Melbourne Formula 1 Race Results

Ferrari Won

i just finished watching the Formula 1 race, which I enjoyed, Vettel beat Hamilton, followed by Raikkonen. The virtual safety car and then the actual safety car played into Ferrari's strategy, so well done to them. Ferrari couldn't have had a much better start to the championship, 1st and 3rd.

It seemed that from the qualifying yesterday, Mercedes/Hamilton would be hard to beat. Lewis did also set the fastest lap a few times during the race in trying to catch Sebastian but couldn't quite do it. In the end Hamilton's tyres just wore out. The fastest car doesn't always win, that can be racing.

How the race finished - Ferrari 1 & Mercedes 2

Also of note was the HAAS team, they were doing quite well until the mechanics had issues or made mistakes. The hardest part is that they either had the same issue or made the same mistake, twice, on both cars, it seams that one of the wheel nuts didn't tighten properly. This forced both drivers to retire a very, very short distance from exiting the pit lane.