article_snippet: Initially it had appeared that the tensions that had marked last season's title race had re-emerged.
article_snippet: But both men played down the incident in the post-qualifying press conference.
article_snippet: Third place is not good enough.
article_snippet: Qualifying took place amid spectacular thunderstorms which delayed qualifying by half an hour.
article_snippet: Indeed, Malaysia has become known for such conditions.
article_snippet: last season's title race was halted for an hour and in 2009 abandoned altogether and awarded to Jenson Button after 31 laps.
article_snippet: Yet perhaps the most impressive performance of the day came further down the grid.