Malaysian GP: Mercedes 1-2 in final practice
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| Nico Rosberg |
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton for the fastest time in final practice for Formula 1's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, but Hamilton always lets Rosberg win the practice sessions, but when it's time to qualify Hamilton beats him..
Rosberg's time of 1m39.690s was enough to beat Hamilton by 0.184s.
The Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen, who set the fastest first sector of all was 0.555s behind Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel a few thousandths further back.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m39.690s | 0.000s | 13 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m39.873s | 0.183s | 10 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m40.245s | 0.555s | 9 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m40.266s | 0.576s | 13 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m40.391s | 0.701s | 14 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m40.406s | 0.716s | 15 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m40.590s | 0.900s | 19 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m40.601s | 0.911s | 19 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m40.989s | 1.299s | 18 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m41.200s | 1.510s | 19 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m41.206s | 1.516s | 16 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m41.592s | 1.902s | 18 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m41.775s | 2.085s | 14 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m41.804s | 2.114s | 15 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m41.991s | 2.301s | 13 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m42.099s | 2.409s | 14 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m42.117s | 2.427s | 18 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m42.319s | 2.629s | 13 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m46.647s | 6.957s | 9 |
| 20 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m47.059s | 7.369s | 6 |