Verstappen wins chaotic rain-hit Sepang race after 9-year gap
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins on F1’s return to Sepang after 9 years, with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton joining him on the podium.
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The Red Bull driver finished ahead of championship leader Kimi Antonelli, while Lewis Hamilton snatched third place from Isack Hadjar in the closing laps.
The victory was Verstappen’s first of the season and came at the same circuit where he won the last Malaysian Grand Prix in 2017.
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