Practice specialist Nico Rosberg has led the field in five out of six practice sessions this year and his Williams leads the way in Malaysia

Felipe Massa is third fastest in final practice but the Brazilian has a nightmare in qualifying and fails to make it past the first round

After a testing week, Lewis Hamilton gets a hug from his father Anthony - his McLaren is 12th in qualifying at the Sepang circuit

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen is 14th fastest in session two - he and Lewis Hamilton both fail to make the final stage of qualifying

Kimi Raikkonen will start Sunday's race from seventh on the grid - small consolation really on a terrible day for Ferrari

Nico Rosberg brings his practice pace into qualifying and is sixth quickest - his Williams will start Sunday's race in fourth position

Rubens Barrichello qualifies in fourth in his Brawn, but drops further down the starting grid after a penalty for replacing his gear box

Jenson Button continues his dream start to the F1 season with another pole position - but it was a lot closer this time around

Toyota's veteran Italian driver Jarno Trulli is right on Button's tail and finishes less than a 10th of a second behind to secure second spot

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel celebrates qualifying third, but the German will start in 13th having picked up a grid penalty in Melbourne