Four out of five
April 3, 2010
There were four Germans in the top five as Red Bull driver Mark Webber was first to cross the finishing line at the qualifying for the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.
The Australian won pole position for his team after rain brought chaos to the track. He completed the 5.54 kilometer course in 1 minute 49.327 seconds, 1.346 seconds ahead of German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.
Webber had taken a decision to race on intermediate tires for the last qualifying session, rather than the rain tires chosen by the other drivers. His German team mate Sebastian Vettel finished in third place.
Meanwhile, Germans Adrian Sutil of the Force India team and Nico Hulkenberg of Williams were placed fourth and fifth respectively.
Schumacher disappointment
There was further disappointment for seven times world champion Michael Schumacher who finished in eighth place. Schumacher has finished behind his team mate Rosberg in all qualifying sessions since making a return to the formula one circuit this season.
The third session, which followed a tropical downpour, had to be stopped briefly when visibility fell to a bare minimum.
Results were disappointing for title rival teams Ferrari and McLaren, both finishing up on the back four rows of the grid.
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Editor: Andreas Illmer