Hamilton's Malaysia podium was his first since July's British GP

Lewis Hamilton's podium in Malaysia was his first since the British Grand Prix in July. An initial tyre-strategy error on the wet track left him fighting back from near the rear of the field to the podium.

At Singapore's media day on Thursday, Hamilton said the Malaysian result did not necessarily mean Ferrari were back in contention for victory. He said the team had managed one good race, would try to build on it and had not arrived in Singapore with momentum.