Lewis Hamilton is feeling confident about his and Mercedes' pace at the Malaysia GP after he returned to the top of the timesheet in practice. But although the world champions held a significant edge on single-lap pace on Friday to finish one-two in both sessions, the prospect of a multi-team 'competition' in Sunday's race is not being discounted after Ferrari and Red Bull ran Mercedes close on the long runs. Amid sweltering 50-degree-plus track temperatures, described by tyre Pirelli supplier Pirelli as the "highest in recent memory", Hamilton was surprised with how the tyres were holding on around one of the most demanding tracks on the calendar. "Normally degradation is a...
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