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After being sent back with 5 positions on the starting grid at Sepang due to some weird decisions that came from somewhere above, both McLaren drivers struggled to achieve important points. The race was tensioned, from the start to the finish, McLaren were not in their good days, and at times, the drivers seemed to have forced their cars without any immediate result. All in all, this 2008 Malaysian GP has demonstrated to be a tough rock in front of McLaren's rise. However, I would like to congratulate Heikki and Lewis because of their devotion in this race and their attempts to get as much points as possible. The Finnish came third, and his teammate managed the 5th position. In the official constructor standings, McLaren is the leader with 24 points followed by BMW Sauber with 19 and Ferrari with 11. Lewis Hamilton is still the king of this Formula 1 championship, scoring 14 points after 2 races, followed closely by Kimi Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld, both of them having 11 points. Below you can read the official results of the day at Sepang Circuit:

SUN Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 56 Winner 2 10
2 4 Robert Kubica BMW 56 +19.5 secs 4 8
3 23 H. Kovalainen McLaren 56 +38.4 secs 8 6
4 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 56 +45.8 secs 3 5
5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 56 +46.5 secs 9 4
6 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 56 +49.8 secs 5 3
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 56 +68.1 secs 6 2
8 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 56 +70.0 secs 7 1
9 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 56 +76.2 secs 12
10 16 Jenson Button Honda 56 +86.2 secs 11
11 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 56 +92.2 secs 13
12 21 G. Fisichella F.India 55 +1 Lap 17
13 17 R. Barrichello Honda 55 +1 Lap 14
14 7 Nico Rosberg W.Toyota 55 +1 Lap 16
15 19 A. Davidson S.Aguri 55 +1 Lap 21
16 18 Takuma Sato S.Aguri 54 +2 Laps 19
17 8 Kazuki Nakajima W.Toyota 54 +2 Laps 22
Ret 15 S. Vettel STR 39 +17 Laps 15
Ret 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 30 +26 Laps 1
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil F.India 5 +51 Laps 20
Ret 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1 +55 Laps 10
Ret 14 S. Bourdais STR 0 +56 Laps 18

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