Lewis Hamilton's 2008 Maiden Win at Sepang

Lewis Hamilton's first Malaysian Grand Prix victory in 2008 in a McLaren MP4-23 was a performance of dominant, controlled superiority that served as a clear statement of the talent that would go on to win seven world championships. Sepang was historically sympathetic to Hamilton and he would win the Malaysian Grand Prix four times in total — his 2014 and 2015 victories in dominant Mercedes machinery represent the circuit at its most one-sided.