Looks like he's determined to win this one after missing out on the top of the podium in Melbourne.
Yes, Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Malaysia for the second grand prix of the 2012 F1 season in what proved to be very standard first practice, lacking in both drama and excitement.
The McLaren driver had a brief tussle with Sebastian Vettel for the P1 slot midway through the session with duo swapping places four times.
But, in the end, it was Lewis Hamilton who was quickest with a 1:38.021, which put him half a second ahead of the reigning World Champion.
Nico Rosberg was third quickest with Michael Schumacher fourth as Mercedes put their innovative DRS-activated F-duct to good use on the long Sepang straights. However, the duo were 
still eight-tenths adrift of Hamilton's best.
Romain Grosjean continued his impressive run with Lotus as he claimed fifth place ahead of Mark Webbber and his more illustrious team-mate Kimi Raikkonen while Paul di Resta was eighth.
Jenson Button was in ninth place after an oil leak meant he was not able to see out the session, completing just 15 laps.
It was another worrying session for Ferrari with Felipe Massa 13th, 1.875s off the pace, and Fernando Alonso down in 15th place. The Spaniard spent a good part of the session in the pits and only set a lap time in the latter half of practice.
HRT were again at the very back of the pack, over seven seconds off...
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