Vettel and Hamilton were not the only ones to retire they were joined by SauberвЂ™s Felipe Nasr, HaasвЂ™ Esteban Gutierrez and Romain Grosjean, and RenaultвЂ™s Kevin Magnussen. Retirements, retirements, and a no-Haas finish After HamiltonвЂ™s retirement, it meant that he needed to stretch and maintain at least a 10-second gap between himself and Raikkonen to clinch the final spot on the podium, which he managed to do so, after RaikkonenвЂ™s Ferrari was lumbered with brake temperature problems and battery harvesting issues. This incident lead to Rosberg getting a 10-second time penalty, which would be added to his time at the end of the race. Admittedly helped by the emergence of some Virtual Safety Cars, the German managed to fight his way up the pack, including a small incident with FerrariвЂ™s Kimi Raikkonen whilst battling for 4th on lap 38. This meant the charge was on for Rosberg to get up as far as he could, and finish as high as he could. Rosberg was hit by Vettel, causing him to spin out and end up in 17th. RosbergвЂ™s fight to 3rdДЄmong the dramatic first corner collision, Nico Rosberg was hit, causing him to spin out and loose in place among the pack, leaving him stranded down in 17th. This retirement was a blow for Hamilton, as Rosberg continues to stride ahead in the DriversвЂ™ Championship. This was a particular blow to Hamilton, as he was about to re-take the World Championship at this race, however he still remains behind, as teammate Rosberg builds up a larger gap between the two. However, after opening up a gap of 22.7 seconds on the 4oth lap, ahead of a pit stop, going into Turn One of lap 41, his engine belched out smoke as flames were coming out of the rear of his car, causing him to stop and retire.ДЄn engine failure put an end to HamiltonвЂ™s hopes of a victory in Sepang. Late race engine woesДЄfter getting a good start to the race, things seemed to be going in Lewis HamiltonвЂ™s favour, as he was leading the pack, and seemed to be the one to watch to take victory at this Grand Prix. The damage to VettelвЂ™s front-left suspension meant that he was out of the race. However, it was worse for Vettel, as the incident sent him immediately out of the race, and dashed any hopes the German had for repeating last yearвЂ™s Malaysian Grand Prix. However, after contact with the Red Bull in the braking zone, he damaged the front-left suspension on his car, as he sent Rosberg into a spin, and down into 17th place. Horner also drank out of RicciardoвЂ™s race boot to celebrate ДЄlthough it was a time to celebrate in the Red Bull Garage, perspective of the race was much different for FerrariвЂ™s Sebastian Vettel.ДЄs expected, there was drama going into the first corner, as Vettel had managed to climb up to fourth place at the start, ahead of Verstappen. Team Principal Christian Horner and Verstappen also drank out of his boot, as did Rosberg.

On the podium, as the crowed chanted and cheered for Ricciardo, he proceeded to pour his sparkling wine into his race boot and drank out of it, a вЂshoeyвЂ™, as it is known. ItвЂ™s another dream come true вЂ“ so this one is definitely for him.вЂќДЄfter a tense battle between himself and Verstappen on the 39th lap, as they went wheel-to-wheel, but eventually the Australian won out in the end.ДЄ 1-2 finish for Red Bull, as Rosberg joins them on the podium in 3rd. IвЂ™ve become more appreciative of the things I have and the position I am in. вЂњSince that day it definitely changes as a person, for the better. I would have loved to have won sooner, and dedicated this a bit sooner. вЂњ It was definitely a life-changing moment, the loss of Jules, a competitor and a friend.

вЂњ ItвЂ™s been just over two years since my last victory, and it feels like a long two years вЂ“ a lot has happened,вЂќ he spoke. He later reported that he dedicated the вЂњpretty emotionalвЂќ win to the late Jules Bianchi. This victory allowed Ricciardo to get his own back after narrowly missing out of victory earlier in the season at the Monaco Grand Prix, and was the fourth win of his F1 career. RicciardoвЂ™s teammate Max Verstappen finished second, ahead of MercedesвЂ™ Nico Rosberg, who narrowly clinched the final podium spot as he was impended by a 10-second penalty for hitting FerrariвЂ™s Kimi Raikkonen. Red BullвЂ™s Daniel Ricciardo was victorious at todayвЂ™s Malaysian Grand Prix, as MercedesвЂ™ Lewis Hamilton fell into a late retirement due to engine woes.

2016 f1 season highlights