Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg wore similarly rueful expressions after the rain-affected end to qualifying in Malaysia, with both strongly hinting that Mercedes let pole position slip through their fingers.With the onset of a rain shower towards the end of Q2 at Sepang having ensured the battle for pole in the final knockout phase took place on a drying - but still wet - track, the fight ultimately hinged on which driver sacrificed some additional track time in the closing minutes to pit for a new set of intermediate tyres for the final runs. Unlike Sebastian Vettel and the two Ferraris, neither Mercedes driver adopted this strategy and from provisional pole, Hamilton duly tumbled to...
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