Raikkonen wins in Sepang to kick-start title defense

SEPANG, Malaysia: Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen finally kicked off the defense of his crown yesterday when, a week after a dreadful day at Melbourne, he won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari.

But the Italian team's hopes of a dream one-two finish just a week after its embarrassment in Australia, where both cars failed to complete the race, were wrecked by Brazilian Felipe Massa spinning off while running second.