• Brit James Allison now technical director at Italian team
Those with an eye for such symmetry will have noticed that the first three drivers to qualify for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix were Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg – exactly the same as last year. The only difference is that Vettel was driving for Red Bull in 2014, while these days he is in the saddle of Ferrari’s prancing horse. The dominance of the two Mercedes at the end of last season was complete and carried on to Australia two weeks ago, but Vettel placed a question mark against their continued hegemony by splitting the two Silver Arrows at a damp Sepang Circuit on Saturday, and he was less than a 10th of a second behind Hamilton.
Niki Lauda is very much a Mercedes man these days but the red cap that is permanently attached to the top of his head like an angry boil is a reminder that he once drove for the team from Italy. He won two of his three world championships with Ferrari, and on Saturday afternoon he was in no doubt: “Ferrari are coming!” he said. “They have improved more than any other team since last season.” And that is the general view of the paddock.
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