Getty Images Enlarge Lewis Hamilton drove an inch-perfect race to take his first victory of the 2014 season, leading home a Mercedes one-two at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After a clean start, Hamilton's lead never looked in doubt and Mercedes executed an immaculate three-stop strategy to beat team-mate Nico Rosberg to victory by 17.3s. After 25 laps he had a lead over 10 seconds, and while Sebastian Vettel in third put the pressure on Rosberg at some points, the Mercedes victory looked locked on throughout. Fernando Alonso held out for fourth place but was made to work for it in the final stint by Nico Hulkenberg, who was able to go longer on his tyres and was the only driver to complete...
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