoughtful

Fernando Alonso beset with microphones

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

After the race was stopped by the race direction as undriveable in lap 32 due to heavy rain, the Ferrari crew convents around Raikkonen's car on the grid

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Kovalainen's McLaren Mercedes is being prepared on 14th grid position

The annual season's start group photo of the whole BMW Sauber F1 team

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

After qualifying the front liners arrive at park fermé: Second grid place for Raikkonen, pole position for Massa

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Continuous communicating Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug shakes hands on the grid with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel

On Sunday before the race, Sebastian Vettel is being interviewed by German TV presenter Florian Koenig and Ralf Schumacher

A Toro Rosso steering wheel

GP2 racer Harald Schlegelmilch

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Jean Alesi sits in a Speedcar racecar

Lewis Hamilton walks to grid with his physio Adam Costanzo

Swedish racer Stefan Johansson gives thumbs-up to his old friend Rainer (see also www.sjwatch.net)

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Ferrari mechanics in pits during qualifying

Honda driver Jenson Button

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso lost the front wing ...

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Massa's manager Nicolas Todt talks on the grid with Ferrari advisor Michael Schumacher

Jenson Button celebrates his pole position

Felipe Massa gets ready besides the grid, seemingly being motivated by his manager Nicolas Todt

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Lewis Hamilton shows up on the screens of the media center on Thursday

Ferrari advisor Michael Schumacher watches the action in pits during qualifying, his long time follower and Ferrari photographer Ercole Colombo watches, too

Close-up of Jenson Button steering

Heavy rain tyres also for Alonso at Renault pits

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfeld sprays champagne

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Being backed up by his father Anthony, Lewis Hamilton returns from press conference after his statement regarding the disqualification at Melbourne

Jarno Trulli out of Panasonic Toyota pits

Ex Formula 1 and DTM driver Jean Alesi is one of the founders of the Speedcar series which hold races in Asia

A sun-drenched Honda rear wing

Close-up on a Honda exhaust weldseam

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

A Force India steering wheel

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica leaves pits quickly

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Toyota driver Jarno Trulli

Close-up on a fuel tank seal device

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Alonso enters Renault pits in lap 22

TV presenter and Ex F1 driver Christian Danner in his Speedcar

Jean Alesi sits in a Speedcar racecar

Winner Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Massa waves at media after setting pole

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

A Force India nose cone tip

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Mechanics work on a Lotus-Cosworth in their pits

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko listens to Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton exchange jokes before the drivers parade

Sauber team manager Beat Zehnder chats with Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 2007 still test driver to the BMW Sauber F1 Team

Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Felipe Massa ejects from Ferrari pits

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, boosts through pit lane

Felipe Massa in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing, on a wet track

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa ends his stop at Ferrari pits

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes on second grid place

Grainy slicks

Felipe Massa in Ferrari pits

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Becoming familiar with pole position, Red Bull mechanics hide the setup of their RBR-Renault's rear bodywork

An awe-struck young fan watches the former team mates Schumacher and Massa on their way to drivers briefing on Thursday

FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting and FOM's Bernie Ecclestone

Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Marko takes a sip of energy

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber-Ferrari on 9th grid place

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in pit lane

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, on pit lane

Race winner Vettel's Red Bull-Renault is being scrutineered after the victory

Mark Webber in Red Bull pits

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, during a practice session

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner cheers on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey takes a closer look at a Ferrai car

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on in Red Bull pits

Michael Schumacher's Mercedes car is prepared on 11th grid position

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The Lotus Renault GP pitwall command center from above, Jenson Button passes by (Got him, Keith?;)

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Nico Rosberg prepares for the race

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey carefully watches the well performing Renault works car

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus is prepared on the grid before the race

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso concentrates on the race ahead

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

Sebastian Vettel talks with Red Bull race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin on the grid before the race

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes car gets a load of dry ice

A Mercedes GP car's steering wheel

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull-Renault arrives at the front of the grid

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

The steering wheel of a Lotus Renault GP car

Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on in Red Bull pits

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

A group shot of the grid girls

Timo Glock and Nico Rosberg wait for the drivers parade

A view in to the busy Ferrari pits

Narain Karthikeyan

Bridgestone tyres quite used

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Kimi Raikkonen

Fernando Alonso during his second pitstop

BMW Williams crew giving fast service

Flavio Briatore after race

Malaysian GP 2000

Zoomy Ralf on the way to his next victory

Irvine's Jaguar out of the pits

Mario Illien and Norbert Haug of McLarenMercedes chatting with Niki Lauda

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW-Sauber

Scott Speed in his Toro Rosso

Kimi Raikkonen in the silver arrow

BMW-Sauber engineers executing last electronics checks

The start field in the first corner after Alonso rushed down also the two Williams and a McLaren and proceeded from 7th to 3rd position

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW-Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella kissing his well-deserved trophy

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, being serviced

Christian Klien

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Mark Webber

Michael Schumacher on his way back from drivers presentation, being chased by an RTL TV camera

New Ferrari ace Felipe Massa burning some rubber of his Bridgestones

MidlandF1 driver Christijan Albers

Winner Giancarlo Fisichella shaking his fist on his way to parc ferme

Michael Schumacher with manager Wiilli Weber and his new physiotherapist Michael Marner

BMW Sauber's Friday driver Sebastian Vettel

Final mechanical and electronical adjustments on the grid

Both Ferraris stick close to the rear of Hamilton's McLaren

Carefully shaped Ferrari front wings

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld shortly before rolling out to grid formation

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Emotional final podium group shot, let alone a personal thumbs up from sunnyboy Hamilton

Kimi Raikkonen's car without wheels at its grid position

Honda's Rubens Barrichello

Sitting - and not moving - drivers make photographers happy :)

Nick Heidfeld at his grid position

Jean Todt and Kimi Raikkonen stand relaxed on the lawn besides the grid, obviously looking forward to the race

Zoom of BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica

Lewis Hamilton's second pit stop in lap 38

Confident Felipe Massa with girlfriend Rafaela Bassi

Robert Kubica is being prepared for the grid formation

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Robert Kubica and Fernando Alonso on their way to drivers parade

Zoom of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld locks up his left front wheel

Rookie Lewis Hamilton talks with Vitantonio Liuzzi

Fernando Alonso chats besides the grid with his physio Fabricio Borra

Having arrived in park fermé after a lonely race Raikkonen jumps out of the winning Ferrari

Felipe Massa refills liquid besides grid

Felipe Massa puts his race helmet on

Zoom of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg's helmet faces the grid

Sebastian Vettel in discussion with Red Bull Racing advisor Dr. Helmut Marko

McLarens Kovalainen in front of Coulthard, Alonso and Piquet

Lewis Hamilton is being pushed to McLaren Mercedes pits

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Kingfisher branded rear wings of a Force India car

The Union Jack besides Jenson Button's name tags the Brawn GP car

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault

A close look through a Toro Rosso rear end

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in front of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Massa and Hamilton march to drivers parade, being followed by Fisichella and Alonso

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Rubens Barrichello in Brawn GP pits

The nose cone of a Brawn GP Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Williams, in front of Trulli on Toyota

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, in front of Renault's Alonso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Winning Finn Kimi Raikkonen with physio Mark Arnall

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

The brake disks of Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber F1 car are being cooled down whilst it is being reversed to pits

McLarens number one Lewis Hamilton in front of Trulli

A true BMW fan

Felipe Massa reports his swimming experiences to his race engineer

In a tidy BMW Sauber pits, Heidfeld waits for roll out to installation lap

Kimi Raikkonen is the first to change to heavy wets at Ferrari pits in lap 18

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, ends his qualification pit stop

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Renault's Nelson Piquet jr. in front of Nakajima, Bourdais and Fisichella

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Talent Sebastian Vettel is being honored by a little slap on his shoulder from Bernie Ecclestone

Adrian Sutil takes a wee dram of cool water

Jenson Button arrives at parc ferme after gaining second pole position in a row

The parc fermé for the remaining contestants

Nick Heidfeld at BMW Sauber pits

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica brakes hard

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

FIA executives Herbie Blash and Charlie Whiting

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

A Force India carbon fibre detail

Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber-Ferrari retires with engine problems

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, with a pushing Hamilton in his neck

Jenson Button and Karun Chandhok take a young fan to drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton stops at McLaren pits

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes is being equipped on second grid position

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, on the green in the last turn during a rainy Q1

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, rushes through pit lane

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from the podium and celebrates his first victory of the season

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Jenson Button parks his McLaren Mercedes in the gravel during the wet Q1 session

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Nico Hulkenberg and Timo Glock

Lewis Hamilton end shis stop at McLaren pits

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, brakes with smoking tyres

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, in the pitlane

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Red Bull team mate Mark Webber shake hands during podium ceremony

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, on the way to his pits

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Lionheart Lewis Hamilton overtook both Toro Rossos, enlarging the gap to the Ferraris of Massa and Alonso and also team mate Button

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Hispania Racing team mates Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok walk to drivers briefing on Thursday

Physio Tommi Parmakoski holds the umbrella for Seb Vettel who concentrates before the race

Winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from the podium

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Venerable local VIP smile for a sponsor group photo

Tommi signals Vettel his gap to Webber

Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Michael Schumacher takes a close look at his opponents' cars in parc ferme after qualifying

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP ends the pit stop with fresh tyres

Sauber's Kamui Kabayashi with Rubens Barrichello of Williams

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

The rear side of a McLaren-Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Michael Schumacher signs autographs under the lenses of eager TV cameras

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after the Malaysian GP

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Nick Heidfeld of Lotus Renault GP and Timo Glock of Virgin Racing

Third grid positioned Mark Webber gets out of the Red Bull-Renault car besides Renault's Petrov after Q3

Karthikeyan's HRT-Cosworth is returned from scrutineering

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner presents his trophy on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Bernie Ecclestone and Michael Schumacher meet in the paddock

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko discusses with team boss Christian Horner and Toro Rosso's Franz Tost

Bernie Ecclestone chats with the Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in the paddock

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after the Malaysian GP

Michael Schumacher prepares for racing besides the busy Mercedes grid place

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel jumps on his car in parc ferme after the Malaysian GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nick Heidfeld's Renault car is checked by FIA stewards and Renault engineers after qualifying

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Felipe Massa receives a quick service at Ferrari pits

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner kisses his trophy on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Two grid girls unfold the Malaysian national banner behind the safety car

Mercedes star Michael Schumacher has a good start and comes out in front of Webber and Kobayashi

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes GP car after qualifying

Jenson Button's McLaren Mercedes rolls to fourth grid position

Paul di Resta, Force India

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso-Ferrari is prepared on the grid before the race

While Adrian Newey celebrates the Red Bull victory with his mechanics, second placed Jenson Button on McLaren Mercedes already parks in parc ferme. The outstanding winner Vettel arrives from the backside.

A zoom of Vitaly Petrov's stop at Lotus Renault GP pits

After a not too good start, Nico Rosberg's Mercedes lines up in the middle of the field

Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel before drivers parade

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa receives a quick service at Ferrari pits

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner receives a champagne shower from second placed Button on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Jarno Trulli's Lotus is shoved back to pits with clutch sensor problem.

Fernando Alonso on Ferrari in parc ferme after Q3

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Jacques Villeneuve, Sauber Petronas

Second Jarno Trulli

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello

Mark Webber leading Ralf Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen one lap after his pitstop returning straight to pits with flat tire

Berger and Dennis

Lonely Juan Pablo Montoya in front of a great panorama

Jenson Button rushing through the pit lane in his Renault

Massa on his Sauber gained one point

Giancarlo Fisichella leading the herd into second corner

Kimi Raikkonen

Christijan Albers, Midland

Dr. Mario Theissen and Peter Sauber hand the anniversary present over to Nick Heidfeld who celebrates his 100th F1 race

Vitantonio Liuzzi entering the pit lane half on grass (which led to a spin)

Zoomy Juan Pablo Montoya

Webber in 4th position chasing 3rd placed Alonso until being interrupted by his pitstop in lap 14

Takuma Sato in the new Super Aguri Honda

Anthony Davidson setting pace with the fastest lap in the last minute of 2nd practice on Friday

Champagne shower for Fisichella, Alonso and Button

Lewis Hamilton in front of Felipe Massa

Rocket man Lewis Hamilton overtakes Massa in second Ferrari

Massa chases Heidfeld in final race stage

Deserved champagne shower for the busy mechanics

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Heikki Kovalainen's second pit stop in lap 39

Jenson Button, Honda

Thumbs up from Felipe Massa

Start field scramble, nearly all cars wear soft pneus

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jenson Button, Honda

Fernando Alonso's first pit stop in lap 18, note Ron Dennis giving signs about bad radio connection

Fernando Alonso ends his first pit stop in lap 18

Kimi Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 41

Kimi Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 41

Ralf Schumacher's first pit stop in lap 19

Fernando Alonso's first pit stop in lap 18

Nick Heidfeld takes a seat

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 41

Parc fermé from above

Scott Speed, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Sebastien Bourdais in Toro Rosso pits

Raikkonens second pit stop in lap 38

Nico Rosberg, Williams

The two Finns Kimi Raikkonen and Heikki Kovalainen walk to drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

With modest assistance if his manager Hans-Bernd Kamps, Timo Glock speaks with a Toyota race engineer

Robert Kubica enters BMW Sauber pits during Q3

Nico Rosberg is being pushed in his Williams car to fourth grid position

Lithuanian GP2 driver Harald Schlegelmilch wheelspins off in his Trident Racing car

Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber F1 pits during Q3

Adrian Sutil rushes through pitlane

Champagne shower

Jenson Button zooms through pitlane on the way to his second pit stop in lap 22

Brawn GP's Jenson Button in front of Alonso und team mate Barrichello

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

David Coulthard and his fiance Karen Minier meet the Scottish legend Sir Stewart

A Toro Rosso nose cone with front wings

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams takes first corner in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen

Nick Heidfeld comes to BMW Sauber pits

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Toro Rosso rider Sebastian Vettel in front of Sutil and Sato

Jenson Button celebrates his pole position

Sebastian Vettel heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

David Coulthard, Nick Heidfeld and Christian Klien

Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Still red lights for Adrian Sutil at pit lane exit

Adrian Sutil receives a fast service at Force India pits

Robert Kubica shakes his trophy for a well earned second place

Webber's car is being prepared in Red Bull pits

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Raikkonens second pit stop in lap 38

Adrian Sutil, Force India

A view at the rear of Hamiltons McLaren Mercedes

BMW Sauber team manager Beat Zehnder jokes around with ex-F1 drivers and old comrades JJ Lehto and Johnny Herbert

Mathias Lauda

The start field approaches second corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Kubica third and Weber in fourth position

The start field approaches second corner, both Ferraris in the lead

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, rushes through pitlane

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers in front of international photographers

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are being interviewed on the grid

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, cheers with his trophy for a well earned third place

Felipe Massa in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso and chaser Button

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber practises a pit stop with the Red Bull pit crew

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Malaysian 6th Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib take a close look at the Mercedes silver arrow in pits

Whilst Vettel collects his gadgets, Mark Webber receives congratulations in parc ferme

Hamilton and Alonso try hard to manage the rain and to reach the second qualifying session

Parc ferme after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Malaysian 6th Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib take a close look at the Mercedes silver arrow in pits

Bosses chat on Sunday morning - Ross Brawn, principal of Mercedes GP, Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali and Mercedes GP sports director Ron Meadows

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Team bosses Christian Horner (RBR), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) and Bob Fernley (Force India), walk through the paddock in a good mood (together with Peter Sauber and Christian Danner at the back)

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, performs a pit stop

The two Red Bull Renault take the lead to lap two

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified happy Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber as polesetter in the middle and his Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel as third on the grid

Parc ferme

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

Race winner Sebastian Vettel jumps from the Red Bull Renault car in parc ferme

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel receives a quick service at Red Bull Racing pits

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button backs to McLaren pits

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner presents his souvenirs from the Malaysian Grand Prix

Mark Webber ejects from Red Bull Racing pits

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes GP car after qualifying

The rear side of a Red Bull-Renault

Michael Schumacher listens to Mercedes GP race engineer Mark Slade

Mark Webber watches the screens at the Red Bull pitwall command center

Lewis Hamilton receives a quick service at McLaren pits

On Saturday evening, Lewis Hamilton and his father Anthony discuss in front of the McLaren Mercedes pits

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Narain Karthikeyan, HRT

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button is serviced at McLaren pits

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button is serviced at McLaren pits

Sebastian Vettel receives a quick service at Red Bull Racing pits

The Red Bull pit wall command center during qualifying

Felipe Massa ends his stop at Ferrari pits

A zoom of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher chats with Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan before drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Virgin driver Timo Glock arrives at the paddock with his girl friend Isabell Reis

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Jenson Button is serviced at McLaren pits

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

A zoom of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel receives a quick service at Red Bull Racing pits

Fernando Alonso

Mark Webber, BMW Williams

Third Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld concentrated

1 - 2 for BMW, Michael just has arrived

Michael Schumacher with a busy crew surrounding him

Michael Schumacher refueling in lap 45

Juan Pablo Montoya passing the impressive Sepang track landmarks

In lap 26 Christian Klien's 1st refueling stop, soon to retire after two unplanned stops in lap 1 and 4 after crashing his suspension at Raikkonen's car

Juan Pablo Montoya leading two BMWs

Nick Heidfeld entering his cockpit for grid presentation

Michael Schumacher leaving his filling station

Ferrari team principal Jean Todt with actress & partner Michelle Yeoh on the grid

Jenson Button with his new girlfriend Florence Brudenell-Bruce

Robert Kubica successfully returns to track from a second pit stop in lap 27 with an exchanged nose cone

Nick Heidfeld needs a late first service in lap 22

Nick Heidfeld rolls off from a late first service in lap 22

Fernando Alonso crosses the finish line

Second half of start field squeezes through first chicane

A proud Jean Todt with his polesetter Felipe Massa

Robert Kubica's second pit stop in lap 27

Nick Heidfeld needs a late first service in lap 22

Robert Kubica's second pit stop in lap 27 nearly finished

Robert Kubica's second pit stop in lap 27, new nose nearly attached

Lewis Hamilton's second pit stop in lap 38

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 41

Robert Kubica's second pit stop in lap 27, slight nose surgery recommended ;)

Nick Heidfeld needs a late first service in lap 22

Pit stop of Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Timo Glock changes to intermediate tyres at Toyota pits

Robert Kubica shoots out of BMW Sauber F1 pits during Q3

Robert Kubica comes to BMW Sauber F1 pits at qualifying's third part

Nelson Piquet jr. lifts off from Renault F1 pits

Michael Schumacher is being interrogated by his brother Ralf and Florian Koenig of RTL

Nico Rosberg stops for a service in lap 29

Nico Rosberg stops for a service in lap 29

Brawn GP team's first group photo

Favourite Raikkonen is being interviewed by Bob Constanduros, the entertaining and legendary on-circuit commentator at all Grands Prix

The drivers greet from the drivers parade truck

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Raikkonens second pit stop in lap 38

Nick Heidfeld out of BMW Sauber F1 pits

The fenced parc fermé surrounded by cheering team members

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams passes the first chicane in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen, Alonso far left hand

Sebastian Vettel heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

The fastest three drivers pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: Third positioned Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull (who is given a ten grid place penalty for accident in previous race), Brawn GPs polesitter Jenson Button and the second grid placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Mark Webber heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

Raikkonens second pit stop in lap 38

Heidfelds second stop at BMW Sauber pits during lap 41

Start field comes around first corner, both Ferraris in front, Trulli pushes Heidfeld out of line

Heidfelds second stop at BMW Sauber pits during lap 41

Hamilton behind Webber in the middle of the followers

Kubica pits in lap 21 for his first stop

Kubica pits in lap 21 for his first stop

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Polesetter Mark Webber stands in his Red Bull-Renault in parc ferme, besides him just arriving his team mate Vettel and Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg at the back

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, ploughs through a rainy pitlane

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, rides out to practice session

Sebastian Vettel waits in pits for qualification's third part

Early race leader Sebastian Vettel in front of Nico Rosberg and Kubica who row in as third and fourth

The Red Bull command center

Adrian Sutil, Force India, in front of Hamilton who had no chance to overtake

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey enjoys congratulations from the mechanics at parc ferme

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team, in front of his team mate

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, on the green in the last turn during a rainy Q1

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

The start pack flows through first chicane

Adrian Newey, Christian Horner and Dr. Helmut Marko at Red Bull Racing's pit wall

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

SM Nasarudin, CEO and executive chairman of NAZA Group with entourage

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the right hand second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and his team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing takes his helmet off in parc ferme after qualifying

Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT looks for sponsors with 'this could be you' on the side pod

Sebastian Vettel receives a quick service at Red Bull Racing pits

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

One lap after the start, Red Bull's Vettel already enlarges the gap to second positioned Heidfeld and chaser Hamilton

Second placed Jenson Button gets congrats from the outstanding winner Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Adrian Sutil makes a stop at Force India pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Jenson Button take a champagne shower after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Rubens Barrichello with Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher stops at Mercedes GP pits

Photographers swarm around Sebastian Vettel whilst he talks to Red Bull engineer Rocquelin on the grid

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

SM Nasarudin, CEO and executive chairman of NAZA Group with entourage

World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner showers Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey with champagne after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Finally Champagne shower

handshaking with rival and brother

A proudly grinning Giancarlo Fisichella presenting his trophy

Pit stop of Jacques Villeneuve, pic 3 of 4 ...

Pit stop of Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber (image 2 of 4)

Jacques Villeneuve ending his pit stop, pic 4 of 4

Pit stop of Jacques Villeneuve in lap 41, pic 1 of 4 ...

Giancarlo Fisichella being rewarded for his patience for a victory in 2005 with reaching a beautiful 1-2 for Renault

Christian Klien finally retiring in lap 26 with dropped hydraulic pressure

Jenson Button shakes his trophy for his second victory in a row

Glock's Toyota pit crew is prepared for the next service

Group photo after qualifying: On third position Kovalainen, polesitter Massa, second positioned Raikkonen

Heidfeld ends his second stop at BMW Sauber pits in lap 41 of the Malaysaian GP 2008

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Timo Glock and Nick Heidfeld spray champagne towards the BMW Sauber team

Champagne bath on podium

Wheelspin on slick tyres of Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso

Third placed Kovalainen and second Kubica leave parc fermé in direction to the holy stairs leading to the podium ceremony

A FOM TV camera man is being showered by three spurts of champagne

Nick Heidfeld guides the BMW Sauber F1 car through heavy rain

Winning Ferrari driver Raikkonen crosses the finish line with two raised fists

Lewis Hamilton out of pits

New German Toyota driver Timo Glock enters the paddock with physio Axel Thielmann and team manager Richard Cregan

Champagne rain

Jean Alesi takes the chequered flag in the Speedcar race

Champagne shower

Nico Rosberg stops for a service in lap 29

Nico Rosberg speeds away after a Williams pit service in lap 29

Lewis Hamilton arrives at McLaren Mercedes pits

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Kubica exits pits in lap 21 after his first stop

Kubica pits in lap 21 for his first stop

Kubica pits in lap 21 for his first stop

Heidfelds second stop at BMW Sauber pits during lap 41

Heidfelds second stop at BMW Sauber pits during lap 41

Red Bull rider Mark Webber passes the lotos-leaf looking grandstand

Race winner Sebastian Vettel exits the Red Bull Renault in front of a crowd of pushing photographers around parc ferme

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey is being champagne-showered by race winner Sebastian Vettel, second placed Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg after the podium ceremony

A Lotus mechanic carries a nose cone with large wings

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel raises his first place trophy

Paul di Resta stops at Force India pits

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

The Red Bull mechanics hug their winner Sebastian Vettel for his great achievement

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing greets his fans from parc ferme after qualifying

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane, Heidfeld squeezes into second position after a brilliant start

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Felipe Massa's manager Nicolas Todt and father Luiz Antonio Massa in Ferrari pits

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Nico Rosberg receiving last helpful hands before the race

Pole position for Felipe Massa

Robert Kubica sits in his BMW Sauber car

Dancing arm in arm, the new McLaren dream team

Rocket man Lewis Hamilton starts from fourth position and already gains one position after first corner, overtaking both Ferraris in a daredevil manoeuvre

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Drunk with joy and success, Alonso and Hamilton embrace each other in parc fermé

The start field squeezes through first chicane, Jenson Button in front (behind Rosberg and Trulli who passed already)

Timo Glock sprays champagne towards the BMW Sauber team

The three winning cars of the Malaysian Grand Prix lined up in a very tidy parc fermé

Timo Glock end his pit stop with a wheelie

BMW Sauber F1 Team presentation

Ferrari and McLaren drivers will start together from the back, too :)

Pedro de la Rosa, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Rubens Barrichello walk to drivers parade

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey and race winner Sebastian Vettel enjoy congratulations from the team members at parc ferme fence

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello and Sebastien Buemi

Paul di Resta stops at Force India pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

A last sip of champagne on the podium after the Malaysian GP for second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the race from pole position on and takes the chequered flag for a second time after two races of the season so far

A Red Bull-Renault is checked in parc ferme after qualifying

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the race from pole position on and takes the chequered flag for a second time after two races of the season so far

Winner Fernando Alonso passing his cheering team

At the Malaysian GP 2005, the third placed Nick Heidfeld achieves his second F1 podium ever

Giancarlo Fisichella, Malaysia 2002

Thumbs up for Montoya

Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso squeezing their godfather Flavio Briatore

McLaren engineers feeding Kimi's car with electronic helpers

Bernie Ecclestone and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meeting Toyota bosses at the grid

Alonso jumps between the two Silver Arrows in parc fermÈ

A lonely winner on an empty track (but crowded pitwall at McLaren)

Champagne shower

Third placed Timo Glock cheers at his fans from podium

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and crosses the finish line

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel overtakes his pole setting team mate Webber on the outside of first turn after the start

Race winner Sebastian Vettel gets congrats from Red Bull team mate Mark Webber in parc ferme

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Red Bull driver Mark Webber, chief designer Adrian Newey, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel takes the lead over from teammate Webber in the first chicane whilst the already catching up Ferraris and Hamilton peek into first corner

Lewis Hamilton finally overtakes a brave Petrov after a thrilling long fight on-track

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag, crosses the finish line and celebrates his first victory of the season

The field passes turn one

Final podium ceremony group photo with Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Bernie Eccleston stands on the grid before the race in Malaysia with Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media behind parc ferme: on the right hand second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and his team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid

Bernie Eccleston walks on the grid before the race in Malaysia with Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso celebrating their 1-2 victory with Renault team boss Flavio Briatore in parc fermé

Webber and Rosberg squeezing their Williams into the chicane, being pushed by Raikkonen and the rest

Tim Routsis, Cosworth's Managing Director and Dato' Sri Anthony Francis 'Tony' Fernandes (Lotus Team Principal and head of Air Asia) with his drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli

Bernie Ecclestone visits the Mercedes GP pits for a photo call with Nick Fry, Ross Brawn and Dato Sri Mohd Najib, Malaysian 6th Prime Minister

Chandhok, Button and Alonso in a row

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel leads the race from pole position on and crosses the finish line again

Race stopped in lap 32

Cheering red Ferrari team group photo

Joyful Fernando Alonso on podium's second place

Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn after victory in Sepang with a wicked red wig.

Nick Heidfeld presents the champagne bottle for his third place at the previous race in Sepang in Lotus Renault pits

Aiguns on the pitlane

Anthony Davidson, BAR-Honda test driver

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Renault managers Patrick Faure and Jean-Francois Caubet

Flavio Briatore during race

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Marketing meeting of Dr. Hannelore Gude-Hohensinner and Christian Geistderfer

Ross Brawn and the Ferrari pit crew celebrate Schumacher's victory after the 2004 Malaysian GP

The beautiful bachside of a Renault car

Warming up the tyres was not really necessary

Toyota Racing president John Howett

McLaren managing director Martin Whitmarsh

Patrick Friesacher, Minardi

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Sadness on the face of Mark Webber after the race

McLaren engineer Neil Oatley takes the times during a pitstop practice

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber heading to his pits on three wheels after being touched by Ralf Schumacher

David Coulthard after the hot race

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli discussing with Race Director Charlie Whiting

Michael Schumacher arrives at paddock with his manager Willi Weber

McLaren Mercedes mechanics practise pit stops

Michael Schumacher, from BILD newspaper already claimed as World Champion the 7th time

Ralf Schumacher expressing an unknown thought

Giancarlo Fisichella

Mark Webber, Jaguar, surrounded by main sponsor HSBC

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Triple World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart with his wife Helen

Young BMW Williams fans

RBR car flying in

Austrian Christian Klien

Nose cone after 57 laps

Vitantonio Liuzzi, RBR Team Test Driver

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Anthony Davidson, BAR Honda test driver, had to replace Sato

Exhausted but happy winner Fernando Alonso

A Red Bull Racing engineer waiting for work

Ralf Schumacher with wife Cora

Giancarlo Fisichella

The field squeezing through the first corner

Giancarlo Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella

Felipe Massa, Sauber

Felipe Massa

Malaysian GP 2004: Fernando Alonso posing for a Renault photographers contest ...

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alsonso, Renault

Juan Pablo Montoya preparing for Qualifying

Giancarlo Fisichella

Felipe Massa

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher listening to the remarks of his race engineer Chris Dyer

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa

The second pit stop of Giancarlo Fisichella (clutch problems?)

Malaysian GP 2004: … click

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Williams

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Juan Pablo Montoya

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Mark Webber, BMW Williams

Rubens Barrichello

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Felipe Massa, Sauber Petronas

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari

Juan Pablo Montoya in deep concentration

Coulthard's steering wheel

Jenson Button, BAR Honda

Ralf Schumacher, BMWWilliamsF1

Pit stop of Ralf Schumacher, Williams BMW

Ralf Schumacher waits in BMW-Williams pits for his qualification time slot

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Williams

Mark Webber refueling

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Williams

Jenson Button, BAR Honda