Vettel wins Malaysian GP to end Mercedes streak

Fears that Mercedes would dominate the 2015 Formula One season were swept aside in a flash of Ferrari red yesterday as a tearful Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix and announced himself as a genuine title contender. Most observers were gloomily predicting another one-sided season after Mercedes recorded a comfortable one-two finish in the season opener in Australia, but two weeks later the picture was very different as Ferrari capitalized on searing track temperatures and some rare Mercedes mistakes to take a drought-breaking victory.
It was Ferrari’s first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. The 30-race gap between wins was the longest Ferrari drought for 21 years.
Vettel — in only his second race for the team after leaving Red Bull — recorded his first win since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix and the four-time world champion was overwhelmed in a way probably not seen since his first title in 2010.