Can Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel Challenge for F1 Titles After Malaysian GP Win?

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Published: March 29, 2015

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While Pope Francis wore traditional red robes to celebrate the beginning of Holy Week in Vatican City, another red-clad Italian institution, Scuderia Ferrari, pulled off a resurrection miracle, with the team's new driver, Sebastian Vettel, winning the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

With his victory, Vettel now sits just three points behind Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One Drivers' Championship. Even better, in just his second race with Ferrari, the German erased a year's worth of bad memories for both himself and for the Italian team.

But is Malaysia just a one-race reprieve from the Mercedes dominance that began in Australia last year, or is Ferrari's victory a portent of a renewed title fight?



While it is tempting to get caught up in the storyline of Vettel returning the Scuderia to glory, it is still premature. Don't bet against Vettel winning one or more championships with Ferrari—but not this year.

At the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Vettel drove a fantastic race and Ferrari made all the right strategy calls, but they still needed everything to fall into place to secure the win. 

Those fortuitous circumstances began on Lap 4, when Sauber's Marcus Ericsson made a clumsy overtaking manoeuvre on Nico Hulkenberg and beached his car in the gravel on the outside of Turn 1. In the ensuing safety car period, most cars, including the two from Mercedes, pitted for fresh tyres.

Vettel, meanwhile, stayed out and took the lead. It was a decision that seemed questionable at the time but proved inspired.



At the restart, Vettel pulled away in clean air while Hamilton was stuck in slower traffic. By the time the Mercedes reemerged in second place on Lap 10, Vettel was already 10 seconds clear.

Further back, after Vettel's team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen, suffered an early tyre puncture that dropped him to second-l...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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