Sepang, Mar 22: An appalling start by Jaguar's Mark Webber, making his first front row appearance, shook up the field into the first corner on a slippery track after a sudden shower just before the formation lap. The Australian dropped from second place to 14th before moving back up to ninth by the end of the first lap.
It was the start of dreadful day for Webber, who burst a tyre on lap five and then collected a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane. He finally skidded off before the halfway point.

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