SEPANG — Mercedes look all but certain to wrap up their third straight Formula One constructors’ crown in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix but the spectre of a rare defeat in the 2015 race still haunts them.The champions have won all but one race this season and arrive at the Sepang circuit 222 points clear of closest challengers Red Bull and 237 ahead of Ferrari.With a maximum of 215 points available from the five races remaining after Sunday, Red Bull and Ferrari can only hope something keeps championship leader Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton off the podium.With the race moving to October from its recent early season March slot, Mercedes could become the first team to clinch the constructors’ crown in Malaysia since Ferrari in 2000.The German team are refusing to tempt fate, to the extent that their official race preview did not mention directly the possibility of clinching the title at Sepang."Like Singapore, this was a race where we underperformed last year, so we will need to pus...
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