Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel leapt back into the limelight - and the lead of the world championship - with victory in Sunday's 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The world champion took the lead from the start and immediately out-paced McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and team mate Mark Webber. But it did not take long for the strength of the Lotus team threat to make itself felt.

With nearly 120,000 fans in attendance, the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend was an unqualified success. Given the amount of Formula One publicity and attractions on offer in the nearby city of Kuala Lumpur, it’s no surprise the Sepang event is proving popular. And with a ‘local’ team to support in Tony Fernandes’ newly-rebranded Caterham outfit, there was even more reason for cheers from the grandstands, despite the team’s slow start to their third season of F1 competition. Fernandes, however, maintains they’ll be making inroads on the midfield soon, as he explained exclusively to Formula1.com...

REMEMBER the name – Sergio Perez. Whilst all talk was about the McLarens, Ferrari’s and Red Bull making an impact on the Formula One PETRONAS Malaysia Grand Prix, came a young Mexican, ‘Speedy Gonzalez’ if you will, who came within inches of upsetting the formbook in one of the most thrilling spectacles ever seen at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) yesterday.

FIRST time’s the lucky charm for Kenny Lee Wan Yuen who emerged triumphant at his maiden outing on Race 1 of the Touring Production Class at the opening round of the Malaysian Super Series 2012 at the Sepang International Circuit today.