Fastest laps - Malaysia 2014 - Mercedes lead the way, as Alonso ups the pace
Published by Christine
It's no surprise to see that polesitter and race winner Lewis Hamilton also managed to secure the fastest lap of the race, although his pace was almost a full second ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg.
Fernando Alonso showed his pace by going faster than both Red Bull drivers, with Felipe Massa not too far behind. Just as in Australia, Kevin Magnussen showed how fast he can go, and outpaced Jenson Button by seven tenths of a second.
Sergio Pérez, of course, didn't get the chance to set a lap, as he remained in the garage and didn't start the race.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:43.066 | 53 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:43.960 | 55 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:44.165 | 47 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:44.289 | 51 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:44.675 | 48 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:44.897 | 44 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:45.129 | 36 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:45.373 | 44 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:45.475 | 31 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:45.982 | 38 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.039 | 47 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:46.224 | 42 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:46.695 | 36 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:47.500 | 40 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:47.753 | 53 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:47.782 | 27 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:48.040 | 27 |
| 18 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:48.249 | 49 |
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:48.527 | 4 |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:50.929 | 6 |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:51.473 | 4 |
