World champion Sebastian Vettel said his Red Bull team were "fired up" and ready to challenge Mercedes after he recovered from his recent problems to place second in Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The German, who qualified 12th at the season-opener in Australia and lasted just a few laps of the race, admitted Mercedes looked superior in the early stages of the year. But Vettel said he was looking forward to testing Mercedes' pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at a Malaysian race where rain could feature after a deluge delayed qualifying for nearly an hour. "I'm very happy because we had a bad winter but the team's fired up, the guys are pushing still...
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