Red Bull's David Coulthard and Honda's Jenson Button look calm and collected in the heat at the Sepang circuit

Lewis Hamilton takes on some fluids as he prepares to follow the impressive third-place finish of his Melbourne debut

Felipe Massa takes part in a parade of vintage cars before taking up pole position in his Ferrari

McLaren's reigning world champion Fernando Alonso betrays a few nerves as the heat and tension mount in Malaysia

Alonso makes a bold start and immediately puts Massa under pressure on the opening lap

Alonso nips into the lead and team-mate Hamilton squeezes into second, ahead of Ferrari's Massa and Kimi Raikkonen

The Brazilian Massa keeps up the pressure on second-placed Hamilton but overcooks it on lap six and falls back to sixth

Hamilton loses speed after changing to hard tyres and soon has Raikkonen breathing down his neck for the closing laps

Alonso holds on to take the flag and hand McLaren their first win since Japan in October 2005

The 22-year-old Hamilton holds his nerve under intense pressure from Raikkonen and crosses the line in second

Spain's Alonso toasts first and second place for McLaren, as Hamilton continues the incredible start to his F1 career

Alonso celebrates his maiden win in McLaren colours with Hamilton and the rest of the team