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Race: Vettel shocks Hamilton to win Down Under
Sebastian Vettel made the most of a Virtual Safety Car to snatch the Australian Grand Prix win from Lewis Hamilton in Melbourne on Sunday. Despite the tension and anticipation on the grid, it was a clean start to the season with all 20 drivers coming through the opening laps without drama. Hamilton held off the charging Kimi Raikkonen to lead while Vettel hounded his team-mate. The biggest change inside the top ten was Kevin Magnussen taking fifth off Max Verstappen ahead of Romain Grosjean, Nico Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso. Valtteri Bottas, 'playing it cool early on' according to a tweet from Mercedes, lined up P15 and was still P15 until lap 5...
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