Sepang (Malaysia), March 28 (IANS): Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in Saturday's qualifying session of the Malaysian Grand Prix here.
Hamilton clocked one minute and 49.834 seconds at the rain-affected Sepang International Circuit, beating Vettel by less than a 10th of a second. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished third with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat following in fourth and fifth position, reports Xinhua.
Rainfall came mid-way through Q2, delaying the pole position deciding Q3.