Lewis Hamilton: I was lucky to take second from tough weekend in Sepang

• Briton loses out to Max Verstappen but extends championship lead
• ‘This is a good result but we’ve a lot of work to do with this car‘Lewis Hamilton has admitted he believed he was lucky to achieve second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix after a difficult weekend that culminated in the Mercedes driver being comprehensively outpaced by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won in Sepang. Related: Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to win F1’s Malaysian Grand P