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Malaysian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso to get 30-place grid penalty
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Fernando Alonso has only finished in the points in five races this season, with a best of fifth in Monaco
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BBC Radio 5 live - Race: Sunday, 2 October 07:30 BST.
McLaren's Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from the back of the grid because he is to test an updated Honda engine.
The two-time champion will get a 30-place grid penalty for using more than the permitted number of engine parts.
Reliability problems mean Alonso needed the engine to complete the season, but it also has upgraded parts.
The new power unit has a lighter engine block for better reliability and a redesigned exhaust to boost efficiency.
Alonso, 35, will run the new engine in first practice on Friday before Honda decides whether to keep it in the car for the second session.
"We had a plan at the middle of the season which races were the best ones to pay the penalties," said Alonso.
"This one was one of the best because the conditions change here and the rain may come, and also Suzuka is the next one and we want to do a good job there because it is the home grand prix.
"So it was one of the best races to go for the rest of the season with a little more confidence. And the last time I started last in Spa I was fifth or fourth after five laps, so maybe in this weekend I am lucky as well."
Fernando Alonso was also given a 35-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix in August and finished seventh
At this stage, Honda is planning to run the engine only on Friday, with Alonso switching back to the same specification as team-mate Jenson Button for the rest of the weekend. But it is not impossible the Spaniard will run the new engine for qualifying and the race as well.
The new parts mean Alonso will be using his eighth internal combustion engine, turbocharger, and MGU-H - the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo - and his seventh control electronics, and energy store (battery).
The only part of his engine carried over from previous races is the MGU-K, which recovers energy from the rear axle.
If everything goes to plan, Alonso will use the new engine for the entire Japanese Grand Prix meeting next weekend.
At this stage, Honda is not planning for Button to use it in Suzuka because it does not want any grid penalties at its home race.
Drivers are permitted to use only five of the six constituent parts of the engine without incurring a penalty.
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Fernando Alonso has only finished in the points in five races this season, with a best of fifth in Monaco
Malaysian Grand Prix
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BBC Radio 5 live sports extra - Practice 1: Friday, 30 September 02:55 BST. Practice 2: Friday, 30 September 06:55 BST. Practice 3: Saturday, 1 October 06:55 BST. Qualifying: Saturday, 1 October 09:55 BST.
BBC Radio 5 live - Race: Sunday, 2 October 07:30 BST.
McLaren's Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from the back of the grid because he is to test an updated Honda engine.
The two-time champion will get a 30-place grid penalty for using more than the permitted number of engine parts.
Reliability problems mean Alonso needed the engine to complete the season, but it also has upgraded parts.
The new power unit has a lighter engine block for better reliability and a redesigned exhaust to boost efficiency.
Alonso, 35, will run the new engine in first practice on Friday before Honda decides whether to keep it in the car for the second session.
"We had a plan at the middle of the season which races were the best ones to pay the penalties," said Alonso.
"This one was one of the best because the conditions change here and the rain may come, and also Suzuka is the next one and we want to do a good job there because it is the home grand prix.
"So it was one of the best races to go for the rest of the season with a little more confidence. And the last time I started last in Spa I was fifth or fourth after five laps, so maybe in this weekend I am lucky as well."
Fernando Alonso was also given a 35-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix in August and finished seventh
At this stage, Honda is planning to run the engine only on Friday, with Alonso switching back to the same specification as team-mate Jenson Button for the rest of the weekend. But it is not impossible the Spaniard will run the new engine for qualifying and the race as well.
The new parts mean Alonso will be using his eighth internal combustion engine, turbocharger, and MGU-H - the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo - and his seventh control electronics, and energy store (battery).
The only part of his engine carried over from previous races is the MGU-K, which recovers energy from the rear axle.
If everything goes to plan, Alonso will use the new engine for the entire Japanese Grand Prix meeting next weekend.
At this stage, Honda is not planning for Button to use it in Suzuka because it does not want any grid penalties at its home race.
Drivers are permitted to use only five of the six constituent parts of the engine without incurring a penalty.
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Nico Rosberg heads Lewis Hamilton in Malaysia practice after bizarre Renault fire
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Nico Rosberg headed Lewis Hamilton by nearly half a second in first practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
A lock-up by Hamilton into Turn Nine on his second lap was the difference between the two after they set almost identical times on their first laps.
That prevented Hamilton improving on his time and forced him into the pits.
The session was interrupted by a bizarre fire for Renault's Kevin Magnussen, which continually reignited in the pits as fuel leaked.
In the end, Hamilton set his best time on his second run on the medium tyre - which is as much as a second slower than the soft.
The Mercedes were a second clear of the Ferraris, with McLaren's Fernando Alonso fifth ahead of the Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton continued his scrappy form at Sepang
In a disjointed session, there were few indicators of form between the two title rivals at Mercedes, as Rosberg heads into the weekend leading Hamilton by eight points in the championship with six races remaining.
For most of the session, they were lapping within tiny fractions of a second of each other, and their positions in the timing lists was defined by their very first runs on a track that has been entirely resurfaced and reprofiled at many points for this year's race.
Their first laps were like that - Rosberg setting a one minute 35.793 second lap and Hamilton on 1:35.798.
But after Hamilton locked up at Turn Nine and ruined that set of tyres, Rosberg continued and lowered his time to a 1:35.227.
Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest Ferrari driver, 1.088secs slower than Rosberg and 0.016secs ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who berated his team on his first run for failing to balance his tyres correctly.
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"The vibrations are so bad I can't really see at the end of the straights," he said. "I don't know how you can balance a set and do it so badly."
A giant leap for McLaren?
Alonso's time was set on the soft tyre, just as those of Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel ahead of him, and was encouraging for a team running an upgraded version of the Honda engine.
The Spaniard will start from the back of the grid as a result of using the new power-unit, with Honda due to decide after the first session whether to use it in the second car, which starts at 07:00 BST.
Team-mate Jenson Button was 10th fastest, on the medium tyre.
The session was red-flagged after just a few minutes when Magnussen's car caught fire in the pits.
Renault said there had been a leak from a fuel breather pipe, and that Magnussen had been running some experimental parts that were not on the car of team-mate Jolyon Palmer.
Magnussen did not get out again as the car was cleaned up and repaired, his team-mate Jolyon Palmer ending up 19th fastest, ahead only of the Manors of Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein.
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Nico Rosberg headed Lewis Hamilton by nearly half a second in first practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
A lock-up by Hamilton into Turn Nine on his second lap was the difference between the two after they set almost identical times on their first laps.
That prevented Hamilton improving on his time and forced him into the pits.
The session was interrupted by a bizarre fire for Renault's Kevin Magnussen, which continually reignited in the pits as fuel leaked.
In the end, Hamilton set his best time on his second run on the medium tyre - which is as much as a second slower than the soft.
The Mercedes were a second clear of the Ferraris, with McLaren's Fernando Alonso fifth ahead of the Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton continued his scrappy form at Sepang
In a disjointed session, there were few indicators of form between the two title rivals at Mercedes, as Rosberg heads into the weekend leading Hamilton by eight points in the championship with six races remaining.
For most of the session, they were lapping within tiny fractions of a second of each other, and their positions in the timing lists was defined by their very first runs on a track that has been entirely resurfaced and reprofiled at many points for this year's race.
Their first laps were like that - Rosberg setting a one minute 35.793 second lap and Hamilton on 1:35.798.
But after Hamilton locked up at Turn Nine and ruined that set of tyres, Rosberg continued and lowered his time to a 1:35.227.
Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest Ferrari driver, 1.088secs slower than Rosberg and 0.016secs ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who berated his team on his first run for failing to balance his tyres correctly.
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"The vibrations are so bad I can't really see at the end of the straights," he said. "I don't know how you can balance a set and do it so badly."
A giant leap for McLaren?
Alonso's time was set on the soft tyre, just as those of Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel ahead of him, and was encouraging for a team running an upgraded version of the Honda engine.
The Spaniard will start from the back of the grid as a result of using the new power-unit, with Honda due to decide after the first session whether to use it in the second car, which starts at 07:00 BST.
Team-mate Jenson Button was 10th fastest, on the medium tyre.
The session was red-flagged after just a few minutes when Magnussen's car caught fire in the pits.
Renault said there had been a leak from a fuel breather pipe, and that Magnussen had been running some experimental parts that were not on the car of team-mate Jolyon Palmer.
Magnussen did not get out again as the car was cleaned up and repaired, his team-mate Jolyon Palmer ending up 19th fastest, ahead only of the Manors of Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein.
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Lewis Hamilton quickest in Malaysia as Magnussen suffers fire
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Lewis Hamilton was in convincing form as he headed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The world champion was 0.223 seconds quicker than the German, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel 0.661secs off in third ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth fastest ahead of Force India's Sergio Perez and McLaren's Fernando Alonso.
The day began with a dramatic pit fire involving Renault's Kevin Magnussen.
A leaking fuel breather pipe forced the Dane to jump quickly out of his car after just two laps of the first practice session, and it took repeated attempts to extinguish the fire as fuel continued to escape while the team frantically tried to empty the full tank.
As if the Malaysian Grand Prix wasn't hot enough... flames burst through the Renault's bodywork and back into life after being extinguished several times
Magnussen was unhurt and the car was repaired in time for him to take part in the second session, in which he was 19th fastest but incurred the wrath of McLaren's Jenson Button for blocking the 2009 world champion on his fastest lap.
The was no such trouble for Hamilton, who enjoyed a welcome and needed return to form after a poor last race.
Hamilton finished third in Singapore two weeks ago as Rosberg won, losing the championship lead for the first time since taking it in July and dropping eight points behind Rosberg with six races to go heading into this weekend on the demanding Sepang track.
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After an inconclusive first practice session that was hard to read, the Briton was on impressive form in second practice.
As well as being fastest on the qualifying simulation runs on the softest tyre, Hamilton also set the pace throughout the first part of the session, by 0.399secs despite using the hard tyre while Rosberg was on the medium.
Behind the Mercedes, Ferrari seemed to have an edge on Red Bull as the two teams continue their battle to end the season second in the championship - Vettel was 0.432secs quicker than Verstappen.
Stop... Hammertime: The three-time world champion was soundly beaten by Rosberg in Singapore
Alonso's position in seventh place was a surprise fillip for McLaren.
The Spaniard was using an upgraded Honda power-unit, with a lighter block and redesigned exhaust, aimed at improving the car's qualifying performance.
The development is aimed at Honda's home race in Japan next weekend but has been introduced in Malaysia because taking it means a 30-place grid penalty for Alonso for using too many engine parts.
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Button, who will not have the new engine until the US Grand Prix in two races time at the earliest because Honda does not want grid penalties at Suzuka, was 10th fastest.
Magnussen was playing catch-up after losing the entire first session and ended up seven places and 0.7secs slower than team-mate Jolyon Palmer.
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Lewis Hamilton was in convincing form as he headed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The world champion was 0.223 seconds quicker than the German, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel 0.661secs off in third ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth fastest ahead of Force India's Sergio Perez and McLaren's Fernando Alonso.
The day began with a dramatic pit fire involving Renault's Kevin Magnussen.
A leaking fuel breather pipe forced the Dane to jump quickly out of his car after just two laps of the first practice session, and it took repeated attempts to extinguish the fire as fuel continued to escape while the team frantically tried to empty the full tank.
As if the Malaysian Grand Prix wasn't hot enough... flames burst through the Renault's bodywork and back into life after being extinguished several times
Magnussen was unhurt and the car was repaired in time for him to take part in the second session, in which he was 19th fastest but incurred the wrath of McLaren's Jenson Button for blocking the 2009 world champion on his fastest lap.
The was no such trouble for Hamilton, who enjoyed a welcome and needed return to form after a poor last race.
Hamilton finished third in Singapore two weeks ago as Rosberg won, losing the championship lead for the first time since taking it in July and dropping eight points behind Rosberg with six races to go heading into this weekend on the demanding Sepang track.
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After an inconclusive first practice session that was hard to read, the Briton was on impressive form in second practice.
As well as being fastest on the qualifying simulation runs on the softest tyre, Hamilton also set the pace throughout the first part of the session, by 0.399secs despite using the hard tyre while Rosberg was on the medium.
Behind the Mercedes, Ferrari seemed to have an edge on Red Bull as the two teams continue their battle to end the season second in the championship - Vettel was 0.432secs quicker than Verstappen.
Stop... Hammertime: The three-time world champion was soundly beaten by Rosberg in Singapore
Alonso's position in seventh place was a surprise fillip for McLaren.
The Spaniard was using an upgraded Honda power-unit, with a lighter block and redesigned exhaust, aimed at improving the car's qualifying performance.
The development is aimed at Honda's home race in Japan next weekend but has been introduced in Malaysia because taking it means a 30-place grid penalty for Alonso for using too many engine parts.
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Button, who will not have the new engine until the US Grand Prix in two races time at the earliest because Honda does not want grid penalties at Suzuka, was 10th fastest.
Magnussen was playing catch-up after losing the entire first session and ended up seven places and 0.7secs slower than team-mate Jolyon Palmer.
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Lewis Hamilton on Malaysian Grand Prix pole position
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Lewis Hamilton put in a scintillating performance to take pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The world champion was 0.414 seconds quicker than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo next.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen continued the two-by-two in fifth and sixth places.
Hamilton has a great chance to recover some of his eight-point title-race deficit to Rosberg in Sunday's race.
Hamilton has now qualified on pole position three times in a row at Sepang - in 2014, 2015, 2016 - taking him to four
Hamilton is back, back, back
The world champion was dominant throughout, with Rosberg only fifth after the first runs in final qualifying and having to rely on a last-gasp lap to vault up to the front row.
Hamilton looked fast in final practice and took that form into the start of qualifying as he topped all three sessions.
Hamilton lost the championship lead to Rosberg following the German's victory in Singapore two weeks ago but has been driving this weekend as if intent on recovering it in one go.
Hamilton is now one behind all time Malaysia polesitter Michael Schumacher, who leads the way on five. Source: Forix
Perez feels the force
Behind the top three teams, Force India's Sergio Perez was seventh as it emerged that he has, after weeks of speculation, completed the deal that will keep him at the team in 2017.
His team-mate Nico Hulkenberg was eighth, ahead of Jenson Button's McLaren and Felipe Massa's Williams.
Button's team-mate Fernando Alonso was last after deliberately doing only one lap good enough to get him within the 107% qualifying rule, as was the plan as a result of an engine penalty that meant he was going to be at the back of the grid.
Where are you going Jenson? Button gets it all wrong in Q2 with a spin, but still starts eighth on Sunday
Renault's Jolyon Palmer was disappointed to be 19th, 0.3secs slower than team-mate Kevin Magnussen as he was knocked out in Q1 and five places behind him on the grid.
Palmer: "It was crap, I drove terribly. I made a wrong choice on the set-up. Terrible."
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Lewis Hamilton put in a scintillating performance to take pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The world champion was 0.414 seconds quicker than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo next.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen continued the two-by-two in fifth and sixth places.
Hamilton has a great chance to recover some of his eight-point title-race deficit to Rosberg in Sunday's race.
Hamilton has now qualified on pole position three times in a row at Sepang - in 2014, 2015, 2016 - taking him to four
Hamilton is back, back, back
The world champion was dominant throughout, with Rosberg only fifth after the first runs in final qualifying and having to rely on a last-gasp lap to vault up to the front row.
Hamilton looked fast in final practice and took that form into the start of qualifying as he topped all three sessions.
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Hamilton lost the championship lead to Rosberg following the German's victory in Singapore two weeks ago but has been driving this weekend as if intent on recovering it in one go.
Hamilton is now one behind all time Malaysia polesitter Michael Schumacher, who leads the way on five. Source: Forix
Perez feels the force
Behind the top three teams, Force India's Sergio Perez was seventh as it emerged that he has, after weeks of speculation, completed the deal that will keep him at the team in 2017.
His team-mate Nico Hulkenberg was eighth, ahead of Jenson Button's McLaren and Felipe Massa's Williams.
Button's team-mate Fernando Alonso was last after deliberately doing only one lap good enough to get him within the 107% qualifying rule, as was the plan as a result of an engine penalty that meant he was going to be at the back of the grid.
Where are you going Jenson? Button gets it all wrong in Q2 with a spin, but still starts eighth on Sunday
Renault's Jolyon Palmer was disappointed to be 19th, 0.3secs slower than team-mate Kevin Magnussen as he was knocked out in Q1 and five places behind him on the grid.
Palmer: "It was crap, I drove terribly. I made a wrong choice on the set-up. Terrible."
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Lewis Hamilton out in Malaysia with engine fire as Daniel Ricciardo wins
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Lewis Hamilton's title hopes were dealt a heavy blow when his engine failed as he led the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Briton dominated the race until flames started pouring from his Mercedes on lap 43, promoting him to say on the radio: "Oh, no, no."
His team-mate Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his lead in the championship to 23 points with five races to go, and 125 points available.
Daniel Ricciardo beat Max Verstappen in a Red Bull one-two in a gripping race.
After the race, Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 live's Tom Clarkson: "My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made, but mine are the only ones failing this year.
"Someone needs to give me some answers because this is not acceptable. We are fighting for the championship and only my engines are failing. It does not sit right with me."
Listen: Hamilton demands answers
"Oh, no, no!" shouted Hamilton as his Mercedes ground to a halt in the oppressive Malaysian heat
What happened this time?
Hamilton was cruising to victory on an unexpected one-stop strategy when his engine and perhaps his title hopes literally went up in smoke.
He had converted pole into a lead at the first corner, and the day seemed to be going his way when Rosberg was hit by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel as a move to try to pass Verstappen down the inside went wrong.
Vettel is to be investigated after the race.
When you've spun and there's 20 racing cars coming at you... the crowd clearly loved it - even if Rosberg didn't
Rosberg rejoined at the back and set about climbing back through the field as Hamilton appeared to be set fair to reclaim the championship lead.
An early virtual safety car when Romain Grosjean's Haas suffered apparent brake failure tempted Red Bull to bring Verstappen in early for fresh 'soft' tyres.
That made him de facto leader for a while, a position he assumed on track when Hamilton made his first pit stop on lap 20.
This was Ricciardo's first win in Malaysia and fourth in total - the same as Eddie Irvine, who won the first Malaysian Grand Prix back in 1999. Source: Forix
But he stopped again seven laps later and, from then on, Hamilton appeared in total control, only for his car to suffer an internal combustion engine failure.
Team boss Toto Wolff held his head in his hands in the pits as Hamilton walked disconsolately away from his smouldering car. Mercedes said there had been no warning of the problem.
How did Red Bull end up winning it?
Verstappen had been on Ricciardo's tail and asking his team to "do something", and the Australian had already fended off an attack by his team-mate as they ran side by side from Turns Four to Eight.
But when Hamilton's engine failed, that triggered a virtual safety car and the team to bring in both cars for fresh tyres.
Ricciardo also now draws level with New Zealander Bruce McLaren with four race wins
That meant Ricciardo went into the last 13 laps of the the race with a 2.3-second lead.
Ricciardo was on new tyres, while Verstappen's were three laps old and that may have given the Australian the edge he needed to hold off his team-mate, who appeared to have a slight pace advantage this weekend.
However, it remains to be seen whether Red Bull imposed team orders on Verstappen - perhaps as payback to Ricciardo, who they cost two victories earlier this season with a strategy call in Spain and a pit error in Monaco.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said there had been no team orders: "It made total sense, after Lewis had blown up, there was a free stop for both of them - give them both fresh tyres and then flat out to the finish."
"They have great respect for each other. They are young, they were racing hard and it was right to let them race today."
Ricciardo dedicated his victory to Jules Bianchi, who died after a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix almost exactly two years ago
Rosberg shows his teeth - and it pays off
Rosberg drove well to get back up to fourth place, and then snatched third from Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in a late move at Turn Two on lap 38.
The two cars collided, and stewards decided Rosberg should be penalised with a 10-second time penalty. But he managed to extend his lead sufficiently to ensure he took the final podium place.
Williams' Valtteri Bottas took fifth, ahead of Force India's Sergio Perez and an excellent drive from Fernando Alonso in his McLaren after starting from the back of the grid.
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Alonso's team-mate Jenson Button took ninth in his 300th grand prix, a little unfortunate on strategy with the way the pit stops and late virtual safety car for Hamilton's retirement played out.
Had it not happened, Button's long middle stint on hard tyres - much longer than Alonso could manage - might have meant he finished ahead of the Spaniard.
What they said - and did - on the podium
For Ricciardo, victory was no less than he deserved.
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"I'm exhausted," Ricciardo said. "It is such a hot race. It was a race of challenges. Obviously Lewis got the lead and had his problem.
"I am not one for believing in a whole lot, but it went the other way in Monaco so I'll take this, no hard feelings to Lewis. It has been pretty emotional two years since the last win and we have come so close this year. Two weeks ago I said we'd win one and here we go."
Rosberg said: "Turn One, I thought it was all over, so I'm really happy to be able to fight back to the podium."
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Lewis Hamilton's title hopes were dealt a heavy blow when his engine failed as he led the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Briton dominated the race until flames started pouring from his Mercedes on lap 43, promoting him to say on the radio: "Oh, no, no."
His team-mate Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his lead in the championship to 23 points with five races to go, and 125 points available.
Daniel Ricciardo beat Max Verstappen in a Red Bull one-two in a gripping race.
After the race, Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 live's Tom Clarkson: "My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made, but mine are the only ones failing this year.
"Someone needs to give me some answers because this is not acceptable. We are fighting for the championship and only my engines are failing. It does not sit right with me."
Listen: Hamilton demands answers
"Oh, no, no!" shouted Hamilton as his Mercedes ground to a halt in the oppressive Malaysian heat
What happened this time?
Hamilton was cruising to victory on an unexpected one-stop strategy when his engine and perhaps his title hopes literally went up in smoke.
He had converted pole into a lead at the first corner, and the day seemed to be going his way when Rosberg was hit by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel as a move to try to pass Verstappen down the inside went wrong.
Vettel is to be investigated after the race.
When you've spun and there's 20 racing cars coming at you... the crowd clearly loved it - even if Rosberg didn't
Rosberg rejoined at the back and set about climbing back through the field as Hamilton appeared to be set fair to reclaim the championship lead.
An early virtual safety car when Romain Grosjean's Haas suffered apparent brake failure tempted Red Bull to bring Verstappen in early for fresh 'soft' tyres.
That made him de facto leader for a while, a position he assumed on track when Hamilton made his first pit stop on lap 20.
This was Ricciardo's first win in Malaysia and fourth in total - the same as Eddie Irvine, who won the first Malaysian Grand Prix back in 1999. Source: Forix
But he stopped again seven laps later and, from then on, Hamilton appeared in total control, only for his car to suffer an internal combustion engine failure.
Team boss Toto Wolff held his head in his hands in the pits as Hamilton walked disconsolately away from his smouldering car. Mercedes said there had been no warning of the problem.
How did Red Bull end up winning it?
Verstappen had been on Ricciardo's tail and asking his team to "do something", and the Australian had already fended off an attack by his team-mate as they ran side by side from Turns Four to Eight.
But when Hamilton's engine failed, that triggered a virtual safety car and the team to bring in both cars for fresh tyres.
Ricciardo also now draws level with New Zealander Bruce McLaren with four race wins
That meant Ricciardo went into the last 13 laps of the the race with a 2.3-second lead.
Ricciardo was on new tyres, while Verstappen's were three laps old and that may have given the Australian the edge he needed to hold off his team-mate, who appeared to have a slight pace advantage this weekend.
However, it remains to be seen whether Red Bull imposed team orders on Verstappen - perhaps as payback to Ricciardo, who they cost two victories earlier this season with a strategy call in Spain and a pit error in Monaco.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said there had been no team orders: "It made total sense, after Lewis had blown up, there was a free stop for both of them - give them both fresh tyres and then flat out to the finish."
"They have great respect for each other. They are young, they were racing hard and it was right to let them race today."
Ricciardo dedicated his victory to Jules Bianchi, who died after a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix almost exactly two years ago
Rosberg shows his teeth - and it pays off
Rosberg drove well to get back up to fourth place, and then snatched third from Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in a late move at Turn Two on lap 38.
The two cars collided, and stewards decided Rosberg should be penalised with a 10-second time penalty. But he managed to extend his lead sufficiently to ensure he took the final podium place.
Williams' Valtteri Bottas took fifth, ahead of Force India's Sergio Perez and an excellent drive from Fernando Alonso in his McLaren after starting from the back of the grid.
Take the back door: A fuming Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Mercedes motorhome, but would air his views soon afterwards
Alonso's team-mate Jenson Button took ninth in his 300th grand prix, a little unfortunate on strategy with the way the pit stops and late virtual safety car for Hamilton's retirement played out.
Had it not happened, Button's long middle stint on hard tyres - much longer than Alonso could manage - might have meant he finished ahead of the Spaniard.
What they said - and did - on the podium
For Ricciardo, victory was no less than he deserved.
There's no business like shoe business... drinking champagne from his race boot is now a tradition for the Australian
"I'm exhausted," Ricciardo said. "It is such a hot race. It was a race of challenges. Obviously Lewis got the lead and had his problem.
"I am not one for believing in a whole lot, but it went the other way in Monaco so I'll take this, no hard feelings to Lewis. It has been pretty emotional two years since the last win and we have come so close this year. Two weeks ago I said we'd win one and here we go."
Rosberg said: "Turn One, I thought it was all over, so I'm really happy to be able to fight back to the podium."
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