Max Verstappen capped a perfect birthday weekend with victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit and then hailed his Red Bull team for giving him what he called an unbelievable car. Third on the grid, Verstappen was second by the end of the pit straight after Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen retired from second spot before the start with engine problems. It took him only four laps to reel in pole-sitter Hamilton and from there the young Dutchman was never in any danger, taking a dominant victory on the day after his 20th birthday.It was Verstappen's second career grand prix victory but only his second podium finish in a 2017 season which has seen him fail to finish seven of the 15 races. Verstappen's victory was Red Bull's second of the season after Daniel Ricciardo won in Azerbaijan.