• Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo passes members of his team on the pit perch. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo passes members of his team on the pit perch. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson spins out from the track. The safety car duly followed. Andy Wong / AP Photo
    Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson spins out from the track. The safety car duly followed. Andy Wong / AP Photo
  • Vettel, centre, jumps throwing the trophy to the air next to second placed Lewis Hamilton, left, and third place Nico Rosberg. Fazry Ismail / EPA
    Vettel, centre, jumps throwing the trophy to the air next to second placed Lewis Hamilton, left, and third place Nico Rosberg. Fazry Ismail / EPA
  • Vettel crosses the finish line and takes the Malaysian Grand Prix checkered flag. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Vettel crosses the finish line and takes the Malaysian Grand Prix checkered flag. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • Vettel celebrates after winning the 2015 Formula One Grand Prix of Malaysia. Azhar Rahim / EPA
    Vettel celebrates after winning the 2015 Formula One Grand Prix of Malaysia. Azhar Rahim / EPA
  • Vettel drives during the Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    Vettel drives during the Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • Red Bull driver Danil Kvyat in action during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Srdjan Suki / EPA
    Red Bull driver Danil Kvyat in action during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Srdjan Suki / EPA
  • Williams driver Valtteri Bottas drives during the Malaysia Grand Prix. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    Williams driver Valtteri Bottas drives during the Malaysia Grand Prix. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • Vettel steers his car on the way to winning the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. Andy Wong / AP Photo
    Vettel steers his car on the way to winning the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. Andy Wong / AP Photo

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Sebastian Vettel ends Ferrari’s 34-race drought with victory in Malaysia — in pictures

Jake Badger

March 29, 2015

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Following the season opening Grand Prix in Australia, many Formula One fans breathed a collective sigh of despair as Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finished first and second respectively to carry their dominance over from last season.

However, one race later, it was not Mercedes on top of the podium in Malaysia, but Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari.

The victory at Sepang is the first since Vettel moved from Red Bull to the Italian manufacturers, as well as Ferrari’s first title in 34 races. Indeed, it ended Vettel’s wait for a trophy since the end of 2013 in the season’s final race.

In the photo gallery, The National’s sports photo editor, Jake Badger, has collated a selection if the best images from the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix.

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