He did manage to hold back a resurgent Bottas in the latter part of the 57-lap race, but was unable to prevent Vettel from romping home with his first victory since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, banishing memories of a winless 2016.
Thereafter, Hamilton simply could not compete with Vettel’s sheer pace, struggling with a suspected problem with the floor of his F1 W08 EQ Power+ and an intermittent drop in power. When the Briton pitted from the lead on lap 17, Vettel maximised his advantage as the Mercedes came out behind the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and could not get past – allowing the Ferrari to emerge from the pits on lap 22 just ahead of the two drivers.
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The 29-year-old German used the latent speed of the Scuderia’s SF70-H to full effect, keeping up with pole sitter Hamilton in the early stages of the race. Sebastian Vettel stunned everyone yesterday by winning the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes AMG Petronas’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. With sweeping new regulations taking effect this year, it was going to be interesting to see how the 2017 Formula One grid stacks up – and it appears that the good omens that surrounded Ferrari during pre-season testing have followed it to the first race of the year. © FOTO STUDIO COLOMBO PER FERRARI MEDIA (© COPYRIGHT FREE)
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