In only his second F1 outing, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the Malaysian GP.
The youngster's lap of 1:36.701 was the quickest of any driver on Sunday, eclipsing the best effort of team-mate Fernando Alonso by almost two-tenths of a second.
That neither Felipe Massa nor Kimi Raikkonen were able to set a time in the 1:36s can be regarded as proof that, although the margin of McLaren's victory was aided by Brazilian's slovenly start, the Ferraris were no match for the Woking outfit in Sepang. It should be noted, too, that both Alonso and Massa set their best times on lap 42, with Massa around three-tenths of a second adrift. Raikkonen, who set his quickest time on lap 40, was slower still.
Other points of interest include Nico Rosberg's Williams being the sixth-fastest car, with team-mate Alex Wurz in between the two Renaults. At face value, then, the World Champions are currently struggling to be classified as the fourth-fastest team behind McLaren, Ferrari and BMW.
At the bottom of the charts, Anthony Davidson was comprehensively trumped by Super Aguri team-mate Takuma Sato, while neither Rubens Barrichello nor Jenson Button were able to out-pace Honda's client team.
Times
1) Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 22 1:36.701
2) Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 42 1:36.861
3) Felipe Massa Ferrari 42 1:37.199
4) Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 40 1:37.228
5) Nick Heidfeld BMW 55 1:37.417
6) Nico Rosberg Williams 18 1:37.704
7) Heikki Kovalainen Renault 41 1:37.810
8) Alexander Wurz Williams 19 1:37.864
9) Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 44 1:37.879
10) Jarno Trulli Toyota 40 1:38.016
11) David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 28 1:38.098
12) Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 21 1:38.447
13) Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 37 1:38.496
14) Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 55 04 1:38.540
15) Rubens Barrichello Honda 32 1:38.566
16) Jenson Button Honda 54 1:38.658
17) Robert Kubica BMW 53 1:38.874
18) Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 54 1:39.098
19) Ralf Schumacher Toyota 52 1:39.243
20) Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 32 1:39.566
21) Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 5 1:41.495
