Formula One Features — April 2011

Fernando Alonso had a much stronger race than qualifying session in Malaysia but a DRS wing failure and a coming-together with Lewis Hamilton meant four stops and just sixth place. Nevertheless, he left Sepang happier.

Ferrari had a difficult qualifying session in Malaysia but a stronger race that was ultimately handicapped by a left-front wheel problem at Felipe Massa's first stop and a failure of Fernando Alonso's DRS rear wing.

McLaren pushed Red Bull hard for pole position in Malaysia and then Jenson Button kept Sebastian Vettel honest in the race. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is not daunted by five Red Bull wins in the last six races and hopes to carry the fight to Christian Horner's squad in China.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner gave his thoughts on his team's victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix and a race which saw the RB7s use KERS selectively on race winner Vettel's car, and not at all on Mark Webber's.