News Details

Vettel takes Australian GP win as Ferrari nails strategy

Sebastian Vettel kicked off the new Formula 1 season in style after beating Lewis Hamilton to victory in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix as Ferrari perfected its strategy to get the jump on the quicker Mercedes. A mid-race Safety Car gave Vettel and Ferrari the chance to vault pole-sitter and early leader Hamilton just before half-distance, leading to a tight battle between the pair in the closing stages. Starting from pole, Hamilton was able to pull out a healthy buffer over the Ferrari pair of Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel through the first stint of the race, enjoying a four-second buffer. Raikkonen ran ahead of Vettel until he dived into the pits at the end of Lap 19, taking on a set of...
Full Story »
7y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel outsmarts Hamilton for victory in 2018 season...

Vettel outsmarts Hamilton for victory in 2018 season opener Sebastian...
7y ago from F1i.com

Vettel hopes for Ferrari party after Hamilton dig

Sebastian Vettel has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s post-qualifying...
7y ago from Crash.net

Strengthening Ferrari momentum has Vettel bullish for...

Despite missing out on pole, Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari can be happy...
7y ago from F1i.com

Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in...

The first instalment of what Formula One fans hope will be a genuine...
7y ago from SuperSport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Callum Ilott, Christian Rasmussen given IndyCar grid...

The NTT IndyCar Series has handed out grid penalties for two drivers...
36m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Santino Ferrucci: Alternate aero package needed for...

For this weekend’s IndyCar finale at Nashville Superspeedway, the...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rovanperä leads, Fourmaux stars in Paraguay

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took the lead of the inaugural Rally...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

West Ham may have edge over Euro giants in race to...

West Ham United have reportedly joined the race for the potential transfer...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Exclusive details on complicated structure of Piero...

Piero Hincapie is set to become an Arsenal player as there's an agreement...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Done deals: Arsenal set to confirm two major defensive...

Arsenal are pushing to wrap up two significant defensive deals before the...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Talks ongoing' – David Ornstein provides update...

Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko is a transfer target for Marseille,...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 2025 Dutch Grand Prix – FP3 Results

Lando Norris made it a practice clean sweep at... Read More »
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Zandvoort Qualifying results

Check out those all-important qualifying results... Read More »
36m ago from RacingNews365.com

Dutch Grand Prix Free Practice 3 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Dutch... Read More »
3h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.