The second race of the 2014 Formula 1 season took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
Lewis Hamilton dominated for Mercedes to take his first win in the country. Here is the race weekend in pictures.
Friday
The Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Rosberg dominated Friday practice in Malaysia.
The Red Bull duo showed better pace than expected in FP1 and FP2 as their dramatic turnaround continued.
The two Lotus cars suffered reliability issues once again on Friday, with Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado failing to complete many laps.
The Force India drivers looked in the mix after Friday practice and felt more confident in the dry conditions.
Saturday
Heavy rain arrived for qualifying after a dry FP3. Fernando Alonso collided with Daniil Kvyat but recovered to take fourth on the grid.
Hamilton stormed to pole position in tricky conditions, with his team-mate taking third.
Marcus Ericsson had a difficult qualifying session after crashing at the end of Q1.
Williams were disappointed with their pace in the wet conditions as both drivers struggled for grip due to a lack of rear downforce.
McLaren took a gamble and put Jenson Button on the intermediate tyres for Q3, it didn't pay off.
Grosjean thought Q3 was possible on Saturday but the Frenchman was eliminated in the second session.
Sunday
Hamilton and Rosberg had strong starts, as Raikkonen and Hulkenberg challenged Ricciardo and Alonso.
Nico Hulkenberg had a strong Malaysian Grand Prix and battled with the likes of Raikkonen and Alonso, finishing in fifth.
Vettel had a strong race to finish third, making up for a disappointing season opener in Australia.
The Williams duo raced closely throughout, with Felipe Massa being told at the end of the race to let his team-mate Valtteri Bottas through. He ignored the command and finished just ahead of the Finn in seventh.
Grosjean finished the race in 11th place after a positive day for the Lotus F1 Team.
Ricciardo battled with his team-mate early on but it was a disastrous end to the race after a wheel wasn't fitted properly, his front wing failed and he was handed a stop/go penalty.
Jean-Eric Vergne retired from the race but his team-mate (in the background) finished in 10th.
Hamilton and Rosberg dominated the race to make it a Mercedes 1-2, the first since 1955.
Magnussen was disappointed with himself after crashing into Raikkonen on lap two. He recovered to ninth after pitting early for repairs.
Catch up on the on-track action with my Malaysian Grand Prix Weekend Review. For driver reaction, go here.
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Catch up on the on-track action with my Malaysian Grand Prix Weekend Review. For driver reaction, go here.
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