"I've got a good feeling in the car -- it's probably the best feeling I've had in the car around this circuit, " the 25-year-old Briton told the official Formula One Web site.

CNN: Hamilton dominant in Malaysia practice

Germany's de facto loans to these banks is equivalent to around 30% of its GDP (this figure is based on the assumption that, in a worst case of a eurozone breakup, Germany was unable to share the cost with other eurozone members on the basis of an official burden-sharing formula).

BBC: Eurozone nations?? sovereignty v AAA

Fellow Scot Allan McNish was ruled out of the race by the Formula One medical official after his heavy crash in Saturday's qualifying.

BBC: Sad end for Scots drivers