Kimi Raikkonen is showing his season-opening victory in Australia is no fluke after posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday - and qualifying yesterday only behind surprise flier Adrian Sutil, the German driver heading the Indian Force challenge.

Nico Rosberg qualified third and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso fourth, with defending world champion Sebastian Vettel back in 15th place.

Sutil sensationally fell out with British driver and former world champion Lewis Hamilton after Hamilton failed to attend a court case 13 months ago in support of the German. The two were best mates until Sutil was dragged into the dock and charged with causing grievous bodily harm after assaulting Renault executive Eric Lux.

The incident happened in a Shanghai nightclub in 2011 just hours after Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix. But when the case came to court, Hamilton was unavailable to testify - a decision that left the 30-year-old furious and he later branded Hamilton "a coward".

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