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What a day for Formula 1 and for Sebastian Vettel.

The German, who looked up to and grew up with posters of Michael Schumacher on his bedroom wall, has now secured his first win at the team his idol was so dominant at.

An emotional win for Vettel, but an exciting one for the rest of us in terms of the championship battle, which continues in China on 12 April.

"We welcome the fight," says Lewis Hamilton. "It is great to have a battle with the Ferraris."

The heat is on.

Also, very honest interview from Nico Rosberg, who kept asking his team to describe the picture of the race over the radio.

"I struggle to understand what's going on," admits the German. But David Coulthard isn't that impressed.

"Fair play to Nico for being so open and honest - but it's a bit confusing," says the BBC pundit. "Because there isn't that much to work out. You only have two compounds of tyres and you know where stand with your team-mate. So it's either he's suddenly found turn of pace or is on softer tyres if he starts pulling away from you.

"We have all built Nico up as a thinker, the engineer behind the wheel, while pegging Lewis as the raw racer. But that interview exposes Nico to be vulnerable and confused."

A few more words from Lewis Hamilton before we head off: "We didn't expect so many cars to stay out (at the start) there were so many cars to get through and trying to catch Sebastian (was tough) he had great pace. It was too big a gap to close up.

On his angry radio message: "He (Paddy Lowe) was asking am I going to another stop, that was my last stop so it confused me, that was not helpful. The prime tyre did not feel good, it was better on the option.

"We were not expecting them to be as quick as they were. We were hoping to push for a one-two. Vettel is up there with us, I really don't know how it will evolve in the next race."

Right, we are just about done for today. A re-run of the Malaysian Grand Prix will be on BBC One at 14:00 BST while you can have a read of the race report by chief F1 writer Andrew Benson.

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Former Benetton driver Jos Verstappen after watching 17-year-old son Max become the youngest points scorer in F1 history: "I'm very pleased for what he has done today. I'm happy that he finished the race and the way he raced, he deserved it. I'm very proud.

Is dad or son the better racing driver? "He certainly is. Max is more complete. He is better prepared than me and Red Bull are doing an incredible job, physically, mentally and the way he feels at home on the track. He has to be better than me!"

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91 - Michael Schumacher

51 - Alain Prost

41 - Ayrton Senna

40 - Sebastian Vettel

34 - Lewis Hamilton

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner on his former driver Sebastian Vettel's first win for Ferrari: "On a personal note it is fantastic for him - it was classic Sebastian Vettel today. He made the tyres work, on a different strategy, Ferrari had tremendous durability. And then once Sebastian is in the lead we've seen so many times what he is capable of. He's got his feel back and his confidence is high. Hopefully we can give him a harder time soon."

McLaren's British driver Jenson Button, who failed to finish the race: "I think you can see we're improving - we're actually racing now and closing on the pack in front. You can see where our strengths and weaknesses are. It was a useful day, just a pity we both finished early."

Earlier we asked if you felt Ferrari could challenge for titles this season.

The vote is closed and the majority of you think they can, with 56% feeling they can give Mercedes a real run for their money.

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Fernando Alonso retired on lap 18 in his first race back at McLaren. Having moved from Ferrari at the end of last year, I wonder what he is thinking right now?

Imagine having Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene's sporting CV. Not only does he run one of the greatest names in F1, he is also a board member at Italian football champions Juventus.

"I'm doing three things next week," he tells Malaysian GP Forum on BBC Red Button. "I'm going to Maranello, doing a new tattoo and watching Juventus. I can't tell you where I'm having the tattoo!"

Alan Wood: Well done Vettel and Ferrari. Love Ferrari, glad to see them win again. Didn't like Vettel before but love seeing him in a Ferrari and well done Kimi to finish 4th after what happened. Keep it up for the rest of the season.

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The win brought an end to Ferrari's longest winless streak (34) since Alain Prost's Spanish GP victory in 1990 to Gerhard Berger's 1994 win at the German Grand Prix.

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Former Netherlands and Chelsea midfielder Ruud Gullit:, external "Very proud of the 17-year-old Max Verstappen. He had a great race Grand Prix of Malaysia."

Jamie Macdonald: Should Kimi have more fortune in future races could we see a four way shoot out for the championship between Ferrari and Mercedes?

Gary Cox: Will we see Vettel challenge for the championship with Mercedes and could we see Raikkonen at the top spot.

Darren: Is it just me or did Ferrari's win have a a lot to do do with Mercedes making the total wrong tyre choice on there first pit stop?

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Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen: "It was a good day. The first few laps were a bit difficult for me, I struggled a bit with the brakes and the tyres. But when we went on to hard tyres, it worked much better, I found good balance and good rhythm. From there, the car felt great."

Aside from a brilliant result for Ferrari there was an excellent display by Max Verstappen.

The 17-year-old, who Eddie Jordan believes has the potential to be as good as Michael Schumacher, became the youngest-ever points scorer in Formula 1 by finishing a hugely impressive seventh.

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Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, who won two drivers' championships for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977: "What did I always say about Ferrari? Just wait. I was surprised by the pace of the Ferrari at the end but Vettel did an incredible job. They were unbeatable. They had the right pit stop strategy and Vettel's speed was outstanding."

On Mercedes' performance: "We have to analyse whole thing. I don't think we could have won race even with the Ferrari strategy. The Ferrari car was quicker and better. We have to take our hat off to them."

Are Ferrari genuine title contenders? "It looks like it now - but let's wait for Shanghai."

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff: "We've got a massive battle out there. It is a wake up call for us."