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Story of qualifying: Lewis Hamilton capitalises on another disastrous day for Ferrari

Related Topics: Sebastian Vettel

ESPN rounds up the main talking points from qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel's championship challenge suffered another major setback.

Shock: Prior to the start of qualifying, Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap of the weekend had been a 1:32.539. Over the course of qualifying he managed to lower that to a new track record of 1:30.067 and in the process took his eighth pole position of the season. Up until qualifying the car had lacked grip, inducing slides through high-speed corners, which in turn overheated the tyres.

The issue created a downward spiral in performance as the overheating tyres offered less grip and more slides -- creating a huge headache for both drivers and engineers.