1. S. Vettel 2. LC. Hamilton
3. K. Räikkönen
Sebastian Vettel stuns Lewis Hamilton to win in Melbourne
Albert Park [25 March 2018]
Sebastian Vettel won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix
against the odds after taking advantage of a Virtual Safety Car
to beat Lewis Hamilton to victory.
Hamilton had looked locked on for a win from pole position for the first 25 laps, but found himself shuffled behind Vettel's Ferrari when Romain Grosjean stopped on track with a loose wheel nut.
The resulting Virtual Safety Car gave Vettel, who had yet to pit, an opportunity to make a tyre change while the rest of the field was going at a reduced speed, and in doing so he emerged ahead of Hamilton.
Hamilton had looked locked on for a win from pole position for the first 25 laps, but found himself shuffled behind Vettel's Ferrari when Romain Grosjean stopped on track with a loose wheel nut.
The resulting Virtual Safety Car gave Vettel, who had yet to pit, an opportunity to make a tyre change while the rest of the field was going at a reduced speed, and in doing so he emerged ahead of Hamilton.
