Comprehensive victory for Alonso

Alonso crossed the checked flag comprehensively which marked his first win for McLaren this season in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Mclaren tops 1-2 since 2005.
His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, already proving as the rookie of the year drove like a star. Hamilton again started fourth on the grid and not only did he take the second place after the first corner but also defended and blocked others to benefit Alonso to take lead.

Setting the race's fastest lap on lap 22, no wonder Hamilton said that the race was his most difficult one, to fend off both Ferraris.

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen hunted him down till the end and settled for the third position. Nick Heidfield and Fellipse Mass took fourth and fifth places respectively.

After the race, Alonso leads with 18 championship points and Kimi with 16 points. Mclaren has 32 Constructors points and Ferrari with 23 and BMW stands third with 10. Guess Renault lost the sheen with the loss of Alonso.

This season definitely looks like a battle ground for Ferrari and Mclaren.

The high spirited Alonso and the young blooded Hamilton make a great pair with a great car. The Mclaren team has improved a lot from the last season and brought a great car to drive for.
The usually quick Kimi and the talented Massa of Ferrari can top the charts on any given day with the quickest car.

Don’t miss the action and watch out for Hamilton, he may take the center space on the podium in Bahrain this Saturday.


Malaysian Grand Prix, result:

1. Fernando Alonso Spain McLaren-Mercedes 56 laps 01:32:14.930
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +17.5
3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari +18.3
4. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber +33.7
5. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +36.7
6. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Renault-Renault +65.6
7. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota +70.1
8. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Renault-Renault +72.0
9. Alexander Wurz Austria Williams-Toyota +89.9
10. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +93.5
11. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Honda-Honda +1 lap
12. Jenson Button Britain Honda-Honda +1 lap
13. Takuma Sato Japan Super Aguri-Honda +1 lap
14. Scott Speed USA Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
15. Ralf Schumacher Germany Toyota-Toyota +1 lap
16. Anthony Davidson Britain Super Aguri-Honda +1 lap
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
18. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber +1 lap
Rtd Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 42 laps completed
Rtd David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Renault 36 laps completed
Rtd Christijan Albers Holland Spyker-Ferrari 7 laps completed
Rtd Adrian Sutil Germany Spyker-Ferrari 0 laps completed

Fastest lap:
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m 36.701s lap 22

source: Rediff.com
pictures: grandprix.com