Australian F1 Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights, Reaction

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Published: March 15, 2015

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Lewis Hamilton picked up where he left off in the previous campaign, as he raced to a comfortable victory at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

The race result was confirmed by Sky Sports F1:



The Mercedes man kept his composure throughout the season opener to finish ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Joining the silver arrows pairing on the podium was Sebastian Vettel, who began competitive life with Ferrari by securing an admirable third place.



As noted by the Formula 1 Twitter account, sadly there were a few late withdrawals from the race, meaning just 15 cars started on the grid Down Under:



With a host of drivers in new cars and racing for new teams, the start of the first race of the season can often be a bit frantic and that proved to be the case once again at Albert Park, as the safety car was called out in the very early stages.



Sadly for Pastor Maldonado—whose 2014 season was punctured by bad decision-making and poor reliability—his afternoon was over before it had begun after he lost control of his Lotus following a clip from Felipe Nasr. As noted by Craig Scarborough, to see the Venezuelan in the wall at Turn 1 was no great surprise:



He wasn’t the only one who endured a feisty beginning, though. Vettel and his new Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen also had contact off the line. But at the very front, Hamilton had gotten away well from his team-mate without incident and did so again when the safety car was withdrawn on the third lap of the race.



The action settled down into a rhythm after that frantic start and the key battles looked set to be at the very front and between Felipe Massa and Vettel, who were third and fourth respectively.

In the latter scrap, the Ferrari man couldn’t get past the Williams driver on track but, as noted by the Formula One Twit...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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