Mercedes head into qualifying for the Malaysian GP as the team to beat as Nico Rosberg was quickest in FP3, 0.2s up on Lewis Hamilton. As many expected - and some feared - Mercedes had a clear advantage over the chasing pack in the final practice at the Sepang circuit. Swapping to the medium Pirelli tyres in the final 20 minutes, Rosberg clocked a 1:39.008 to set the pace ahead of Hamilton. The British driver was 0.232s down on his team-mate's best but well ahead of third placed Kimi Raikkonen. The Finnish driver's best time, a 1:40.156, was 1.148s short of Rosberg's P1 time while Sebastian Vettel was fourth for Red Bull Racing. The German, who used a new front wing that features slots...
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