Sebastian Vettel now has 40 victories in his grand prix career , which is just one behind the legendary Brazilian Ayrton Senna though the German has achieved the feat in 21 fewer races . His triumph for Ferrari ends a 34-race winless drought for the famous constructor . Their last victory came at the Spanish Grand Prix in May 2013 when Fernando Alonso triumphed in front of his home crowd . Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel celebrates with his team following his triumph at the Malaysian Grand Prix . Alonso , who ended his five-year relationship with Ferrari to join McLaren , retired from the race with a cooling problem after only 21 laps as his troubled start to the season continued . Team-mate Jenson Button ’ s race also didn ’ t last the distance . This meant McLaren did not have a classified car for the first time since the 2006 United States Grand Prix , some 158 races ago . Fernando Alonso retired from the race with a cooling problem after only 21 laps . Max Verstappen became Formula One ’ s youngest points scorer after he finished seventh . At just 17 years and 180 days , he eclipsed Russian Daniil Kvyat ’ s record by exactly two years . And now with the rules preventing any driver under 18 to be given a super licence , Verstappen ’ s record will probably never be broken . Max Verstappen became Formula One ’ s youngest points scorer after he finished seventh in the race . Alonso left Ferrari under a cloud last season and Vettel ’ s win for the Italian constructors appeared to attract much amusement from the Lotus team . They tweeted : ‘ We wonder if the TV channel has been changed in a certain Spanish driver ’ s room right now ? ’ , as Vettel was presented with the winner ’ s trophy .
Sebastian Vettel now has 40 victories in his grand prix career . Formula One retired from the race with a cooling problem . Max Verstappen became Fernando Alonso ’ s youngest points scorer after he finished seventh .